[A CNN poll, released on Dec. 23, 2010, offers some encouraging news–and perhaps a word of caution– for President Obama.] Two nights before Christmas,
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Bernie Sanders’ progressive deficit-reduction plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on Friday, November 12 that he will work with members of Congress, labor unions, seniors’ organizations, economists and others to
How the rally for sanity might have been different
The October 30 Rally for Sanity was organized by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Part of the nature of comedy is nuance, at
Will President Obama use executive powers to help ordinary Americans?
In a recent Huffington Post article, Dan Froomkin urges President Obama to pursue a progressive agenda despite the recent takeover of the House by
President Obama’s 244 accomplishments
Some say that the Nov. 2 election is a referendum on President Obama’s first two years in office. If that’s so—voters have a lot
Bernie Sanders has good advice for President Obama
In a recent article in the Washington Post, E. J. Dionne asked Senator Bernie Sanders about why President Obama “was in a political pickle.”
Caveat donator. Charity ratings help you give wisely.
It has been said by poets, philosophers, and psychologists that the charitable impulse is the highest expression of the human capacity for compassion. When
Sen. Ted Kaufman demands real financial reform
Finally, a Democratic senator stood up and outlined the necessary financial reform that the Obama administration has yet to initiate. For over a year,
A progressive supporting the Tea Baggers
An honest Tea Bagger would ask of a government employee to spend his or her time focused on his or her job. Barack Obama has a day job; it’s called being president of the United States. Claire McCaskill has a day job; it’s called being a U.S. Senator.
To TP or not to TP…that is the question
The path to enacting significant legislative measures in the Congress has become a war of words. Let’s be honest, the American people are at