As a number of pundits, such as John Nichols of The Nation are saying, we need to reform the filibuster system in the U.S.
Category: Democrats
Blueprint for a federal takeover of national elections
Some Democrats in the last election had a hard time voting. Republicans, like Secretary of State John Husted of Ohio, worked overtime, using a
Lame duck hope: Logical thinking on Social Security, at long last
Something unexpectedly hopeful has happened in the 2012 lame duck session of Congress: Senator Mark Begic, a Democrat from Arkansas, has introduced a Social
Advice to freshman Senators: Keep a low profile
Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” truly insulted me and most of his viewers recently. He asked us to leave to room,
Lame duck: Obama’s not-so-grand bargain
According to a leaked memo provided by Bob Woodward on last Sunday’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Obama’s first try at a “Grand
Lame duck alert: Don’t give more tax breaks to the people who need them least
The dust barely settled after the victory party in Chicago when the number crunchers turned into worker bees with a mission. As announced in a
Lame-duck history, Part 2: 1974 – 2012
As we approach the lame duck session of the 111th Congress, we can learn a lot from how previous Congresses dealt with this challenging
Lame-duck history, Part 1: 1940-1970
With the presidential election over and quite satisfying results for most progressives, the next step in our political process is for the present (111th)
Progress: Women, minorities make up majorities in newly elected government
“The Democratic Caucus will bring to the 113th Congress the first Caucus where the majority is women and minorities. Our new Caucus will celebrate
“Barracuda business class” vs. democracy
It’s November 5, the day before the 2012 presidential election. If polling guru Nate Silver is right, President Obama will win his second term.