Indiana

GM Must Cut Buick, GMC Now

Steve Parker | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

General Motors must drop their Buick and GMC divisions. And do it now. The number of people already put out of work by the Amazingly-Shrinking Genera...

Indiana Removes Gay White Men from HIV/AIDS Funding Priorities

Bil Browning | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Bil Browning

The Indiana State Department of Health recently cut gay white men as an HIV/AIDS funding priority. African-American and Hispanic men who have sex wit...

Indiana Pension Fund: Chrysler Sale Illegal, 'Tramples Their Rights'

nakedcapitalism.com | Tyler Durden | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business


In several motions with the Chrysler docket earlier, the Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund, Indiana State Police Pension Trust, and Indiana Major...

Indiana Governor: Cap and Trade Unfair to Hoosiers. Really?

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Daniels's argument about cap-and-trade dollars going to social programs that would harm Indiana's economy is specious.

Indiana Lt Gov Becky Skillman to Attend Hate Group Fundraiser

Bil Browning | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

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Primary Move-Up Considered by Indiana

Will Bower | Posted 04.11.2009 | Home


Will Bower

The Indiana Assembly is starting to get the right idea: Not only should Indiana consider moving up its place in the primary calendar, but they shou...

Change, Coming from the Heartland

Steve Ralls | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Steve Ralls

We may be able to build the foundations today that will spell victory for our families tomorrow, when we once again face ballot box battles like Prop 8 in California.

Eco-Trash Bailout: PETA Wants To Save Indiana, Preach About Planet

planetsave.com | Written by Alex Felsinger | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


The ads would read "Meat Trashes the Planet: Go Green, Go Vegetarian," which PETA hopes will draw attention to the massive impact that the meat indust...

Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.

The nexus: Abortion zealot Jackie Walorski and Indiana's hate crimes legislation

Bil Browning | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

The Indianapolis Star brings the encouraging news that the Indianapolis police department has "vowed to step up efforts to identify and report hate cr...

Coal Ash Piling Up Most In Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia And Alabama

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a situation the government has long recognized a...

Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

The Media, the Legislature and the Police Are Guilty Too

Bil Browning | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

Hate crimes don't happen in Indiana -- technically -- because we are one of five states not to have a hate crimes law.

Indiana's Marriage Amendment to Make a Comeback?

Bil Browning | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

I'd imagine the rightwingers in the Statehouse will attempt to push an amendment to try and distract from the ruin our state economy is in.

Do It For Me, Matchbox Man

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

From the fireworks in DC this week, you might think the auto crisis is out of your hands, but we're all complicit: government, CEOs, autoworkers, the public.

The Disenfranchisement of My Daughter

Stephen Zunes | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

Because of the decisive margin of Obama's victory, little attention has been paid to the widespread voter suppression which took place across the country this election.

Lake County Crucial To Obama's Indiana Win

AP | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago


Lake County did two things Tuesday it couldn't in May: count the votes in a timely fashion and help deliver the state of Indiana to Barack Obama. But ...

Most Republican County in Indiana Delivers Obama Victory

Chuck Lasker | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home


Chuck Lasker

For the first time in 44 years, the state of Indiana voted for a Democrat for President. While we know about the massive coordinated Obama campaign vo...

Election Night With Old Glory

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home


Robert D. Patterson

"Face each other, each holding one end. Fold it lengthwise with the blue field under, then again lengthwise to show the blue field on top. Now Robert...

Devotion, Suspicion and Excitement in Louisville

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Gail McGowan Mellor

In the heavily African American area of well-kept middle class houses next to Shawnee Park, in Louisville, Kentucky, people across from the polls at ...

October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

The World Holds its Breath -- WE KNOW THE RESULTS

Linda Bergthold | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

Obama has a lead that can overcome the Bradley effect or snow, sleet or rain, or the pundits constant need to keep this thing alive by mentioning obscure polls that show McCain getting closer.

DNC condemns Indiana anti-gay campaign mailing

Bil Browning | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Bil Browning

On Tuesday I posted to Bilerico-Indiana about an anti-gay flier sent by the Indiana Democratic State Committee on behalf of State Representative candi...

Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

An Election Day Planner

Eric Lurio | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home


Eric Lurio

Find out where the parties are. Both sides. The Republicans usually have an open bar and the Democrats don't. If it looks like a landslide, nobody's going to be at the McCain parties, and you can get a few beers or cocktails before heading to the Obama bash.