Liberals: Take the votes you can get
Zac Bears manages to find an upshot to the insanity that is the 113th Congress.
View ArticleU.S. involvement in Syria is crucial
Zac Bears explains why the U.S. must intervene in Syria.
View ArticleHere we are again
With dual battles over the budget and debt ceiling looming, columnist Zac Bears bemoans Congress and hyper-partisanship.
View ArticleGame over for GOP
The public dislikes the idea of a minority party forcing concessions on the budget, health care or any issue by holding the full faith and credit of the federal government hostage. Due to the shutdown...
View ArticleGOP’s political sabotage of health reform continues
Zac Bears explains why Republican state governments continue to sabotage the Affordable Care Act by not passing the optional Medicaid expansion, leaving millions without insurance.
View ArticleFixing a broken Congress takes three steps
Columnist Zac Bears illustrates ways to reform a broken congress.
View ArticleStates reject federalism in attempt to nullify ACA
With 36 states opting not to run marketplaces and 25 not expanding Medicaid, the mishaps of the ACA fall on state attempts to nullify federal law, not the law itself.
View ArticleActivism, solidarity enhance student power
Zac Bears discusses the need for more student-body solidarity to achieve greater student representation in campus policies.
View Article‘Blame Obama’ narrative is tiresome
Columnist Zac Bears tells us why blaming Obama is misguided with regard to problems ranging from the rollout of healthcare.gov to the lack of bills passed in Congress.
View ArticleBudget windfall for Dems
With the Senate likely to pass the House budget extension, a pre-midterm election September 2014 budget showdown may be in the cards.
View ArticleMcConnell misunderstands founders on filibuster
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a veto on all federal policy and, before November, could stop nominations too. He says that's how the founders designed Congress. In reality, the founding...
View ArticleMarkets ignore long-run strength of economy
Stocks in the U.S. rose 30 percent in 2013, and many pundits think that indicates strong long-run growth. Zac Bears finds that stock returns indicate just one thing: short-term profit.
View ArticleApple-style capitalism not an economic panacea
To many, Apple is the quintessential American corporation, a modern GM or GE. But Apple only employs 43,000 U.S. workers and exploits lax labor regulations to maximize offshore profits. Zac Bears...
View ArticleDefense budget proposal prepares US for future challenges
Zac Bears argues that the defense budget proposed by Chuck Hagel and the Obama administration on Monday is fiscally responsible and sets the U.S. on a path towards diplomacy and global solidarity in...
View ArticleIf you believe in equality, you’re a feminist (whether you like it or not)
According to the dictionary, feminism is the belief in human equality, regardless of gender. Columnist Zac Bears argues that stating “I am not a feminist” really indicates a belief in the superiority...
View ArticleWe must trust the next president
Zac Bears believes Gov. Mitt Romney is a flip-flopper while Pres. Barack Obama has followed through, and that trust is an important part of the election.
View ArticleLiberal Landslide
Zac Bears provides a liberal reaction to last night’s election results.
View ArticleRepublicans must move towards moderation
Zac Bears outlines the seismic shift in the Republican platform over the past decade, and what the Republicans need to do to restore bipartisanism.
View ArticleBridging the fiscal cliff
Zach Bears explores the looming fiscal cliff, and finding plans by both Democrats and Republicans unsustainable, voices an alternative solution.
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