Weekly Audit: The unemployment epidemic
On Friday, we learned that the U.S. unemployment rate officially broke 10% for the first time since the early Reagan years. This is about as bad as it gets for a modern, developed economy. No economic...
View ArticleThe Mulch: Frustrated, Obama calls for action
President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated arrival in Copenhagen today has turned from a hopeful sign of success into a grim reality check. Immediately after arriving this morning, Obama joined an...
View ArticleThe Mulch: Tepid Accord Reached in Copenhagen
By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium BloggerAfter two weeks of negotiations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop15), global leaders produced a limited, non-binding agreement that was...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: What does Coakley's defeat mean for health care reform?
Last night, Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill Teddy Kennedy’s senate seat in Massachusetts. Coakley’s loss puts health care reform in...
View ArticleWeekly Audit: Just Who is Obama fighting for?
Progressives have waited a year for President Barack Obama to roll up his sleeves and fight for serious financial reform. Last week, he finally jumped in the ring, telling weak-kneed Senators to stand...
View ArticleWeekly Diaspora: Rallying the grassroots
Ed. Note: After a brief hiatus, the Diaspora is back! We’re very excited to have Erin Rosa on board for this project. Please stay tuned for the latest developments around immigration reform every...
View ArticleWeekly Diaspora: Immigration opponents take a turn for the worse
As grassroots support for the pro-immigration reform March for America grows, anti-immigration groups and their allies are trying to use racial tension to stop the momentum. Opposition groups like...
View ArticleWeekly Diaspora: Obama deploys troops to border amid rising civil disobedience
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he would be deploying 1,200 National Guard troops to the Mexican border to beef up security along the Río Bravo. This surprise move has garnered...
View ArticleWeekly Diaspora: Obama to Congress: It's time to support immigration reform
This morning, President Barack Obama condemned the ”failure by those of us in Washington to fix a broken immigration system” and called on Congress to support reform this year.“This administration will...
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Another Texas governor shoots for the presidency
Tuesday, August 16, 2011The likely Republican nominee for the 2012 U.S. presidential race declared his candidacy on Aug. 12 in South Carolina. Speaking to conservatives, Texas Governor Rick Perry said:...
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Reviewing President Obama's achievements ahead of the U.S. elections
Wednesday, October 31, 2012The U.S. presidential election will take place on November 6. Despite all of the statistics from at least eight different daily tracking polls, no one can say for certain...
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Pardon Snowden
Publish Date: October 14, 2016Summary: President Obama needs to know the world supports this. Edward Snowden speaking at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference, credit Gage Skidmore,...
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