Politics
GOP Puts Civil Rights on Chopping Block
In a lecture a few days ago, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) stated that federal child labor laws violate the Constitution.
Month: January 2011
News
Egypt Joins Wave of Protest against Autocracy
Egypt yesterday experienced the largest outpouring of public fury at the government since January 1977, when cuts in government food subsidies…
News
Protests Spread from Morocco to Yemen
The protests in Tunisia that led to the toppling of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali have inspired demonstrators from Morocco to…
News
Riots in Algeria Protest Autocratic Rule
AP reports that helmeted riot police armed with batons and shields on Saturday clashed with rock- and chair-throwing protesters who tried…
Business
Charter Schools: a Corporate Gift of Public Assets
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to close at least 26 public schools this year while adding more than 100 private…
News
Back in the Game: Rahm will run in Chicago
Unlike former Illinois Senator Roland Burris, who was pushed out of office by an Illinois legal system that determined that he…