A list about bipartisan pipedreams
The Horse's Mouth (Greg Sargent) By now, you've probably heard that Michael Bloomberg and a bunch of retired politicians are going to hold a summit at the University of Oklahoma …
Fighting for America
A week ago I posted the news about the 17 year old girl, Nataline Sarkisyan, who died when her family's health insurance company, CIGNA, decided their bottom line was more …
Part of the problem
Susie: I see our country at a crossroads. And if we nominate a charismatic figure who, perhaps unwittingly, cultivates a cult of personality around himself – someone whose
Join Gold Star fathers at anti-war demo during Bloomberg/Boren "bipartisan forum"
[I have posted this story at Blue Oklahoma, OKIMC, and Daily Kos. Any additional publicity on blogs or otherwise would be welcomed.] Background: OU President (and former OK Democratic Senator) …
Helluva speech
And so was this:
Iowa results
“The status quo lost, and change won.” John Edwards in his concession speech. Obama won decisively, due primarily to a huge turnout, particularly of young people 57% of whom caucused …
Why Iowa, why Edwards
The LA Times has a handy guide to tonight's political ritual (may it soon be dead), entitled Why Iowa? And what's a caucus, anyway? which answers the basic questions about …
On the Iowa caucus
Tomorrow evening the first votes in the presidential primary will take place (though since it's Iowa, where they have a caucus, they won't be votes per se). I opted out …
At the Rose Parade – a report from Barbara Cummings
My friend Barbara lives in San Diego and was among the 400 or so activists who got up early on New Years Day and did an Impeachment action during the …