Zach Wahls gave the most moving, hard hitting speech I have heard in decades

Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Wahls has two mothers, and came to oppose House Joint Resolution 6 which would end civil unions in Iowa.

The group, Americans Against Food Taxes, is anything but

Like the Koch Brothers, The Corporations behind the new commercial being run, Americans against food taxes want you to believe the group is a groundswell of Americans that are tired of being taxed to death by Big Government. The commercial and their website are loaded with images of average Americans when the reality is: this is a friggin misleading front group for The Corporatocracy once again.

ACLU defends student for calling his teacher a “douchebag”

The ACLU goes too far again when defending a student for calling his teacher names, such as “douchebag” and etc. Is it really a student’s right to call teachers names? Read the full story and let me know what you think.

Republicans work to strip health benefits from women seeking abortions

The Republicans, now in the majority in Congress, plan on going after women who seek to terminate their pregnancies, despite the reason. Read the article and let your representative know how you feel about this.

Hey Jesus! Whatever happened to those pesky poor?

Do you remember the poor? You don’t have to go far in America anymore to find them. You also don’t have to go far to find the multimillion dollar mega complexes that some have the arrogance to call the “House of God.” Read the story for more….

Koch Bros Convention draws plenty of protesters

The rich folks in Rancho Mirage were not amused by protesters that showed up to voice their distaste with the Koch Brothers Billionaire Caucus this weekend.

Oklahoma crazies want law requiring teachers to question evolution

Things are getting nuttier by the day in Oklahoma as the Crazy Christians battle to force their insane beliefs on our children.

Julian Assange: Wikileaks mission same as Founding Fathers

The boss of Wikileaks likens the mission of his organization to that of the Founding Fathers. Read the full article.

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses – except in AZ

It’s about the new State bills in AZ that want to take citizenship away from babies born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens.

Egypt protest captured on camera

The recent protest in Egypt is captured on this video.

House GOP version of New Rules-Redefining Rape.

Instead of concentrating on jobs, these turds are looking to restart the culture wars by rewriting various laws already enacted, such as DC gay civil rights, national abortion rights, end funding for Amtrak and the National Endowment for the Arts and now redefining rape.

Silver and Gold at the Big Ditch

A journey back in history to the making of the Panama Canal from the prospective of the “Silver People”.

We may all wear the mask someday

I met the American’s eyes, smiled and shook my head too. I wanted the American to know I was like him, not her. I might be the color she was, but I was like him.

The reasons why Atheists and Liberals are more intelligent

Religion may well be the scourge of mankind but often brings great comfort to those who subscribe to it. Read this somewhat “academic” but interesting study.