Just after the Major League Baseball All-Stars competed for glory in New York City, the Netroots All-Stars converged for support in Austin, Texas. Among the 2,000 bloggers and activists gathered to organize for change, over 30 outstanding candidates for Congress, Senate and local office shone brilliantly throughout the Netroots Nation...

I just joined an overflow crowd in DAR Constitution Hall for former Vice President Al Gore's excellent call for carbon free electricity in 10 years.

You can watch the whole speech at
www.wecansolveit.org
meanwhile here are the 10 essential points that set forth change we can...

Barack Obama's recent NORAD tour and renewed call for national service demonstrated an important milestone in his campaign: passing the NORAD Test for presidential candidates.

What is the NORAD Test? In my book Campaign Boot Camp, I describe it as follows:

Assume that, as happened on September 11,...

In today's installment of McCain vs. McCain, the "straight talker" claimed credit for passage of the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights he opposed.

When Fighting Dem Jim Webb vowed to give patriots who enlisted after 9/11 the same opportunity for a first-class education offered to the greatest generation...

It's a new day in America.

Barack Obama has captured the imagination of the American people and majority of the popular delegates from caucuses and primaries from sea to shining sea. Barack Obama has the vision, ideas and values needed to bring positive change to our lives, from economic justice...

There I was, all ready to greet the torch with peaceful protest. I live on the Embarcadero, a block from the ballyard, where the torch run was set to commence. Last night the police came by dropping barricades all the way down the block. This morning the sun shone brightly...

Two talented teams locked in competition. Partisans watching closely to determine who has the stuff to lead us to victory this fall. Some folks carried away by the heat of battle deliver overly personal attacks. Decked out in my "Democrat 08" jersey, I join the fray, calling out: "Don't boo...

Barack Obama swept to victory here in South Carolina, giving this once-red state a purple hue. Over 520,000 people voted tonight in the Democratic primary - walloping the turnout of 440,000 voters in last week's Republican primary. Barack Obama earned more votes tonight than were cast for all candidates combined...

As the Michigan primary is called for Romney, leaving that side of the race wide open - all eyes turn to Nevada. With the sun setting over the desert, the parking lot of the Cashman Center featured a Democratic Presidential debate warmup with competing "free speech zones" of supporters chanting...

Greetings from Harry's Bar in San Francisco, where we are toasting the youth of New Hampshire as they -- like their cohorts in Iowa last week -- have declared themselves full partners in the civic life of our country with another whopping voter turnout. Thanks to their participation, the race...

While we pore over the results from Iowa and turn to New Hampshire, the clear winners for the 2008 presidential election are young voters. Dismissed by some as being too cynical to care and disenfranchised by others who discouraged them from returning early from Christmas vacation to vote, young voters...

Greetings from Leesburg Pike in Virginia where the Democratic National Committee is gathered for the last major Presidential superdelegates forum before the election. All the delegates here will be headed west to Denver, CO to cast our votes for President at the convention. So far, there is no overwhelming favorite...

Greetings from the yeaklykos convention in Chicago, where the 44th President of the United States is among the contenders participating in the first-ever netroots Presidential forum. There are almost as many cameras flashing at the candidates as when Barry Bonds or A-Rod steps up to the plate. Let's see who...

Shoddy conditions. Vermin and mold. Indifference and neglect. Breach of trust. Battlefield wounds compounded by administrative failures. Woefully inadequate mental health screenings. Despite official promises of care, people left to suffer needlessly. Can this really be happening in America? Sadly, yes. As we watch the painful, powerful testimony before Congress...

Good morning from Washington DC - day 2 of the DNC winter meeting, otherwise known as opening weekend for the 2008 Presidential election. With 367 days until the February 5, 2008 projected super tuesday (and approximately 337 days until early voting in some states), most of my DNC colleagues -...

Greetings from the Democratic National Committee (DNC)'s winter meeting in Washington DC, a 2006 victory lap for the Democratic U.S. House and Senate, governorships and state legislatures as well as the first showcase of 2008 Presidential candidates. From the Veterans and Military Families Council Meeting to the general sessions to...

California can hold a special election for President and keep faith with our priorities by establishing a People's Primary: set up a fund and have people pay for it. If we have the cash by budget time June 1, call a special election. Everyone who wants an early primary can...