This Wednesday is Veterans Day, and I hope you'll join me, Gold Star Mother Ruth Stonesifer, and Powerline blogger John Hinderaker for a conference call tonight at 8 pm Eastern/ 5 pm Pacific as we launch The Eleven Eleven Campaign.

The objective of the campaign is simple: to get...

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal Karl Rove presented a thoughtful opinion piece on how to read the results of elections to be held Tuesday in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Regardless of Rove's projected outcomes in these elections, he makes the mistake of seeing the results, as...

In November of 1979, I volunteered to work on Ted Kennedy's Presidential Announcement swing through California. I busted my rear driving the press around and making sure their luggage got to their rooms. But I was a volunteer just happy to be part of my candidate's announcement.

Three days later...

I wanted to let you know about an important debate that's going on around health care reform that's been a bit under-the-radar. It's the issue of "biosimilars," which are medicines that are developed to mimic complex biologic drugs that treat diseases like cancer.

Howard Dean wrote an op-ed about the...

In an off-year without many campaign horse-races, Boston is hitting an electoral cross-roads. Boston Mayor Tom Menino, an establishment, machine politician of 16 years is facing the first real challenge of his career.

And it couldn't be more refreshing. Boston is starving for some energy and innovation. The budget process...

UPDATE: Full disclosure, as many of you know, I have been publicly supportive of Carolyn Maloney beyond this one post and I have discussed her potential candidacy with her personally. If she runs - which I hope she does since she'd be a great Senator - I'd be honored to...

As I first learned on Ted Kennedy's Presidential campaign in 1980, the cause is everything. Win or lose, be a true believer. Spend yourself completely. Leave nothing on the table. It may be tough, but it is what I love to do. And today, I celebrate another year of it.

Big news: A new Public Policy Polling poll today shows Brian Moran leading the Democratic primary race for Governor in Virginia. That's despite McAuliffe spending a half million dollars, hiring 100 staffers and calling me an 'ass.'

What this poll shows is that despite how much McAuliffe thinks this race...

I've talked about Roy Bennett and his imprisonment for weeks, talked about his courage, about Roy really being the heart and soul of the MDC opposition to Mugabe in Zimbabwe, and rejoiced when I learned he was released from the horrors of the Mutare prison -- a prison that is...

"I couldn't see a thing. Everything was black. I slumped against the wall and steadied myself until slowly my vision started to come back, blurry and plotchy, but at least it wasn't total darkness anymore. This time, I didn't need a doctor to tell me what was happening. When you're...

If you think spreading the word about Roy Bennett doesn't matter, then read this letter I received from Zimbabwe today. What you do matters, even if all you can do is urge people to spread the word, come here for updates or follow me on twitter (@joetrippi) and tell...

Roy Bennett remains in custody today, and authorities intend to hold him until at least March 4, it was said in an MDC press release. As Bennett is held on charges of 'terrorism,' Zimbabwe military police backed by Mugabe have tried to use him as a political pawn to...

Today, Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released a statement condemning the arrest of Roy Bennett, urging President Obama to take action to promote his immediate release:

Washington, D.C. - Following reports of the arrest of Roy Bennett, the Treasurer-General of the opposition Movement...

Earlier today, one of the most courageous men I've ever met, Roy Bennett, was abducted by police and was seen being taken to Marondera, one of Robert Mugabe's infamous torture camps. Roy was returning to the country from exile in South Africa after being appointed Minister of Agriculture by...

When history is written, will Sen. Tom Daschle's withdrawn nomination for President Obama's Cabinet represent a tax issue? No.

Will it represent an issue of "vetting" that can be solved with a few questions on a questionnaire? No.

Will it represent what someday will be seen as a primitive era...

Yesterday marked a triumph for this people-powered movement. Obama's win proved that the politics-as-usual is over, that no longer are we at the mercy of party bosses, big money candidates, and the Washington insiders. We control our Party. It is the people's time. And I celebrated that fact last night.

If you have checked in here over the past month or so you have seen me warn that Democrats and progressives should take the McCain/Palin ticket seriously. Take nothing for granted. I urged people not to laugh at Palin and pointed out that even Dan Quayle became Vice President.

But...

The Obama campaign's...

As Kos noted yesterday, despite last week's wave of media enthusiasm for Clinton, Obama's delegate lead didn't shrink at all. The delegate math doesn't look good for Clinton: she'll need a big win in Pennsylvania, an upset in North Carolina, and solid victories in Florida and Michigan revotes, all...

While what's going on in Bali right now is so important, it's not going to be the magic band-aid that fixes global warming. It's going to take all of us, going back to fundamentals and finding a Better Way to do everyday things.

For those of us already in...