THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives." Albert Schweitzer
FACT CHECK: Bachmann bomblets raising eyebrows
Written by Calvin Woodward for AP WASHINGTON (AP) --- Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is…
Report: Wisconsin Supreme Court, a Violent Outburst
Written by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her…
The Lie Behind the Afghan War
Written by Robert Parry In Official Washington, there's one "fact" about the Afghan War that nearly everyone "knows": In February 1989, after the Soviet army left Afghanistan, the United States…
Sexual Freedom: The Next Frontier
Written by Ted Rall If slavery was America's original sin, Puritanism was its original curse. In recent years the United States has made significant strides towards greater equality and freedom.…