House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY) plans to hold hearings on the domestic threat posed by Muslim-Americans because, he claims, "over 80 percent of mosques in this country are controlled by radical Imams."

This reminds me of Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ), who charged last year that...

It's no surprise that Republicans and their corporate allies are up to their old games. Or, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "There they go again!" Having successfully blocked congressional efforts to strengthen the right of workers to organize a union, they now want to stop workers from learning their rights under...

It's not "Obamacare"; the President (and every Member of Congress) already has health care -- quality, affordable, publicly-provided health care. It would make more sense to name it after someone who might not have health care coverage if it was not for the hard-fought incremental reform that was eventually enacted....

Forget the 1994 Elections. Look Way Back to 1934 for the Best Parallels to 2010

We've all heard the electoral comparisons to 1994, when the Republicans won 54 Democratic seats and took control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years, while also capturing the U.S....

Labor Day marks the beginning of the new school year, but like many traditions, this one is being reevaluated to address new needs. What is the best way for us to have an educated population while we face a challenging economic environment both at home and internationally? Can we afford...

This post is coauthored by Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute and author of Can They Do That? Retaking our Fundamental Rights at Work

Everyone in America seems to have an opinion about who is responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Liberals blame Tony Hayward and...

The center of the universe for making change this 4th of July weekend is Hawaii. That's right -- the 50th state is 2010's Wimbledon for the effort to battle LGBT discrimination, and Governor Linda Lingle is playing on center court. And, apparently, she is straddling the net.

Recent disappointing employment statistics confirm what job-seeking Americans already know: despite some hopeful economic signs this year, the Great Recession drags on. The pain of unemployment cuts across all categories of workers, but each group experiences it differently.

Young workers -- those just out of high school or...

A dynamic young, progressive president offering hope and change enters the White House with Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, following a two-term Republican president. After the Administration's first year, the best known scorekeeper of liberal legislative accomplishment--Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)--is not pleased.

"Callous Neglect of Real...

Suppose your boss held a meeting at work and told you and your fellow employees, "We need you to vote for John McCain for President because Barack Obama isn't good for us."

1) Say, "What do you mean by 'us'?"
2) Snap to attention, salute smartly,...

A popular metaphor this past year ran something like this: "Enough for Wall Street; let's take care of Main Street." Wall Street symbolizes the interests of bankers and big business interests. Main Street is purported to symbolize the interests of ordinary Americans.

But not all Main Streets are alike. Life...

January 15th marks the 81st birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. In the 41 years since Dr. King's assassin, many of us -- some who were around for the civil rights marches and anti-war demonstrations, others who study history -- often wonder, what would King be doing...

A new national poll released today shows strong support for "for-profit" education in this economic decline. The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites. The poll shows that "for-profit...

I know that I'm not as smart as Barack Obama, but I am educated enough (and lucky enough) to be a part of the 82.8% of folks who have a job. Trust me, I know that things could be different; I am from Detroit. I also know that education isn't...

"If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog" was the headline for the satiric magazine National Lampoon in 1973. Accompanied by this photo of a cute black and white pooch with a man holding what looks to be a .38 special at its head, it was typical...

Insurance companies have been playing nice on health care reform. If you sell a product, and the government requires every American to buy it -- even subsidizes the cost for people who can't afford it -- what's not to love?

On October 13, the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by...

A group of conservative Democrats walk into a health care reform store...

Yes, unfortunately it is the beginning of a bad joke even though the issue is not a joking matter.

We've all done this at some point. You visit a store in search of an item that you need...

On Sunday, October 11, I plan to March for Equality.

It will be an historic day -- the day that divides the past from the future. Going forward there will be, "Before the March" and "After the March."

Before the March, nobody thought that tens of thousands of...

Unemployed for a day, you can make it. Unemployed for a month, you will struggle. Unemployed for six months? Disaster. It's not just how many are unemployed, it's for how long. And in the eyes of a recent college graduate, six months without a job is a catastrophe.

Unemployment will...

I know that the recession isn't over. I know it because the unemployment rate is still too high (9.7% in August, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 16% if you count all of the folks who are really looking for full time work) and because there are millions of...