When the political ship is going down, nobody will bother to rescue the unattached woman and the dork from senior year.
KIM BARKER: I would argue that if you're wondering why your government is so broke and you can't really get anything passed through Congress, campaign finance has a lot to do with that.
The Myth of the American Dream. Turn! Turn! Turn! Big Bang Gravitational Waves Discovered. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The House Rent Boogie.
These two previews of John Oliver's upcoming (April 27) HBO program Last Week Tonight With John Oliver parody the GOP's recent ads intended to appeal to millenials.
Even under a progressive hero like FDR, we needed an independent left. Imagine how much more one is needed today.
Outrage at Obama on Funny or Die. Riverdance Flashmob. Cosmos: First Look. 10 Minutes of History from Tony Benn.
Tony Benn served in the House of Commons and in Labor cabinets, but he was perhaps most influential after he resigned from Parliament. He wrote and campaigned in favor of genuine democracy tirelessly, and on other issues including against the invasion of Iraq.
Tony Benn, a leading figure of the Labour Party for two generations, gives an impassioned 10 minute history lesson. An obituary for Benn, who died on Mar 14, is here.
'His ascent to power had meaning, but now his interventions are too rare and too piecemeal to constitute a narrative'
On paper, the influence-peddling business is drying up. But lobbying money is flooding Washington, DC like never before. What’s going on?
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