People.com Editor Janet Mock: ‘I Was Born A Boy’
If you saw Janet Mock walking down the street in her hometown of New York, you’d never guess that she was born as Charles.
John Lithgow In The Performance Of A Lifetime . . . As Newt Gingrich
Editor’s note: This originally ran in May of 2011, when Newt first struck out as a candidate. He wrote an epic speech then that the media absolutely skewered. Here is that original campaign-ending speech, courtesy of The Colbert Report and performed in grandiose fashion by the great John Lithgow.
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In case you missed it last week, here’s John Lithgow on ‘The Colbert Report,’ performing a hysterical reading of Newt’s ‘my first week was a disaster but I’m not quitting yet’ press release. And yes, this is completely verbatim.
A PSA? Starring Various Celebrities Being Funny? Surely, You Jest!
What’s funny about malaria? Lots.
WI Voter Suppression Bill Sends The State ‘Right Back To The Days Of Dred Scott’
State Sen. Lena Taylor’s fiery defense of the right to vote in Wisconsin, which would be severely undercut by the Voter I.D. Bill, AKA “Voter Suppression Bill.”
What Would Make The Deficit 98% Smaller?
The omission of these four very large slices of pie chart.
This Debt Ceiling Thing: Routine Or End Of The World?
In one minute, this scene from “The West Wing” explains some of why D.C. gets crazy about the debt ceiling:
Wanda Sykes Has A Lot To Say About ‘Gay’
Wanda dishes out 30 seconds of sock-it-to-ya truthiness. Are you ready for this?
10 CEOs Who Got Rewarded For Axing Workers
Less for everyone else means more for them.
Have You Seen America’s Money?
Dwindling for decades and missing since approximately 2008, it was last seen in a trickle-down fantasy spun for the middle class by the GOP.
A Real Solution To The Budget Crisis
Robert Reich knows a thing or two about the economy, having served as labor secretary under Clinton. Check out his plan to fix the budget—without destroying the safety net that working Americans rely on.