— an invitation from Stephanie Cutter Every Wednesday, OFA hosts a policy briefing to make sure you’re up to date on the issues and ready to fight for the President’s agenda in your community. Tonight, we’ll be talking further about the sequester
The clock is ticking — 45 days and counting — on the most important comment period yet for stopping the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The State Department released its latest report on the pipeline last Friday, and it utterly downplays the
Mar 5, 2013 | By ThinkProgress War Room New polling data released today shows overwhelming support for gun reform. 86% of Nevada residents want every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check. Unfortunately, in the vast majority of states, it’s currently
THE BOEHNER-QUESTER Sequester: The Finger on the TriggerRichard (RJ) Eskow, Op-Ed: Today is the day the package of budget cuts they call the “Sequester” takes effect. There will be endless postmortems and real-time analyses. But as its draconian effects, there’s one thing
— by Kimberley Johnson The three of you are the big MSNBC liberal spokespeople. You have powerful positions. You are admired and influential. Ever since the Republican Party started going medieval on women’s rights, I have seen it covered in the media
Just as a fracking operation is starting up in Elko County, and … just as President Obama is getting ready to nominate a new Secretary of Energy to run the Department of Energy, a post on Truth-Out reminds us ‘why’ this appointment
Send an email, make a phone call, or send a tweet asking your members of Congress to get behind #HJRes29 to get it promoted out of committee and passed by Congress so it can be ratified by the States! Related Posts: Citizens
As a form of Valentine to the U.S. public, Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN8], introduced H.J.Res. 29, which proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution (overturning the Citizens United ruling by) providing that rights extended by the Constitution, are rights of ”natural” persons only:
Nationally — Right now, communities across the country are already fighting the fracking industry for clean air and clean water. And the stakes have gotten even higher with the potential for more fracking — all so the natural gas industry can export
The United States Postal Service has just announced that due to budget shortfalls, mail will no longer be delivered on Saturdays starting in August. It’s true the post office faces financial challenges. But the financial problems are in large part a direct
