There are no words that can adequately express this moment. From the bottom of my heart thank you. Today we take the first step towards a more egalitarian, fairer, more sustainable America.
From the New York Times:
Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a [...]
Bumped.
The House of Representatives is debating HR 2962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act today. In a nice touch, Representative John Dingell (MI-15) is presiding over the chamber. He was one of the architects of the original Medicare bill. President Barack Obama went to the [...]
The President went this morning to meet with members of the Democratic caucus of the verge of a historic vote. Thankfully, he seems to have abandoned his bi-partisan baggage.
From the Huffington Post:
In a final push to get health care reform through the House of Representatives, President [...]
Enjoy.
The Tide is Turning in the Fight to Close Guantanamo. (Sharon Kelley)
John Garamendi in CA-10: Sworn in and Looking forward to Voting on Health Care Reform.
Tuesday's election was about governing, not politics writes John Russonello.
For those not currently watching C-SPAN, which is recommended watching at present, the Republicans are trying to turn the House of Representatives into a zoo in an effort to impede debate over healthcare reform. At present, they are interrupting every short speech by a group of Democratic women legislators. [...]
Earlier in my post on US Unemployment Reaching a 26-Year High, I said this about the U-6:
Among all groups, the U6 underemployment rate -- a broader measure of the jobs shortfall which includes people whose hours have been cut, those working part-time for lack of full-time work, [...]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the left-leaning Independent who caucuses with the Democrats, today introduced legislation that would give the government the power to identify and break up financial firms that are "too big to fail."
The story from Reuters:
An independent U.S. senator on Friday introduced a bill that [...]
