Clinton has inevitability, but Bush has the Electoral College  —  As the 2016 presidential field slowly takes shape, the race — even with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announcing his candidacy — centers on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.).

Charles Barkley: America has ‘a homophobic problem’  —  Outspoken NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Thursday that the debate over Indiana's religious freedom law exposed Americans' fears towards the gay community.  —  “America's always had a racial problem,” Barkley told CNN's Chris Cuomo late Thursday evening.

This City Could Become The Next Detroit  —  Carl Gibson is an independent journalist and activist.  He co-founded anti-austerity group US Uncut in 2011 and is featured in the Sundance-selected documentary “We're Not Broke.”  He has been published in Salon, Washington Post, and Occupy.com.

Somali militants vow to turn Kenyan cities ‘red with blood’  —  (Reuters) - Somali militants vowed on Saturday to wage a long war against Kenya and run its cities “red with blood” after the group's fighters killed nearly 150 people during an assault on a Kenyan university.

The Lonely Clinton Campaign  —  Nearly eight years ago, Democrats held their first televised Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign, marking the debut of a cast of characters that ranged from the plausible to the preposterous.  For two hours, the candidates, some of them now remembered …

Tea party groups win Round 1 in court as federal judge demands IRS's list of all 298 conservative nonprofits it targeted  — Right-wing groups want court to let them sue the IRS in a class-action lawsuit for violating their constitutional right to equal treatment

A rising insurrection against Obama  —  It's a scary thought, but here it is: If some red states were to openly defy the authority of President Obama in the exercise of his constitutional duties, would today's Republican Congress side with him?  Or would they honor the insurrection?

Bigotry, the Bible and the Lessons of Indiana  —  THE drama in Indiana last week and the larger debate over so-called “religious freedom” laws in other states portray homosexuality and devout Christianity as forces in fierce collision.  —  They're not — at least not in several prominent denominations …

ND House kills bill outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation  —  BISMARCK - For the third time in six years, North Dakota lawmakers have killed legislation that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, despite warnings from some Democrats and Republicans that it could tarnish …

Big Business's Critical Role on Anti-Gay Laws  —  Big corporations like Walmart, Apple, Salesforce.com and General Electric and their executives have done the right thing by calling on officials in Indiana and Arkansas to reject “religious freedom” laws designed to give businesses …