Author: pygalgia

So Ralph Nader has launched an exploratory website, looking at the possibility of running another vanity campaign. Ralph, please don’t. As much as I’m disappointed in the choices left for president, another Nader...

Some of the presidential candidates are running on “populism”, putting people ahead of corporations. But don’t worry, the corporations are ready to fight back:     WASHINGTON — Alarmed at the...

Today’s the official opening day of the 2008 election season, with the first game being played in Iowa. I confess to being a political junkie, and I’ll be taking a hit off of the “caucus” tonight. But it...

With the Iowa caucus coming this week, all the political pundits are busy explaining “if X wins, Y is out” and pointing to various past elections as examples of why their “wisdom” is so...

My congressional candidate, Howard Shanker, has a nice statement about his position as an outsider. The regional Democratic party has chosen to throw their money behind an insider, so he’s facing an uphill battle:  ...