I have something really cool to show you. But before I do, a little background.

Last Friday, I had the immense honor of speaking at the first meeting of Vice President Joe Biden's new White House Task Force for Middle Class Working Families. Vice President Biden launched his Task Force...

Pretty soon, Kermit the Frog is going to need a new song to sing. I'm not saying it's easy being green. But it's getting easier.

As part of the $787 billion stimulus package that President Obama just signed, the federal government will be investing about $60 billion in clean...

Almost two months have gone by since President Obama nominated Rep. Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor.

But some Senate Republicans are playing petty politics, holding up her confirmation. It looks like a cynical and misguided attempt to score points at the expense of the new Democratic President...

President-elect Barack Obama got it right when he announced Representative Hilda Solis as his pick for the next secretary of labor. Headlines are heralding her as the first Latino to hold the post. But the green jobs movement is jumping for joy not only because she's brown. It's because she's...

Maybe the Wall Street bailout package is a good idea.

But the only thing I know for sure is this: even if we avert a total economic meltdown, we will still be in a recession. Millions of Americans still will be without jobs -- or in real fear of losing...

George W. Bush's house of credit cards is falling down - on the heads of the American people. We need dramatic action - but not just to bail out financial titans who destroyed the economy.

We need to throw a green life-line to the people who want to rebuild it.

Sarah Palin and the GOP had great fun this week belittling Barack Obama's background as a community organizer. But in doing so, they were not just putting down one person.

They were attacking the (small "d") democratic traditions of the United States, itself.

Let us not forget: the first of...

None of my pro-Hillary female friends are falling for this obvious GOP pander. To the contrary, McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his VP is drawing hoots of derision.

Once they learn that Sarah Palin opposes rape and incest exceptions for women seeking abortion, they completely write her off.

One...

Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1968, a sniper assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King had come to Memphis, Tennessee, to aid striking sanitation workers. The preeminent civil rights leader of his time, he was only 39 years old.

Four decades have passed since that fateful day....

For those of us who are a part of the movement for "green-collar jobs," Sunday's Democratic presidential debate was a real watershed moment.

Clinton, Edwards and Obama were in the debate of their lives. And all three of them passionately championed the importance of creating good jobs in the clean...

Everyone is afraid to make ANY predictions now (including me), and that is probably a good thing. But there do seem to be some lessons from the past week's roller coaster ride.

1. Nobody likes inevitability; the "inevitable" nominee was punished in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

2. Everybody likes...

This week, the federal government passed an energy bill that left many environmental activists somewhat disappointed. In the face of mounting evidence of a looming climate catastrophe, they were hoping for much bolder action from the nation's lawmakers.

So was I. But tucked into the new law, there were at...

There has been a lot of discussion about the Energy Package that is set to pass the U.S. House this week.

But the media so far has missed one of the most interesting and innovative proposals that will be voted on: the Green Jobs Act of 2007.

This ground-breaking legislation...

Last Tuesday, in a shameful display of political cowardice, an important police accountability bill was stalled in committee.

The bill, SB 1019 (Romero, D-Los Angeles) would have overturned a State Supreme Court decision in Copley Press that resulted in the closure of public hearings on citizen complaints of police...

HOORAY! This week Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (CA-32) officially became the most important environmental heroine you NEVER heard of! :)

Congresswoman Solis, a Latina Congresswoman from Los Angeles, introduced the "Green Jobs Act of 2007" (H.R. 2847). The "Green Jobs Act" represents a smart, far-sighted effort to fight pollution and...

Congressional Voices Say: Fight Poverty & Global Warming With "Green-Collar Jobs"

Hooray! Hooray! FINALLY !!! ☺

Yesterday, some House Democrats finally "connected the dots" on ways to solve two of the nation's biggest problems: failing American job security and global climate security.

By addressing both issues simultaneously, these Congressional...

Once again this year, the spring season brought a flood of green-themed magazines to super-market checkout stands and airport news racks all across the country.

And once again, the faces of non-white and non-affluent Americans were almost entirely missing.

Our new environmental movement is rapidly gaining visibility and momentum....

It is hard to believe this. But this spring, 15 years (FIFTEEN!!!) have passed since that Simi Valley acquittal of four white LAPD officers who beat African-American motorist Rodney King.

In the wake of the verdicts, Los Angeles exploded in blood and flames.

Also that week, there were disturbances and...

James Rucker, my co-conspirator on ColorOfChange.org, wrote some poignant words about today's historic Super Bowl. I wanted to share them with you ...

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James writes: "When I was growing up, football was dominated by Black players, but we weren't allowed to be quarterback. And we certainly couldn't be...

In 2005, the World Economic Forum decided to eradicate poverty. And the declaration was a sight to behold.

The main stage was the site of numerous discussions, before the TV cameras of the world. We heard passionate speeches by global leaders. All professed outrage at what was...