The Hill has released its “50 Wealthiest List,” which ranks the top fifty wealthiest members of Congress. I took some time to review the data, and...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1vvzyPMa82I%26hl%3Den_US%26fs%3D1%3Fborder%3D1 “Howl†with James Franco, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. “I don’t think we’re in Cannes anymore, Toto.†I said to my little black...
You’ll remember “Section 8” most from the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H, when Corporal Klinger tried to use it to obtain a psychiatric discharge. Section 8, (the...
Military Still Kicking The Can Down The Road No doubt, the federal Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco is in the media spotlight this week. But...
Ted Olson, the Conservative attorney who, along with Democrat David Boies, are spearheading the battle to overturn Proposition 8, spoke today in federal court. Here are...
Eric Alva is the first Marine injured in the Iraq War, the first American for that matter, and he’s gay. Alva won a purple heart but...
OutServe, the underground network of LGBT active serving military personnel, provided The New Civil Rights Movement with these two emails, one from the Chief of Staff...
The Republicans claim to care so much about our nation’s troops, yet spend their time voting against funding our military, voting against giving our service members...
On Wednesday, December 1, coincidentally both World AIDS Day and the fifty-fifth anniversary of freedom fighter Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat on an...
On tonight’s Hardball, Chris Matthews moderated a debate between the Chair of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, and the Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty...
First, let me start by saying how much I love New York Times columnist (and Nobel Prize winner!) Paul Krugman. He’s wonderfully intelligent and is one...
Editor’s note: This open letter was sent to me by a reader, James Fallis (photo.) He writes, “I am a retired US Marine, with over 17...
Lt. Dan Choi, the Iraq war veteran, Arab linguist, and West Point grad turned “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal activist, today got what he had said...
Igor Volsky in Thinkprogress’ The Wonk Room reports on yet another assault on the gay community by Tea Party-supported Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): “During an appearance...
Alabama Senator Thinks 80% Of Americans Want DADT Repealed Because Of Their Senators At today’s U.S Senate hearing leading up to the cloture vote on “Don’t...