Republicans Preach Middle Class Values While Declaring War On Unions — Obama
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We Can’t Sit By When Congress Turns Blind Eye To Police Brutality Epidemic
Raymond Tensing--shot Dubose in the head in cold blood and concocted story Politics of Police Brutality, The Democratic Party and The 2016 Elections The July 19 Ohio shooting…
No Highway Construction Funding And Debt Ceiling Approaches: U.S. Congress Back To Disfunction
Speaker John Boehner and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. What's new is old -- gridlock regime The most important function Congress serves is to debate and pass the…
Don’t Let Puerto Rico Drown: Chapter 9 Bankruptcy, And Debt Restructuring
Eric Schneiderman New Yorkers are watching the deteriorating fiscal situation in Puerto Rico with deep concern. For many New Yorkers, the Puerto Rican debt crisis is not a…
President Obama’s Visit And Africa’s Second Uhuru
Dear Mr. President, Your trip to Africa this week presents a legacy-defining opportunity. President George W. Bush is remembered for the billions of dollars he made available to…
Lessons For Next POTUS: Executive Powers, Weak Congress And Media Spin
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton --should either get elected, former Congressman Hamilton warns against media manipulation Before the ins- and- outs of the 2016 presidential contest become a…
The ACA: V for O’s Victory
At 10:00AM on Thursday morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare, if you prefer. King v. Burwell…
Why Most Young Americans Abhor Politics
Lee Hamilton I spend a fair amount of time talking to students and other young people about Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something. It used…
The Two Americas: 8 Solutions to Fix the Great American Crisis
Dr. King -- over 50 years later nation still mired in many of the woes he lamented President Obama and Congress must address the economic genocide in black…
Truth: We’re All Liberals
“Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed.” That’s from 1 Corinthians 15:58 of the Bible. And it’s entirely…