Please take a moment to remember that 42 years ago today [June 17], a security guard named Frank Wills called the police when he

Progressive Voices Speaking Out
Please take a moment to remember that 42 years ago today [June 17], a security guard named Frank Wills called the police when he
First we heard James Carville, one of President Clinton’s closest political advisors, who said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Now, with a clearer vision of
Before dawn on a wickedly cold and rainy Thursday morning, fast food workers in black hoodies and t-shirts gathered on a parking lot on
Remember the great Democratic southern politicians like Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina and Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas? If you are a progressive
As we approach the lame duck session of the 111th Congress, we can learn a lot from how previous Congresses dealt with this challenging
With the presidential election over and quite satisfying results for most progressives, the next step in our political process is for the present (111th)
Republicans have made an art form of trying to turn back the clock. I can’t help but wonder what’s next on their agenda. Could
Attention, lefties over the age of 50: The Republican we all loved to hate in the 1960s and 70s, the President we reviled for
NOTE: Today, June 17, 2010, is the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Watergate break-in. We have to give Richard Nixon some credit; his disregard for
If he were in the U.S. Senate now, would Scranton collaborate with Democrats? This falls into the world of conjecture, but it’s likely that he would keep his distance from the likes of Mitch McConnell or John Boehner.