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Too Big to Get the Flu? »

First the taxpayers’ treasure was raided to bail out Wall Street firms. Now it’s happening to 13 of them again, this time by putting their employees ahead of the highest risk groups among us ordinary folks to receive the H1N1 vaccine. Melanie Sloan, the Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in [...]

It’s Been a [BLANK] Year »

It’s been exactly a year since Barack Obama was elected President. In only one word, describe how you feel today.

Just Breaking Out of the Egg »

A little quiz. Who recently compared President Obama to a chick just now pecking its way out of its egg? Your choices are:
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Sarah Palin
Lou Dobbs
Chris Matthews

BOO! »

(Bumped up from October 22nd for today’s Halloween.)

How Far Have You Come, Baby? »

The World Economic Forum recently released the results of their study on the progress of attaining gender equity within countries, controlling for overall wealth disparities.
Whereas the United States may be proud of its advances in Civil Rights over the last 50 or so years, where do women stand now compared to men with [...]

The Neverending Gravy Train »

I used to be against term limits. I thought the more experienced members of Congress would better understand our needs. But over the last few years it appears that instead they have become insulated from the people they are supposed to care about and represent.
Now the main motivation appears to be to just [...]

Peace Talk »

Remember when your teachers sternly admonished, “You don’t get an A for effort?” They never, ever once said, “You do get an A+ for just talking about it.”

Here’s A Guy Who Deserves a Prize! »

Never heard of him? Well, Wendell Potter Should be a Household Name!

Grade AA Jumbos »

Yep, really big eggs on these two faces. And, hey, I’m also embarrassed. We elected a President who thinks his campaign style that bamboozled over half the American voters will play forever all over the world.
Will this fall from grace, this “sacrifice” the First Couple endured to pimp for holding the [...]

Paper Laws vs. Reality »

We need good laws, but they lose all meaning unless they actually work. The situation for battered women in California provides a sobering case in point.

The Woman, Sand, and War »

It never occurred to most of us that an artist as intense, insightful, brilliant, passionate, and brutal yet somehow graceful, could ever compete with Pablo Picasso’s La Guerinca when it comes to unveiling the horrors of war through artistic expression. Guernica, first displayed in 1937, depicted the human suffering experienced during the Spanish Civil [...]

The Fastest Rising Health Care Cost? Take a Guess »

Can you guess which health care costs are rising the fastest? I’ll even help you out by listing the top five (and portraying them in my toon).
Cancer
Asthma
Trauma (externally inflicted injuries)
Heart Conditions
Mental illness
Got your answer in mind?

The Watering Down of “Racist” »

(bumped up from Tuesday morning)

Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary Definition of racism: A belief in or advocacy of the superiority or inferiority of a particular group on the basis of supposed racial differences.
Not so much anymore…

On Role Models: Obama’s Missed Opportunities »

We did get a different kind of President. He’s a rock star and ran as someone to tag along behind cheering, “Yes we can.” So whether he likes it or not, he became the most visible role model on the planet.
I actually hoped that when Barack Obama became President he just might [...]

Overexposed! »

It seems like every time I turn on cable news, they are replaying an Obama speech. Oh, wait! It says “LIVE” in the corner.

Czar Wars »

Czars. Bush appointed a galaxy of them. Obama appointed as many or more. Is this a big problem?

Humbled by Hubble »

The Hubble Telescope has been refurbished, and it takes us to places we have never been before. Photos of its new capabilities were released last week, and they are beyond stunning.
What does this mean, and who are we?

ACORN, Little Girls, and the Red Light Business »

A couple of staff members at the Baltimore office of ACORN know an awful lot about helping people with very special housing needs. You’ve already no doubt seen how they helped cook up multiple schemes as to how a couple they believed to be a prostitute and her partner could set up a brothel [...]

No Place Like No Home »

For lots of kids, school starts tomorrow. As a parent, I was struck by a sad statistic and had to share it. Do you know how many school aged children are homeless? It’s a pretty grim number, and poses challenges for already strapped pubic school systems.

Rainbow Ice »

What does fudge covered peanut butter filled pretzels in vanilla malt ice cream rippled with fudge and peanut butter have to do with gay marriage? Well, maybe it is the most telling symbol that full civil rights for anyone wishing to marry may be on a roll.