Today I submitted the necessary petition signatures to qualify for the ballot for U.S. Congress in Michigan's new 13th Congressional District. I am th...
Marci Harris | Posted 04.27.2012
How did POPVOX co-founder Rachna Choudhry and I start caring about disruption? A few years ago, we noticed that in our world -- that of advocacy, Congress, and civic engagement -- NO ONE was doing the task that was expected of them.
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 04.25.2012
The filibuster rule trumped the Buffett Rule and the people lost once again. So, it's out with the old Buffett Rule that is Warren-based. And, in with the new Buffett Rule, that is Jimmy-based.
Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012
April 17 (Reuters) - Banks in Texas, Florida and other southern states could face a pull-out of non-U.S. depositors due to a new U.S. rule finalized...
Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012
April 17 (Reuters) - Cutting government programs is favored as the way to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by more than twice as many Americans as tho...
Bill Chameides | Posted 04.10.2012
A product used not just by farmers but also by lots of us common variety home gardeners and lawn groomers has been linked to a variety of unsavory health effects from cancer (in people) to hormonal disruptions (in animals).
Doug Demeo | Posted 04.04.2012
If money were not such a factor, more common, good-minded men and women might be willing to give congressional candidacy an honest shot.
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.28.2012
Why is a U.S. congressperson so opposed to actions that support peace, the two-state solution and the strengthening of the Christian community in Palestine?
Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.28.2012
Plans to move regional, mail-processing activities from Loyola Avenue in downtown New Orleans to Baton Rouge are not a done deal, according to the U.S. Postal Service and union spokesmen last week.
Lili Gil | Posted 05.26.2012
No, this is not a feminist column or a complain letter -- so please keep reading -- it simply is a reminder of the embarrassing facts that ranks the United States 78th worldwide in female political representation, according to data gathered by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2011.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2012
Times have just changed for today's legislators, who have to wake up every morning to the news that their approval ratings hover one or two points ahead of people who desecrate graves for fun.
Steve Cobble | Posted 05.05.2012
So take a second and think back -- wouldn't you have missed Dennis Kucinich if he had not been there standing up for us these last 10 years? And won't you miss him if he's not there to fight for us in Congress next year?
nationaljournal.com | Posted 02.26.2012
Our polarized Congress is starting to look more and more like a parliament at odds with the nation’s constitutional system....
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.08.2012
Just how much do ordinary Americans dislike the group of legislators who are currently spending their days babbling at each other in the House of Repr...
Michael Shank | Posted 04.01.2012
I'm talking about the majority of businesses that perform better when poverty and violence is not prevalent. If financial incentives motivate politicos, then put some numbers on those dividends available from reducing violence.
Jan Eliasson | Posted 03.18.2012
The best intentioned development efforts fail if the basic necessity of clean water and sanitation is not met.
Posted 12.23.2011
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged member countries to quickly sign off on an agreement last year to double IMF resources and give unde...
Posted 12.21.2011
As a result of the spending bill that passed Friday, allegedly to avoid a government shutdown, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National En...
Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 02.12.2012
As America prepares for the holiday season, I hope that Congress will give a gift of life, health and hope by helping people around the world with something that most Americans take for granted: safe drinking water.
Bill Chameides | Posted 02.12.2012
Does the Durban Platform really "set a new course for the global fight against climate change"? Maybe, but it will require a whole lot of work by the likes of the United States and China to keep the world on that course.
Abbas Rezai | Posted 02.11.2012
The disputable meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and President Obama will be held today in the White House. Mr. Maliki will be accompanied by Hadi Ameri, a government minister who has been the Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards 9th Badr corps.
Jim Garrison | Posted 02.11.2012
The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, if signed into law, will signal the death knell of our constitutional republic and the formal inception of a legalized police state in the United States.
Paul Heroux | Posted 02.01.2012
What are the options for dealing with Iran's nuclear program? We can do nothing; but doing nothing isn't a real option. We can use our military to target Iran's nuclear sites, but this is bound to have unforeseen consequences. Or we can sanction Iran.
Lorelei Kelly | Posted 01.29.2012
In January, 1995, Newt Gingrich pushed through a bill that wiped out the shared system of expert knowledge and analysis inside Congress. The bill made Congress dumb -- on purpose. And now, today, we're feeling the effects more than ever.
Mya Guarnieri | Posted 01.21.2012
Because the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has effectively crippled the Palestinian economy, some Palestinian construction workers turn to the settlements for employment.
Sen. Bert Johnson | Posted 04.30.2012