When it comes to battling suspected terrorists it's time to reject the false choice between law enforcement and military; to be safe, America needs the best of both.

President Obama's critics say that law enforcement does not prevent disaster, but, as a former prosecutor I can say categorically that...

As the Fort Hood families grapple with the attacks on their dead and wounded loved ones, it is a bitter irony that people were murdered in what was supposed to be one of the safest places on earth. As one general said on TV last night, "we don't carry weapons...

Two important events in Barack Obama's presidency this weekend underline the urgent need to walk the talk about equality for all. First was the surprise award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama's transformational vision of a world free of nuclear weapons where all are called to address...

If "we the people" can't agree on "our" president, is there any hope for us? Actually yes.

Last night my public service leadership boot camp class pondered this topic. We were reviewing a public service fitness test exercise when some students commented that criticisms seem targeted at whether Obama is...

After marriage equality lost a bruising California campaign, one question stood out: where are the gay families? In multi-million dollar TV ads, LBGT families were defined in abstentia by both proponents and opponents of marriage equality.

Not anymore. 

In California, dozens of LBGT groups and straight allies converged...

Like millions of Americans across the country mourning the death of Senator Ted Kennedy with his family and friends, I feel the loss of an icon and can't imagine American public life without him.

The first time I saw Senator Kennedy was in San Francisco when he was running...

How did we get to this moment in healthcare reform and where do we go from here?

We are here in part because some in DC forgot an essential element of life and good manners: "dance with the one who brung ya." The American people who propelled many Democrats and...

Media attention to the birthers and others engaging as histrionic culture warriors overshadows coverage of America's real warriors -- our servicemembers -- who are fighting and experiencing great needs and purposeful strides abroad and at home.

What's new for our veterans? Two online developments this weekend tell the tale....

Elections have consequences: we voted for universal health care and intend to get it done. Throughout the 2008 presidential campaign, millions of Americans were given the option for transformational change; for shifting the billions we spend on high-end tax cuts and war in Iraq to the health and well-being of...

So Governor Sanford is another family values hypocrite. How many times did he deny privacy rights and marriage equality to others?

According to OnTheIssues.org, as a Member of Congress, Mark Sanford voted repeatedly against abortion rights; against gay marriage, civil unions, and gay adoptions; and for posting the...

Heartbroken at the ruling according second class citizenship to our LGBT families, relieved that our married friends won't endure forced divorces, it is a sad day for civil rights in California. Yet I believe we will win marriage equality through pride, respect, transparency, and optimism.

Today's California Supreme Court...

Watching President Obama and former Vice President Cheney duel on terror suspects: can Spock replace Rambo in the approach to Gitmo? Does logic ever trump emotion on terror? Obama (Spock the Star Trek logician) set up an extreme contrast between transparency versus anything goes with himself in the middle. Cheney...

We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them. These actions were perpetuated by our leaders, with our resources, in our name, for our safety. That gives us the right -- indeed the obligation -- to declassify what was directed,...

Watching Obama's press conference at the Summit of the Americas discussing economics, narco-terrorism, and guns, the President showcased a new direction in American regional partnerships. The line that captured the essence of Obama's new approach: "other countries see that we are not dug in to policies created before I was...

As storm clouds of cynicism gather over a troubled economy and uncertain world, the Democratic Congress delivers a breath of fresh air: a national call to service that triples AmeriCorps and strengthens our national commitment to the common good.

HR1388, renamed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America...

Remember those AIG commercials from 2008 where the little kids talked about how their
parents invested family savings in AIG? Now those kids and their parents are called to pay bonuses to the AIG executives who ran through those family savings like...little kids.

AIG apologists claim contractual obligations...

A milestone today as America celebrates the 200th birthday of our 16th President. Watching our first African American President honor the author of the Emancipation Proclamation in the rotunda of a Capitol built by slaves is truly inspiring. The American people are hurting and need relief in the spirit of...

As the President said about A-Rod's steroid use: "There are no shortcuts" - you tarnish those who played it straight and your entire career and it's not worth it.

When it comes to the hard work of addressing the economic crisis and the budget debt that President Obama inherited,...

Bringing innovation to tradition, President Obama's weekend wireside chat and prime time fireside chat will combine to help pass his American recovery package.

Obama knows that the drama does not exist in the sensationalist media reports about the legislative sausage-making but in the deep anger and anxiety coarsing...