Health insurance and medical costs guides
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute is offering a free 39-page booklet for online download (PDF files). These are divided by state, since each has its own unique labyrinth to navigate. …
Sorry About Inhofe, Everybody
The news out of Bali reads like this: the whole world has come together to collectively try to solve mankind's biggest looming problem while the most selfish, greedy power on …
Bootleg recording of 1949 Woody Guthrie concert found and restored
A bootleg wire recording of a Woody Guthrie performance in New Jersey surreptitiously made by a young fan has been called “one of the most significant recent finds in folk …
Coburn blocking 'Emmitt Till' legislation
Oklahoma Republican Senator is blocking a bipartisan bill aimed at enhancing investigations into older civil rights era crimes, like the murder of black teen Emmitt Till in 1957, which has …
New Jersey bans death penalty
Great news. The vote was 44-36. TRENTON, N.J. (AP)
Polar Bear SOS
All of Alaska's Polar Bears could be gone by 2050. I used to live in Alaska (before the oil boom) and the destruction of that state's wilderness is just heartwrenching …
Town rejects Blackwater facility
DailyKos diarist Juls reports some very exciting news from California, an inspiring story of people-powered politics: A tiny town called Potrero just north of the border in California, an area …
Oklahoma Online – Dec. 12 edition
Yesterday, Oklahoma City voters overwhelmingly approved a multi-million dollar bond issue for street improvements, sidewalks, parks, drainage, etc. A lively discussion about the wisdom of some of these projects ensued …