New Jersey Court Stops Short of Marriage Equality
Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections, and obligations as different-sex couples. The court split, however, on how to remedy current state law.
Bush's Iraq Explanations
My blood is boiling after watching Bush's news conference. It's not enough that he and his republican party came in to office together and wiped our our nation's budget surplus by diverting the majority of Americans' contributions to our government to tax breaks for his fellow wealthy class, and to his invasions and occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Jane Wyatt: R.I.P.
Jane Wyatt died a few days ago at the age of 96. The obituaries dealt with her Hollywood and television career, particularly her role in the 1950s as Margaret Anderson in the quintessential television sitcom celebrating middle class family life, 'Father Knows Best.'
Bush Giving Up on Reconstructing Iraq
Four months after U.S. forces rolled into Baghdad, President George Bush declared his goal would be nothing less than to convert Iraq’s infrastructure into “the best in the region” ---yet U.S. contractors today are readying to depart the country leaving that goal unattained.
Ways to Make a Healthy Home
Most homes are not lacking in ways they can be healthier for family and kinder to the environment. For one, indoor air quality is a serious problem affecting millions of homes. Studies show that air within homes can be more seriously polluted than the air outdoors--even in the largest and most industrialized cities.
The time to stop a war with Iran is NOW
As incredible as it might seem, the Bush Administration appears to be actively planning a military strike against Iran - the beginning of a war which could dwarf even the Iraq war in its grim potential for devastating global conflict.
Now is the Time to Win a Single Payer National Healthcare System
Finally, the time has come, and Healthcare-NOW has been front and center – refusing to accept the “general wisdom” that we just couldn’t do it --insisting for the past three years that we should not wait to build this movement until there was a positive government -- free of the private profiteers.
As Republicans Disintegrate, Independent Voters Demand New Direction
With polling data indicating that voters are increasingly discontented about the aimlessness, human and financial cost, and endlessness of the war, Republicans have become paranoid about their chances of holding onto power in Congress.
Rumsfeld and Saddam: Partners in Crimes Against Humanity
The White House has arranged to announce two days before the November 7, 2006, elections a guilty verdict for Saddam Hussein and, no doubt, plans to finally murder him.
Georgia Governor Perdue has Record of Hypocrisy and Ethical Violations
Since his days as a Georgia State Senator, Governor Sonny Perdue has an established record of corruption and contempt for the law.
