SHARE        Sunday, January 21, 2007
Paying for Protection Two prominent labor organizations have sued the Bush administration for failing to protect nearly 20 million workers from job injuries.

SHARE        Thursday, December 28, 2006
Bush's Use of Pardons Isn't Very Compassionate The White House recently announced that President Bush issued pardons to 16 individuals. To date he's issued 113 pardons and three commutations. That's less than any two-term president in the modern era. In fact, you have to go back to George Washington to find a president who served two-terms and made fewer acts of clemency. This doesn't seem very compassionate for a so-called "Compassionate Conservative."

SHARE        Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Limiting Family Planning for the Poor Last week President Bush appointed Dr. Eric Keroack to manage the Office of Family Planning, which provides access to contraceptive information and supplies. Yet Dr. Keroack has a long-standing opposition to contraception and abortion. This will severely limit contraceptive information and choices to many of America's poorest women.

SHARE        Sunday, October 8, 2006
Lawsuit Intends to Force the Bush Administration to Recognize the Constitution A lawsuit filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State against the Department of Health and Human Services aims to force the Bush administration to cease violating the Constitution by funding marriage programs with an overtly religious slant. If successful, this lawsuit would have a profound impact on the ability of the Bush administration to continue funding religious organizations with taxpayer dollars.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, October 1, 2006
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Endangers us All Last month the Bush administration announced that Marine Corps Reservists are being recalled to duty, due to a shortage of soldiers. Yet the Armed Forces saw an 11 percent increase last year in the number of soldiers who were discharged simply because they were gay. Perhaps never since the inception of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has there been a more glaring reason to abandon this misguided military policy.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, August 12, 2006
Failing Soldiers on the Home Front It's well known that Secretary Rumsfeld failed to protect the nation's soldiers during the invasion of Iraq. But a multi-million dollar settlement last week between the federal government and American Amicable Life Insurance Company glaringly demonstrates that Secretary Rumsfeld failed to protect soldiers on the home front, too.

SHARE        Sunday, August 6, 2006
The Political Corruption of Science Unions representing scientists at the EPA have complained that agency officials are ignoring science. This comes on the heels of a survey of FDA scientists which found that the agency is no longer protecting public safety. It's increasingly clear that the Bush administration is using politics to corrupt science.

SHARE        Thursday, July 27, 2006
Backpedaling at the IRS The Bush administration is eliminating almost half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit the tax returns of the wealthiest Americans. The Bush administration has now decided to force the IRS to backpedal and circumvent the tax laws.

SHARE        Saturday, July 22, 2006
Prescription Politics Two recent studies have shown that prescription drug prices rose significantly during the first quarter of the year. Given the vast sums that the pharmaceutical industry has spent lobbying against price controls, the dramatic increase in the cost of drugs isn't surprising.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, July 1, 2006
The We the (Evangelical) People Act In the wake of the Senate's failure to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, conservatives are now coalescing around an act that would prohibit the federal courts from ruling on the constitutionality of state laws, especially those concerning sexual orientation. The act would severely limit some of the most basic legal principles of the Constitution.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 15, 2006
Subverting the Constitution by Supporting the Flag The Senate will vote within the next two weeks on a constitutional amendment to ban desecrating the flag. If approved, the Senate will erode our Constitutional right to free speech and expression in the name of the flag.

SHARE        Sunday, June 11, 2006
Bush Administration Failing America’s AIDS Crisis In 2001 the Bush administration joined 188 other governments in adopting the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. This committed each government to improving their response to its domestic AIDS epidemic and establishing targets for financing, policy and programming. But a new report suggests that the Bush administration is failing to adequately combat the crisis in America.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, June 2, 2006
Conservatives Favor ‘Purity’ over Cancer Vaccine Late last month a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel unanimously recommended approval of a vaccine for the human papilloma virus. Conservative organizations oppose it on the grounds that it might encourage promiscuity among adolescent girls. Conservatives are now working to discourage its use.

SHARE        Friday, May 26, 2006
Abstaining from Sex Education Politics The Centers for Disease Control held a conference on sexually transmitted diseases. The conference included a panel discussion entitled “Are Abstinence-Only Until Marriage Programs a Threat to Public Health?” After a Republican Congressman complained, the title was changed to “Public Health Strategies of Abstinence Programs for Youth,” and advocates of abstinence-only sex education replaced two members of the panel.

SHARE        Friday, May 5, 2006
A Very Questionable Judicial Nomination The Senate will soon vote on the nomination of Terrence Boyle to the U.S. Court of Appeals. President Bush nominated Judger Boyle in 2001, but Democrats have blocked his nomination since that time, owing to his poor judicial record. A new report revealed that Judge Boyle has repeatedly ruled on litigation in which he had a financial interest.

SHARE        Saturday, April 29, 2006
The Decider Nominates Chief Polluter for the EPA President Bush has nominated William Wehrum to serve as Assistant Administrator for the office of air quality at the EPA. Mr. Wehrum has consistently worked to weaken the nation’s air pollution laws and regulations. And his actions have resulted in a revolt within the EPA and serious criticism by the federal courts.

SHARE        Monday, April 24, 2006
Iraq Can't be Compared to Post-World War II In the past three years the Bush administration has vigorously made comparisons between reconstruction in Iraq and post-World War II Germany and Japan. But a new report by the Congressional Research Service has essentially demolished the administration’s analogies.

SHARE        Friday, April 14, 2006
The Politics of Foreign Aid Last week the Senate confirmed Randall Tobias as the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. This agency has operated independently from the State Department’s political and military concerns for more than 40 years. But with the confirmation of Mr. Tobias, foreign aid will almost certainly become victim to the whims of the Bush administration.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, April 9, 2006
The Air Force Soars to the Right The Air Force recently released new guidelines on religious expression that pander to the religious right. If the military isn't free from coercion at home, why should Muslim nations believe the American military will respect their faith?

SHARE        Friday, March 31, 2006
Housing Cuts for the Poor, Tax Cuts for the Rich President Bush’s 2007 budget includes significant cuts in housing assistance. Although the Republican Congress has debated the cuts affecting the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), it appears unlikely that Mr. Bush’s cuts will be opposed. Ironically, Congress is also considering yet another tax cut for the wealthy.