WTF Congress

By Chris Baily

I’m really fucking tired of Congressmen talking shit about Obama because he hasn’t changed the culture of Washington. GUESS WHAT GUYS! YOU ARE THE CULTURE OF WASHINGTON! Do you come into my house, smash my windows, and then complain about the cold!? Get the fuck outta here. Of course the culture of Washington is fucked. We’ve got a bunch of hypocritical motherfuckers who complain about the paralyzed state of our system while they shove crowbars into the gears. There is a simple question: what the fuck are you doing about it? How are you going to help me, your employer, make this system work better!? Or are you going to cry and whine like a little fucking school boy and argue about who started it?

Top Ten Videos Showing the New Iranian Revolution

By Peter Brauer

There is open revolt in Iran right now. I have seen it. For the last two days videos of the people asserting their freedom in the face of tyranny have appeared on youtube. The online video sharing site is a bastion for freedom. Iranians may not have the freedom of speech, but they speak. The government is… Read More

Top Ten Political Snafus of the Decade

By Trevor Summerfield

What a decade it has been for the political.  From “Captain Earth-melt” Al Gore conceding the 2000 election to George W. Bush and the subsequent butchery of the English language that followed, to an historic 2008 Presidential campaign, tea baggers, and an aura of tomfoolery that grasped onto our politicians and just would not let go.  The… Read More

Blackwater – Our Very Own Corrupt Christian Crusaders

By Chris Baily

Well, the shit might be finally hitting the fan for Blackwater – the NY Times released an article today outlining a plot to cover up the Nisour Square massacre by bribing Iraqi officials:

WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to

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Obama Night in Times Square

By Peter Brauer

One year ago today America changed forever.  I was near Times Square when Obama was projected the winner.  We decided to check out the scene.  What I saw opened my heart and made it sing. The universal joy and sense of mutual accomplishment was astounding.  This is a video I made with the highlights of the night. … Read More

Obama’s first year…a fair critique

By Jason Reynolds

John H. Richardson weighs in on Obama’s first year. Brilliant and thoughtful. (Swipe from Esquire Magazine)

I have figured out The Problem With America Today. My inspiration was the recent one-year-later cover of Newsweek, which encapsulates the current conventional wisdom about President Obama in a single headline: YES HE CAN (BUT HE SURE HASN’T YET). Or,

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Rent is too Damn High Party FTW

By Peter Brauer

Last week I stumbled on one of most revolutionary political parties in New York.  It is called the Rent is too Damn High Party.  One look at the web page, and I was sold.  Jimmy McMillian (pictured above), a self avowed investigator and activist, is running for mayor of New York.  He will be… Read More

Healthcare – Let’s Fix This Thing…

By Chris Baily

Fight for Equality…

By Jeremy Kotin

We all deserve equality, why is this even a fight?  And yet, I find myself gearing up for a trip down to Washington DC to fight for my rights.  It has taken me quite awhile to even dream of being politically active.  I seemed quite content with the world as it was, oddly sheltered both in Chicago and… Read More

Vote Today!

By Hawkes Klein

Oh Hello Internet.
If you live in NY and are a Democrat might I take this chance to remind you that today is a Runoff Primary? Record low turnout (which means no lines!) so you can just pop buy your polling place on your way home!
Need info?
Find your polling place HERE
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