plutocracy

You've probably heard by now that Boehner and his caucus are screaming bloody murder over a loophole in the bill they passed to cut almost $9 billion in nutritional assistance to the poorest families in America, one of the Republican Party's biggest legislative priorities for the current session. Their base was ecstatic when it passed. But now 8 states and Washington DC have already figured out how to use the loophole to keep food stamp assistance flowing.

I think my health has actually improved since Satanic religionist right extremist Bryan Fischer blocked me from his deranged, anti-American twitter feed.

The U.S.

In less than a month, if Republicans keep obstructing any progress, certain student loan rates will double, making a college education even more out of reach for the children of working class parents. This isn't the problem itself; it's a symptom of a much greater problem.