October 21, 2012
Clash of the Neoliberals: Obama's Shell Game
Filed by Yasmin Nair | October 21, 2012 | 4:00 PM |In the end, the public confrontations between the two men amount to little more than a Clash of Neoliberals. We are persuaded that a gamble is actually a choice, and that may be the biggest shell game of all.Read More

My Thirst for Justice
Filed by D Gregory Smith | October 21, 2012 | 2:30 PM |"Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself." This, it seems, is one of the crowning principles of justice. But what I wished for myself was peace.Read More
Lexus Ad Gives HRC a Shoutout
Filed by Bil Browning | October 21, 2012 | 1:30 PM |This new ad from Lexus for its ES and ES Hybrid features 'The Real L Word' actress Tracy Ryerson. It also gives a rather prominent shoutout to HRC via her cufflinks....Read More

San Diego Trans Women Resume Hunger Strike
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | October 21, 2012 | 1:00 PM |Amazon and Caterina LePre had been hunger striking because of anti-trans discrimination that was preventing them from being able to share a cell. The warden assured them that they would be taken off single-cell status, but no action has been taken.Read More

Brown Supporter Says Outrageous Things on Facebook
Filed by Bil Browning | October 21, 2012 | 12:15 PM |"GET THE FUCK OFF THAT BIKE BEFORE YOU MAKE HARLEYS LOOK LAME, YOU DOUCHEBAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND if you are going to go REALLY fast, PLEASE don't wear a helmet." -- George Patriarca, a union member appearing in campaign ads for Senator...Read More
The Backstory of Former Senator Arlen Specter's LGBT Legacy
Filed by Mark Segal | October 21, 2012 | 11:30 AM |Let me tell you about how I met former Senator Arlen Specter.Read More
Clinton/Vaid Household Conspiracy Theory #1422
Filed by Kate Clinton | October 21, 2012 | 10:00 AM |One woman's conspiracy theory is another man's history.Read More