Author: hawesg

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/what-would-that-look-like The success that the right has had in stoking and nurturing white, male grievance is pretty well documented.  It is the basic function of Fox News to provide...

Dara Lind at Vox suggests that the clue we won’t have immigration reform is that GOP members aren’t guaranteeing anything on Telemundo, where they might safely make vague promises. OK.  Sure. But more important...

I realize I am treading on tricky ground here, but here goes: Ezra Klein wrote this: http://www.vox.com/2014/10/13/6966847/yes-means-yes-is-a-terrible-bill-and-i-completely-support-it Klein argues that California’s new...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pam-mazanac-us-ended-slavery-voluntarily Here is part of the offending post: “Yes, we practiced slavery. But we also ended it voluntarily, at great sacrifice, while the practice...

Promoted by Steven D (with some edits) Some people will never admit they were wrong. Case in point: in 2010 – as the Federal Reserve pursued a “cheap money” policy to try and prop up a faltering economy that...