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Repubs Want To Cripple Gov’s And Business’ Ability To Assess Need

Repubs Want To Cripple Gov’s And Business’ Ability To Assess Need

When we moved into this house, we were surprised to answer the door one evening to an employee of the Census Bureau. She explained that she was over half-way through…

Minorities Having More Babies Than “Whites”

Minorities Having More Babies Than “Whites”

Way back in the 17th and 18th centuries, France and England were competing for dominance of the North American continent. In spite of the fact that England had only the…

Conventional Wisdom Wrong Again

Conventional Wisdom Wrong Again

  Originally published May 10, 2012 Americans love stereotypes. You know them from films – the Middle Easterner is a terrorist, the Hispanic is an illegal lay-about, the black is…

Democrats Plan B For Anti-Immigration Laws

Democrats Plan B For Anti-Immigration Laws

  Just in case a majority of Supreme Court justices pay off their well-heeled friends and abandon any pretense of believing in the actual Constitution and allow Arizona SB1070 and…

And Speaking Of Mexican Immigrants…..

And Speaking Of Mexican Immigrants…..

The non-partisan Pew Hispanic Center has released a new study about Mexican immigration to the United States, and it would probably irritated the hell out of right wingers if they…

Arizona “Papers Please” Law Hits Supreme Court This Week

Arizona “Papers Please” Law Hits Supreme Court This Week

Arizona v. United States, No. 11-182 (2012) is the official name of the case. The State of Arizona is suing to enforce Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which Governor Jan Brewer…

Pepsi And Coke Pull Out Of ALEC

Pepsi And Coke Pull Out Of ALEC

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is that right-wing group that writes laws for Republicans to limit voting rights, destroy unions, stand your ground and take public lands from the…

Irish Immigration Bill?

Irish Immigration Bill?

Not all Republicans hate immigration. They just hate immigration from the “wrong places.” There is nothing new about this. The very first immigration laws passed in this country were designed…

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