A new study shows that our brains work differently. Liberals are more open, tolerant of ambiguity and conflict while conservatives are structured and persistent. Scientists at New York University and UCLA conducted tests on college students ranging … [Read more...]

A new week is here and that means it's time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Blog Round Up. This week's round-up is brought to you by Vince from Capitol Annex.Do You Ever Feel Like Cassandra? Gary Denton at Easter Lemming … [Read more...]

Mikal Watts essentially has no online or grassroots support so his campaign is intent on downplaying the tremendous online, grassroots support for Rick Noriega and R.G. Ratcliffe either played to Watts or played right into Watts’ plan. Ratcliffe … [Read more...]

The LIAR CHANNELOn Fox News Sunday, Hume falsely asserted that Al Qaeda in Iraq "was there before we got there"This bullshit has been proven false repeatedly!McClatchy NewspapersMedia Matters for AmericaMedia Matters for America9-11 Commission … [Read more...]

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Most of the larger papers fail to mention that he is a Republican.St. Pete council chairman apparently commits suicideSt. Petersburg City Council Chairman John Bryan apparently committed suicide today after it was revealed that police were … [Read more...]

As a public service announcement, 4parents.gov, instructs parents to tell their children to wait until they are married to have sex. That would be our government, with our tax dollars telling us what to tell our children about sex.The Parents Speak … [Read more...]

I mentioned at the end of this post about Democratic candidate for TX Senate, Mikal Watts trying to wield his influence to determine the outcome of a case he was handling. You can read the letter he sent HERE and decide for yourself. The important … [Read more...]

from lolcatsA new study finds that rising early may damage heart."Rising early to go to work or exercise might not be beneficial to health, but rather a risk for vascular diseases," said an abstract of the study.The study also found that most early … [Read more...]

The census report is in. Texas poverty level = 16.3%Uninsured = 24% (last place)And then there is the CHIP disaster. LINK … [Read more...]

State Sponsored Murder: How many innocent people has Texas murdered?In this Dan Rather reports video the prosecutor in the Ruben Cantu murder trial confesses that he is "haunted" by what he admits was a flawed decision to seek capital murder charges … [Read more...]