In a recent blog post, Robert Reich points out that Obama won re-election, so he needs to aim much higher on the upcoming budget
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Hurricane Sandy’s election impact: What if polling places can’t open by Election Day?
Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast on Sunday, October 28 and Monday, October 29, slightly more than a week before Election Day 2012. Suppose
Progressive Alan Grayson favored to win Florida seat
When he was last in office, Alan Grayson was a hard working progressive Democrat. He campaigned as a progressive, and when he got elected, he delivered.
Extreme weather convinces Americans: Global warming is real
Corporations have debunked it, media has ignored it, and conservative politicians have fought it, but in spite of these self-serving efforts at denial, Americans
What do Congressional staffers earn?
Angling for a behind-the-scenes staff job on Capitol Hill? If so, you’re probably curious about what salaries are like in the capital of the
Track your Representatives and Senators via Megavote
Congress.org is touting a new email alert and newsletter service called Megavote. By submitting your email address and other info, you get: • A
Internet blockades: coming soon to a country near you!
You’ve heard about the chaos in Egypt. Ordinary citizens got tired of their oppressive ruler and took to the streets. There are tanks in
What the other “public option” can teach us
Community-owned-and-operated utilities are among America’s longest-running “public options.” So before writing off the healthcare public option completely and seeing it consigned to the junk
Corporation runs for Congress
Taking the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance to its logical extreme, a corporation–Murray Hill, Inc.,–has filed as a Republican candidate for Congress
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.