GOPerverts

The 10 Worst GOP Governors: What Horrors Did They Unleash in 2012?
Across the country, Republican governors, many of them elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010, have undermined women's health, crushed workers' right to negotiate collectively, made it tougher to vote and imposed ideologically informed slash-and-burn policies on their populations, often with little attention from the mainstream media. Last summer, we reported on 10 of the worst GOP governors and what they were up to. Where are they now? Culling voter rolls, beating up on unions, trying to sneakily ban abortion—but also, in some cases, having their power checked by a determined opposition and being forced to concede some defeats. And in a couple of cases, they're under investigation. continued...

7 Plutocrats That Bankrolled the GOP Primary
-- and What They Want in Return
"Our elections have replaced horse racing as the sport of kings. These kings are multibillionaire, corporate moguls who by divine right--not of God, but [of the Supreme Court's] Citizens United decision--are now buying politicians like so much pricey horseflesh."

How a Free Market Run Amok Destroys "Family Values"
We need a healthy market. But we also have to understand that some of the policies said to free it can deeply hurt the families free-marketeers claim to value.

The Dark Side to North Dakota's Oil Boom
Oil companies are spilling and dumping drilling waste onto the region's land and into its waterways with increasing regularity.