Senior House Republicans' Threat to Barack Obama
This past week many members of the media received an email from one of the most senior House Republicans about President Obama's use of executive orders. It has "threat" written all over it, from the...
View ArticleBoehner Law Suit Dismissed; Fix Constitutional Dysfunction
Dismiss the Boehner lawsuit. Address actual government dysfunction. Ahh Summer. It used to be thought that in August with Congress adjourned and the Supreme Court out of town extolling high...
View ArticleConservatives Ban the Bomb?
"Ban the bomb" is seen today as a leftist cause, with conservatives tending to resist any attempt to reduce the size of our nuclear arsenal or otherwise change our dependence on these weapons of mass...
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Sec. Kerry's Opportunity in Burma: Political Pressure Coupled With Economic...
The open windows on the second floor of the Mandaley farmers' association office do nothing to ease the unbearable heat of a balmy Mandaley afternoon in Burma. No breeze to speak of. But that doesn't...
View ArticleYour Safety Is a Barrier to Trade
Industry lobbyists are working to ensure a new transatlantic trade deal gives commercial interests precedence over public health. Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth have shown that at least one part...
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The World Bank Can't Sacrifice the Poor to Stay in the Game
Every year around the world some 15 million people are uprooted from their land and homes to make way for "development." This slow tsunami of human misery does not attract much media attention, but...
View ArticleBlaming John Dean for His Poor Counsel
Forty years having passed since Richard Nixon's resignation certainly allows for some revisionist history - some extremely valid and favorable to him. He did, after all is said and done, accomplish a...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Neel Kashkari
Dear Mr. Neel Kashkari, As a real homeless person I find your little homeless man publicity stunt to be a slap in the face of real homeless people. For one thing, I don't know any homeless people who...
View ArticleBlack Caucus: #StandWithKeith to End Gaza Blockade
On July 29, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Keith Ellison did something unique for a Member of Congress. He published an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for ending the economic blockade...
View ArticleCould a Shift in U.S. Public Opinion Erode Israel Support in Washington?
Public support for Israel is becoming partisan. In a way, that's not a surprise. Everything is becoming partisan these days. What makes Israel different is that you don't see any partisan split in...
View ArticleThe Border Isn't Along the Border
The border isn't along the border alone, it's everywhere in America. It lives along the frayed lines of battered nerves, those of American-born citizens who fear their parents' deportation could come...
View ArticleCan History Repeat Itself? We'll Find Out In November
The set-up is the same: draconian, anti-immigrant, anti-children legislation backed by the GOP. A fatigued, yet powerful, Latino voting bloc. Only time will tell whether Speaker Boehner and the House...
View ArticleLegislators Who Block Medicaid Expansion Are Stiffing Veterans Out of Health...
The scandal over long wait times for veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs health system has grabbed a lot of headlines and elicited a lot of righteous anger -- as it should. America's...
View ArticleAmerica's Press Needs to Stop Fawning Over Big Donors
America's news media are failing to focus a critical eye on philanthropy, especially on wealthy donors. A decade ago, major newspapers like the Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times regularly...
View ArticleWhen Government Gets Bogged Down in Vitriol
Driving this week along the winding coast of Maine, and taking time to walk the rocky shore as the sun set over the hills and pines, I was struck by the contrast of the beauty of our country and its...
View ArticleIn 49 Years, Some (But Not Enough) Progress
Today marks the 49th anniversary of the passage of a monumental law which forever changed our democracy. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 set the stage for fundamental shifts to our political landscape,...
View ArticleWe Were Warned
The Senate is all aglow over the CIA's hacking their computers. But 42 years ago, Hollywood warned about an overarching national security state, and nobody listened. In 1972 a movie issued alerts with...
View Article49 Years Later, There Remains Much Work to Do to End Voter Discrimination
This week Americans celebrate the 49th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), sweeping legislation that helped guarantee equal access to the ballot box. One of the major...
View ArticleObama Says He Wants to Cut the 'Stupid Sh-t'? Start with Bad Cuba Policy
President Obama drew attention earlier this summer for reportedly describing his policy doctrine to reporters with four simple words: "don't do stupid shit." With the revelation this week of yet...
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What Gregg Popovich Understands About America That Rick Perry Never Will
"...those numbers of individuals who are coming across the border and when you think about the idea that some of them are from countries that have substantial terrorist ties whether it's Pakistan,...
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