Progressive Caucus

WASHINGTON -- Linda Evans cried Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol building as she described the unemployment crisis and her own struggle to find work...

The nation is waiting to hear what President Obama is going to say tomorrow night, when he gives an address to a joint session of Congress on the subj...

It surpasses all irony and actually enters into the realm of bitter humor that we're about to celebrate Labor Day when the unemployment rate remains at the sky-high level of 9.1 percent.

The co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus issued a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday, asking him to consider two proposals as he p...

It's strange that President Obama doesn't show any indignation about our long slide into economic oblivion. He's certainly not "fighting mad" about it. He draws a line in the sand, the Republicans cross it, then he steps back and draws another line in the sand.

WASHINGTON -- In some of the most bizarre votes seen yet in this Congress, House lawmakers from both parties banded together Friday to rebuke Presiden...

Last month's lousy unemployment numbers have politicians in both parties talking about jobs again -- but they are mostly mouthing the words. The big dogs are still focused on deficits.

It's really been cracking me up to witness the extent denialists are willing to go to blame the House Democrats' defeats on liberal bloggers -- as if ...

WASHINGTON -- Tuesday was a tough night for Democrats, as they watched Republicans win enough seats to take back the House in the next Congress and be...

Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias announced on Friday that if he wins in November, he will immediately spearhead the creation of ...

Who in Washington is telling banks their actions are unacceptable? By starting my campaign right in front of one of the big banks, I wanted to make clear that I will.

An emerging coalition of new and traditional progressive power is placing the "old guard" in the Democratic establishment on notice that the status quo is no longer acceptable, and they had best adapt or face the consequences.

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today.

When the final chapter on this recent attempt at health care reform is written, the inevitable question will be: Did President Barack Obama -- who fam...

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has been furiously rounding up support for a "robust" public insurance option to be included in the health care b...

The Left loses key battles because most Americans don't understand the very basics of American democracy--especially that we do not have a parliament.

Progressive leaders are calling the neutered public option in the House bill a "once in a lifetime reform," despite the fact that it has eliminated the very provision they promised was essential.

The fundamental failing of the newest Senate proposal is that it requires individuals to purchase health insurance, but does nothing to rein in what insurance companies charge.

Greenwald argues, at length, against the notion that the entirety of the failure to reform health care can be laid at the feet of Congressional intransigence.

If you break your pledge and vote for a health reform bill without this minimally robust version of the public option, you've ensured that even with a Democratic majority, all "reform" will be limited by your Blue Dog colleagues.

Rep. Peter DeFazio called for the firing of President Barack Obama's top two economic aides on Wednesday, accusing them of pursuing a recovery plan sk...

Congressman Raul Grijalva, a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sits down for an interview about President Obama's health care speech.

President Obama is reaching out to lawmakers in his own party, including liberals, in an effort to build momentum to pass health care overhaul, accord...

The Obama White House is doing untold damage to its credibility here by scheming against the centerpiece of healthcare reform -- the public option. This is the very heart of reform.

It does seem like the August doldrums are renewing the progressive appetite for pushing Obama -- even the House Progressive Caucus is starting to channel its inner Evan Bayh and actually threaten to withhold votes.