Belated (my fault) Year-in-Review from Robert Reich

I don’t always keep up with all the bloggers I like to read, but sometimes it’s worth a quick review....

Are Republicans Really Going After Social Security Again?

With the GOP in control of both houses of Congress, they have a lot more freedom to put their pet projects...

Straw Polls (Naperville Mayor and City Council)

So I see that Positively Naperville has got a few straw polls up regarding the April 7 Naperville Mayoral and...

State of the Union Notes

I haven’t had much time for reading up on it this week, but here are just a few things I came...

Campaign Finance Corrupting Our Democracy

Voters don’t care about campaign finance.  It doesn’t register as an issue for most folks.  But our system is broken...

Farewell, Eric Hill

Our deepest condolences go out to Carol Hill and her family on the loss of her son Eric ten days ago....

Paul Mandrik for Aurora Alderman (Ward 8)

Thanks as always to NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire for this enthusiastic write-up.  (BTW, there are more photos from the event on...

GOP Casts Out Tax-Cut Unbelievers

It is GOP orthodoxy that tax cuts on the wealthy (aka, “job creators”) are always and forever called for.  It...