"[W]e need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards."

--President Barack Obama, January 11, 2009

What if, instead of sentencing Bernie Madoff today to spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge decided that we should let the criminal mastermind "move forward" and enjoy his golden...

Between now and October, Congress will authorize and appropriate money for the 2010 defense budget, for which the Obama Administration has requested $534 billion. With the federal deficit skyrocketing, the economy ailing and questions raised about some major weapons programs, both the president and the defense secretary have signaled a...

Many people know Minnesota from Garrison Keillor's stories about the fabled town of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, where "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." Occasionally, we all fall victim to viewing our circumstances through rose-tinted glasses. Like Lake Wobegon's...

Something is horribly wrong when a company that receives billions in taxpayer money from the federal government gives its senior managers big pay raises and bonuses, particularly at a time when many families are facing unemployment and home foreclosure and as the global economy falls off a cliff - an...

Last week, Common Cause called on the House Judiciary Committee to start impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for demonstrating reckless disregard for the obligations of his office.

That cannot happen fast enough.

Each day seems to bring new revelations that further darken the cloud over Gonzales...

I believe there are millions of Americans--faithful Christians, Jews and Muslims--who are tired, fed up and angry. They want this country to once again be the beacon of moral clarity it once was. They want this nation to lead when it sees fellow human beings dying of hunger and disease....