Everyday it gets harder to think of the whiny Republican hate speech as sheer coincidence. Instead, it's beginning to look inevitable -- so much so that maybe the real question is, What is it about health care that brings out the latent racism in the GOP?

Since John McCain revealed his total cynicism and contempt for America's national security by selecting running-mate Sarah Palin, we have learned that every single ghastly attribute we discovered in the campaign is worse than we thought at the time.

Anti-Mexican sentiment is a fear, distrust, stereotype, hostility and aversion of people of Mexican descent, Mexican culture and/or the Spanish language. It is mostly associated with Mexican Americans in the United States.

It's tough being a wolf these days: Find food, find a pack, find a state boundary map, find a lawyer. On April 2 next week, a revised plan to remove the carnivores from federal Endangered Species Act protection should be published in the Federal Register.

Will Montana be the only state in the nation to have a horse slaughter plant? The answer now depends on Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who will determine the outcome of this contentious issue during the next few days. Will he sign House Bill 418 and allow it?

The White House has released the official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama. It was taken in the Blue Room of the White House by photographer Joyce N. Boghosian. Obama wears a sleeveless dress, which has become something of a signature style.

Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday threw her support behind a controversial bill that would generally require parental consent before girls under age 17 could get an abortion.

California state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has announced the introduction of legislation to tax and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcoholic beverages. The bill is the first of its kind ever introduced in California....

Believe it or not, our military officially sanctions discrimination: not racial, not against women, but against any homosexual who happens to mention being gay

Alaska's bears, wolves, moose and caribou lost a hard-fought battle when Ballot Measure 2 in Alaska's primaries was defeated. For the following reasons, Alaska's wildlife was at an extreme disadvantage. First, the abbreviated ballot language as re-writt