Among the many issues which have been stretched unrecognizably out of shape by the media looking for a sensational story is the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and specifically Section 1021 of that act dealing with indefinite detention. Now that the election is over, it's time to deconstruct the myths surrounding this bit of legislation.... [More]

No surprises, and a somewhat lackluster performance from the President leads me to believe the pundits will call this a Romney victory even though it really wasn't.... [More]

I've spent a lot of time over the last few years moving away from just angry ranting into more carefully considered and researched work...but in this video, it's old-school net.bastard time as we take on the blathering nonsense that passes for political discourse in this country. Full NSFW/seven dirty words warning in effect.... [More]

A graphic on Facebook provides an excellent example of how the American people are manipulated and deceived by right-wing hate groups masquerading as political commenters. There is nothing patriotic about hate.... [More]

JH takes a quick look at the major points of the recent debt deal between the Obama administration and the Republican party.... [More]

Recently I've seen a sharp increase in aggressive and vitriolic attacks towards those who offer legitimate and meaningful criticism of the Obama administration. Groupthink is not a value that any progressive - or anyone else - should embrace.... [More]

Hitting a couple of subjects and tying them together here; first, dissatisfaction with the Obama administration's approach to solving the problems with public education. Second, dissatisfaction with a "compromise" approach to negotiating with the right that seems more like all concession by the left while the right yields nothing.... [More]

From our "The More Things Change" department, a look at some whackjob handwaving political conspiracy theories...from fifty years ago.... [More]

John Henry, the LowGenius, issues an open statement to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, in criticism of the censorship of information with regard to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.... [More]

Did that guy just compare religion to playing with yourself? Yeah, I think he did. JH takes on religion, hypocrisy, responsibility, and asks why we're waiting for the invisible man to solve our problems for us.... [More]