Month: July 2010

The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors...

How would Obama be doing if he hadn’t locked in some establishment support by naming Hillary Clinton to his cabinet and bringing in some moderate Republicans, too?

Despite a certain watered-down quality to much the legislation passed so far during the 111th Congress, it stands as the most successful and progressive Congress since the 89th Congress, a full forty-five years ago. If you doubt...

The Washington Post covers the ‘Party of Hell No’ strategy: …the barrage of “no” votes from the GOP has not abated. Emboldened by sagging approval ratings of the Democratic-controlled Congress,...

The the recent Wikileaks release indicates that the US Military and NATO have deployed a “Special Unit” called Task Force 373 and other units to kill people “to hunt down targets for death or detention without...