Jan 28, 2014 | Conservativism, Economic Policy, Extremism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, mic, Plutocracy, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (January 28, 2014 Back in 1990, American attorney and author Mike Godwin observed that political discussions (particularly those that occurred online) were oversaturated with Nazi analogies. This gave birth to the expression "Godwin's Law," which argues...
Jan 28, 2014 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, mic, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: mic (January 28, 2014) One of the centerpieces of President Obama's 2014 State of the Union address was his executive order that will raise the minimum wage for employees working with federal contractors to $10.10 an hour. The President is taking action on...
Jan 27, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic
Published: mic (January 27, 2014) "I think I'm a flawed candidate." You pretty much hit the nail on the head there, Mitt Romney. The central narrative arc in Mitt, the new Netflix documentary chronicling Romney's two presidential campaigns, is that of a candidate who...
Jan 23, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, History, mic, Science and Technology
Published: mic (January 23, 2014) n case you missed it, Wednesday was the anniversary of a revolution. Imagine if 30 years ago (only a few years after Al Gore invented the Internet), someone had envisioned a future in which there would be a personal computer in every...
Jan 21, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: mic (January 21, 2014) You'd think that conservatives, after being repeatedly humiliated for their insensitivity toward rape victims, would have learned to be careful when discussing the plight of the marginalized and oppressed. For proof that this lesson...
Jan 20, 2014 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: mic (January 20, 2014) If he was alive today, Martin Luther King, Jr. would not have been a Republican. In light of the frequency with which he is cited as a hero and role model, that point cannot be reiterated enough. We often hear about King's crusades to...
Jan 17, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, mic
Published: mic (January 17, 2014) On Friday, family members of those incarcerated in Mississippi prisoners will gather in the state capital in support of their imprisoned loved ones. For the significant others, imprisonment can be especially trying, and it's about to...
Jan 14, 2014 | Class Issues, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Plutocracy
Published: mic (January 14, 2014) In one of the most famous conservative quotes in American history, President Calvin Coolidge once told a convention of newspaper editors, "The chief business of the American people is business." This is not only true, but also a...
Jan 13, 2014 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published: mic (January 13, 2014) If you thought things looked bad for Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) after Bridgegate broke, take a look at the new federal investigation into his conduct. According to a letter written by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) last August,...
Jan 11, 2014 | Foreign Policy, History, mic, World Affairs
Published: mic (January 11, 2014) "I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings, the queens, the presidents, I've been around the world. I have one thing that I would like to do: to try to reach peace." When Ariel Sharon uttered these words in the first...
