State Board of Indoctrination
Watching Texas state politics sometimes feels like reading a Terry Southern novel – there are so many absurd situations, bizzaro twists, and exaggerated examples...
Another FWISD Teacher is Threatened With Retaliation
Blockbuster testimony today that Fort Worth school district lawyers threatened a friendly witness following his testimony yesterday on behalf of Joe Palazzolo may have...
Breaking News: Sex is Fun
Much confusion surrounds the ongoing scandal of Gen. David Petraeus, who had to resign from the CIA after a fling with his biographer Paula...
Wendy Davis Named a 2013 “Gawker” Hero
Well, this should confirm the worst fears of the rather large right-wing nutball bloc in Texas: Wendy Davis was named one of the Heroes of...
Mass Shootings? Sure, But Did You Know To Run Away?
Could there be a better sign of how accustomed to mass shootings we have become? We no longer view these atrocities as surprising. We...
Drones Bring US Pilots Closer To Enemies’ Lives
Thought drone warfare was making warfare into a video game?
Not so, according to a front-page New York Times story that flips the conventional understanding...
Dolores Huerta Speaks at the Rose Marine
With issues like the dissolving middle class, dramatic income disparities, equal pay for women, and living wages for service sector workers now back on...
T-Rex Lived On Noah’s Ark: Film Recaps Texas Textbook Battle
Okay, today we'll start class with a pop quiz: What do hip-hop, evolution and Thomas Jefferson all have in common?
Answer: They were all stricken...
Kelly Clarkson Boggles While Clinton Ogles
Alicia Keys, who vowed to do something different with the national anthem during her upcoming Super Bowl performance, might take inspiration from Tarrant County's...
