If you snagged a job at Reynolds American Inc. thinking the manufacturer of Camel cigarettes would be totally cool with you smoking at your desk or basically anywhere in the company’s offices, I have some super bad news for you. According to the Associated Press, starting in 2015, Reynolds is saying bye-bye to smoking at desks, offices, conference rooms and …

Walker, Texas Ranger returned to the Lone Star State on Wednesday, but not to fight bad guys. He’s swooped in to lend a helping hand to Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott. “Chuck Norris doesn’t campaign with Greg Abbott,” Abbott’s campaign spokesman Avdiel Huerta said. “Greg Abbott campaigns with Chuck Norris.” “Together,” Huerta added, “they plan to give Texas voters a …

One member of the Canadian Armed Forces was killed Wednesday in a series of shootings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, as was one gunman. A parliamentary guard was also shot in the leg. The suspect was later identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a 32-year-old Canadian native, and the deceased Canadian soldier as 24-year-old Corporal Nathan Cirillo. Scene of the monument …

After a lawsuit, the State of California has agreed to end its practice of imposing blanket “lockdowns” on prison inmates according to their race. The year is 2014. Before you say “Prisons are cauldrons of racial violence and gangs that require racial segregation in order to keep the peace,” consider what we are talking about here: prisons locking every inmate …

That’s it conservatives. You’ve reached peak level for Reagan references. There’s no more out there which can top this. Just give up. Don’t bother with drill, baby drill. Reagan has just stopped being a renewable resource. Former Reagan aide Douglas MacKinnon wants a neo-confederacy—named Reagan. MacKinnon was speaking to conservative radio personality Janet Mefferd, according to Right Wing Watch. The …

That’s it conservatives. You’ve reached peak level for Reagan references. There’s no more out there which can top this. Just give up. Don’t bother with drill, baby drill. Reagan has just stopped being a renewable resource. Former Reagan aide Douglas MacKinnon wants a neo-confederacy—named Reagan. MacKinnon was speaking to conservative radio personality Janet Mefferd, according to Right Wing Watch. The …

America is the land of opportunity, just for some more than others. That’s because, in large part, inequality starts in the crib. Rich parents can afford to spend more time and money on their kids, and that gap has only grown the past few decades. Indeed, economists Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane calculate that, between 1972 and 2006, high-income parents …