Election season may be over, but that's no reason to stop wearing t-shirts that show your true political colors. And while Bush is finally out of office, the last 8 years have spawned countless witty t-shirts that should not be forgotten. If you are looking for some fresh additions to your left-wing...
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of The United States. Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York to Abraham Van Buren, a tavern keeper and farmer of Dutch descent, and Maria Hoes van Alen van Buren. Van Buren's early education began in a small school house in his...
We’ve heard of hippies and of yuppies, but who were the hippies? To understand this term we must go back to the 1960’s, the height of the counterculture movement. There was a lot of rebellion against the system. Though the hippies chose peaceful methods, some groups (like the Students...
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia, Krystal Ball, is the center of controversy as photos of her at a racy party have leaked online. The pics were taken about six years ago at a sexy Christmas costume party. Whether they represent Ball's current character is up for debate, but there is...
Obama's plan, comprised of House and Senate healthcare plans, is the focus of today's Healthcare Summit. Obama is convinced that the plan he created and posted Monday on the White House website is a perfect compromise between the gap in House and Senate plans. Obama's the fence sitting middleman...
Democratic Representative Bart Stupak was called a "baby killer" by an unidentified Republican late Sunday night in a congressional meeting. John Campbell a Republican from California confirmed the incident was uttered by a member of his political party. The Democratic response to the coment was...
We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...
Thailand's anti-government protesters have resorted to blood throwing in an attempt to evoke change in the struglling country. Leaders of the movement targeted the home of Thailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, on Wednesday and threw bags of their own blood into the compound. The protesters...
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
