Month: July 2013

Getting Richard Cordray confirmed as the head of the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau is a big fucking deal, but I am still unsatisfied.

So long as we are stuck on nuance, it was not my assertion that Charles Pierce enjoyed the subject matter of his column or was happy with the outcome of the Zimmerman trial. What I wrote was in plain English and shouldn’t...

. Vessel stopped en route from Cuba, found to be carrying suspected missile material hidden in consignment of sugar; ship captain tries to kill himself. Panama stops North Korean ship over ‘weapon material’ PANAMA...

I’ve read several accounts of the meeting the Senate held last night to discuss rules changes on the filibuster, but the New York Times is the only source I’ve seen that reported an offer of capitulation by Senate...

. Pakistan’s religious extremists leave for ‘greener pastures’ PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Dawn.com/AP) – Suleman spent years targeting members of the Shia community in his home country of Pakistan as a member of...