The religious right has only six months left in President Bush's term to continue its war on science and its war on women by trying to use the guise of an existing "conscience" requirement to achieve what it cannot accomplish through open politics.

Four Iowans were arrested today while attempting to make a Citizens' Arrest of Karl Rove in Des Moines, Iowa. The four maintained that they were acting within the guidelines of Iowa Code that obligate private citizens to make such an arrest.

The Census Bureau reported this week that in completing the 2010 Census, it will 'edit' the data from same-sex couples who accurately report that they are legally married, and that it will instead re-classify them as "unmarried partners,"

The economy, war, the health care crisis and tax policies all affect women differently than men. And women have the power to change them all.

By now, McCain's "green speech" has been widely praised as one of the funniest half-hours of television since Arrested Development was canceled.

"The Bush speech on the Knesset floor was not only a disgrace; it was nothing short of treachery. His exploitation of the Holocaust in a country carved out of the wounds of that very crime, in order to strike a low blow at American citizens is his crime"

a near-unanimous voice vote tonight, the Senate passed a "resolution of disapproval" that would nullify the Federal Communications Commission's latest attempt to dismantle longstanding media ownership limits.

We'll see how long this lasts--or is it a major step in the fair direction?

This quick-witted woman has shattered another glass ceiling and is taking her rightful place in the traditional boys' club of big-time politics. Molly Ivins is smiling from above!

If Kucinich is excluded, judge threatens injunction stopping debate, nevertheless, MSNBC VP Jeremy Gaines said the parent network would seek an immediate hearing before the Nevada Supreme Court.