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July 5, 2006 - Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse for Florida Senate hopeful Rep.

July 5, 2006 - President Bush came to Fort Bragg and Fayetteville on July 4. It's becoming something of a ritual: poll numbers sagging, fierce debate about the Iraq war erupting, fly into North Carolina's most famous military town for a round of cheerleading.

July 3, 2006 - Books and science -- not exactly sacred items in Washington these days. Unions representing 10,000 Environmental Protection Agency scientists -- over half the agency's workforce -- sent a letter to Congress last Thursday protesting the Bush administration's proposed 80 percent cut in the agency's library budget.

July 3, 2006 - Most people who work for a living in this country support the idea of having an organization that represents their interests.

July 2, 2006 - The Pew Center recently released a poll on what issues are of most importance to the U.S. public. The headline for their report is "No Clamor for Amendment From Flag-Waving Public," which is clearly true. But the poll reveals some other useful information for progressives.

June 30, 2006 - When your solution to everything from foreign policy to immigration and hurricane relief depends on the military, the strain can reach the breaking point. The Associated Press reports:

June 30, 2006 - NPR's Morning Edition aired a wonderful story today about a legendary cultural phenomenon in Texas: the Ice House, a multi-racial meeting ground that once thrived (and still lives) from mid- to south-Texas.