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Lax Laws Lead to Cloudy View of Lobbyists’ Spending
via The Virginian-Pilot Virginia lobbyists reported combined spending of nearly $16 million during a 12-month period spanning parts of this year and last, according to an analysis of state lobbying records. That figure covers a range of spending, including lobbyist...
Cuccinelli’s Dubious Stance on Family Law
via the Democratic Party of Virginia This morning The Washington Post broke a story about Ken Cuccinelli’s relationship with “Fathers' Rights” advocates and his record of support for their legislative priorities. As he appears in public today, Cuccinelli should...
Seriously, Republicans?!
Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House’s two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak...
The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’
Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood. Adapted from The Speech: The Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr.s Dream, by Gary Younge. Haymarket Books When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
“Human Beings Will Adjust”
A tip-of-the-hat to Progressive In A Red State We talked last week about one of the right's favorite arguments: the United States doesn't need a system in which Americans have health insurance because if the uninsured get sick, they can just go to the emergency room....
Cuccinelli’s Anti-Birth Control Personhood Agenda
Today at an event with Virginia seniors in Loudoun County, Ken Cuccinelli tried to turn away from his career-long efforts to inject his agenda into decisions that Virginia women make with their doctors. As Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko tweeted,...
Moral Authority Lost
"The ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen — the scandal dubbed by political wags as “Giftgate” — entered a critical phase last week, both for the governor and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yet more revelations last weekend in the...
“Poor Americans Have It Too Good”
The 6th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $34 billion, Charles Koch's Cato Institute claims that the “typical” poor American family is sitting back enjoying the good life, forcing overburdened tax-payers to pick up the tab.. Think Tank Report...
Understanding Unemployment—How To Read The Jobs Report
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Stand Up To “Stand Your Ground”
The traditional presumption in the law—from the advent of the Hebrew Bible through the creation of Roman law, English common law, and American law—has been that if you could spare human life, it was incumbent upon you to do so. By now, most Americans are familiar with...
