David Merrett/Wikimedia Commons December 2, 2015 — On January 21, 2015, the Senate voted on a number of amendments to S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act. While construction […] More

Hoist the colors. This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post. The Supreme Court just decided an incredibly important case called McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (FEC). The Court’s ruling […] More

Rob Crandall/Shutterstock November 19, 2015 — On November 17, 2015, the Senate passed joint resolutions S.J.Res.23 and S.J.Res.24, each by an identical vote of 52-46. These resolutions block Environmental Protection […] More

In yet another sign of obvious Western escalation in the war against Syria, U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday that an additional 250 American military personnel will be deployed […] More

In my last post on congressional productivity I wrote that so far in the 113th Congress (2013-2014) the fewest number of bills have been enacted than in any corresponding time period in […] More

The press’ quarterly report cards on Congress are out and the picture isn’t pretty. As The Huffington Post and The Atlantic Wire report, based on data from GovTrack, the current […] More

Political Leanings: Republican Spending target: Unknown The Crossroads “twins” are affiliated conservative advocacy groups that rank among the biggest outside players influencing national and state elections. Ed Gillespie, a former […] More

By Steve Kangas, Global Research News May 17, 2016 (image link)The following article was initially published in 1997. It is in part based on the work of William Blum. Killing […] More