John Prine is one of America’s finest troubadours. His signature gravel-tinged voice has grown more prominent over the years, underscoring experience, humor and wisdom. All essential elements for a great storyteller; and Prine is just that. A sort of musical Raymond Carver–with a lighter aura–the sixty-three year old legend often turns life’s small moments and [...]
Progressives will gather in Washington, DC this week to assess the role of progressives during a Democratic led government. The three day America’s Future Now! conference begins Monday in Washington, DC. Speakers and participants plan to analyze political achievements and shortcomings in the time of a crippled economy, two wars, and economic disaster. Progressives intend to debate whether [...]
Rand Paul’s vision is not of the future, but of a pre-civil rights amendment past, where McCarthyism meets Billy Graham, the constitution is trumped by the churches interpretation of the bible, and civil liberties are traded for religious doctrine.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Friday morning turned down a bid by medical marijuana patients and advocates to block the city’s new ordinance which regulates dispensaries from taking effect on Monday.
BP’s successful capping of the damaged wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico is yet another temporary solution to the 12,000 – 30,000 or more barrels per day that have been spewing unto the ocean since April 20. According to the Deepwater Horizon respond command center, BP will be able to capture 90 percent of the [...]
