This was posted on Policy.mic today, an ad from the National Congress of American Indians: For years, America has been debating the use of the term “Redskin” by Washington’s NFL team, the Washington Redskins. Though the NFL says they’re listening,…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem and Style?
There is a marvelous article in today’s New York Times interviewing long time friends Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the face of American feminism and former editor of Ms. magazine, Gloria Steinem. I enjoyed reading it but felt…
Blame Those Dang Commies!
One of the minor brouhahas rattling around the fringes towards controversy is the trend by (primarily Bible Belt) police forces to put “In God We Trust” on their squad cars. And of course these actions are garnering complaints from the…
Kim Davis Is Not Martin Luther King Jr.
It is too bad that it had to come to this…but County Clerk Kim Davis of Rowan County, Kentucky was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to issue same sex marriage licenses. I respect her right to hold her…
Eggs Benedict, the Milwaukee Art Museum : “Je suis Charlie”
Milwaukee area artist Niki Johnson created a portrait of retired Pope Benedict out of colored condoms in response to a less than correct statement he made while in Africa concerning the use of condoms and the spread of AIDS. The…
Supreme Court (finally) rules in favor of marriage equality for all
It’s about time! In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory. In the 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy…
Campaign 16: We The People!
Sometime between the inauguration speech and the first ball, I would start pressuring Congress to replace the current motto, ‘In God We Trust’ with ‘We The People’! Originally I thought this was just going to be a trivial add on…
A $34 Dollar an Hour Minimum Wage
Yes, you read me correctly. The CEO of a Seattle based credit card payment processing firm with 120 employees announced Monday he plans to raise the salaries of every single employee to at least $70,000.00 annually over the next three…
Democrats Chris Sinicki and Dave Hansen to introduce equal pay legislation
This is great news, but of course Republicans who control the legislature will never let it see the light of day. State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) and State Representative Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee) announced today that they will be introducing…
Scott Walker– Serial Flip-Flopper (Part 2)
On Monday I shared just a few of the flip-flops Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has made during his career as a politician, and at the time I noted that throughout his career in politics – a career that has spanned…