Author Archives: admin

Stand Your Ground (Unless You’re A Black Woman)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

The surreal case of Marissa Alexander, a 31-year-old Florida woman who fired warning shots into the ceiling – with a registered gun – to escape … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

No, Really

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

  Coming this summer, George Bush will save us with a new book outlining his much-awaited “strategies for economic growth,” even though he did sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Anonymous No More?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Karl Rove’s super PAC is hiding its donors by using 501(c)(4) affiliated groups. Exciting news from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of … Continue reading →

Posted in United Republic | Leave a comment

Jim Crow Redux: NYPD’s Stop and Frisk and Hassle

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Astounding numbers from an analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union of NYPD data from 2011 on an already infamous stop-and-frisk program that has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

This Is Why You’re Fat

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Nearly half of all Americans will be obese by 2030, researchers reported at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Weight of the Nation conference in … Continue reading →

Posted in United Republic | Leave a comment

Ain’t Gonna Study War No More, Or Less Than Hopelessly Devoted

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

  Source Article from http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/05/15-5

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Health of Your Neighbor

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

As the US Supreme Court considers whether it’s unconstitutional to take care of our own, an instructive look at the bewilderment of many Germans and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fiscal Futility

Posted on May 13, 2012 by admin

On Wednesday, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation will hold its third annual fiscal summit. We need this event like we need a mass outbreak of … Continue reading →

Posted in Robert Kuttner | Leave a comment

Seeking, Amidst the Oh So Low and Base, the Better Angels of our Nature

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

A unidentified entrepreneur eager to profit from Trayvon Martin’s death is  selling gun range targets showing a silhouetted hoodie with Skittles and iced tea. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Getting Things Done – the United Republic Edition

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

We must join together to get money out of politics. The entire reason for United Republic’s existence is made plain on its front page: we are … Continue reading →

Posted in United Republic | Leave a comment