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Will the Patriot Act, NSA and PRISM Define the 2016 Presidential Election?
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2013 CommentThe 2016 presidential election will be the fourth such election since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the whole while with American troops still either fighting or maintaining a presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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I Trust Edward Snowden Less Than I Trust the NSA and the Government
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2013 CommentI think we can all agree on one thing: Edward Snowden is a whistleblower. What many of us can't agree on is whether he is a traitor or a hero. And today, I know what it feels like to be called a traitor; because my own fellow liberal Democrats, my fellow progressives on the left are calling me a sellout ... for being honest. Here's the truth: I trust the government more than I trust Edward Snowden.
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Tareq Salahi's Absurd Run for Virginia Governor
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2013 CommentIn campaigns of yore, there were always a few random gadflies who would file papers to run for some office which they clearly were unqualified to hold. They knew this, on some level, and were largely running as some sort of statement or protest. These runs were valuable on that level, drawing some attention to what was wrong with the major party candidates or front-runners. Typically, those candidates were utterly unknown to anyone outside their own communities, and only got attention when some local reporter would do the obligatory story on the Area Man who was running for president against all odds.
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House and Senate Farm Bills Cut Food Stamps
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2013 CommentEarlier this year, Congress only managed to extend the expired farm bill – which includes a host of agriculture and nutrition related programs – as part of the deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." That move funded the bill's programs through September. Now, determined to avoid a repeat performance, it seems, both chambers are moving their own respective bills forward again.
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The Story Behind JFK’s 1963 Landmark Civil Rights Speech
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 CommentThe Center for the Study of Race and Democracy's Peniel Joseph has a great New York Times op-ed today positioning President John F. Kennedy's speech on civil rights – which he delivered 50 years ago today – in the broader context of that movement. The whole thing is worth a read, but one bit leapt out at me as understating the story:
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Bush and Bolick's 'Immigration Wars' Points the Way on Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 CommentThe Senate is scheduled to hold its first vote on landmark bipartisan immigration legislation at 2:15 this afternoon, but it's not out of the woods yet. The vote is to invoke cloture, which it is expected to get. Post-cloture, it will be open season on the bill through the amendment process and accompanying votes.
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Archbishop Chaput Issues a Call to Action on Religious Liberty
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 CommentPresident Barack Obama's signature achievement, the passage of national health care legislation, remains unpopular with the American electorate. Indeed, the American people appear to like it less and less the more they learn about what it is going to do to their access to health care and to its affordability. That said, it is curious that the most recent polls show the voters still trust the Democrats more on the issue of health care than they do the Republicans.
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Geena Davis Aims to Get More Women Into STEM Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 CommentIn the movie "Long Kiss Goodnight," Geena Davis inspired a generation of urban youth to respect the femme fatale butt-kicking assassin Charly Baltimore, while her roles in "Thelma and Louise" and "A League of Their Own" captured the loyalty of a generation of middle American women. Now she is trying to inspire another generation of girls and women to pursue non-traditional careers by changing the way women are portrayed on television and in movies. Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, America still hasn’t closed the pay gap, but as women become an increasingly more important part of household wage earners, we need advocates like Geena Davis to succeed.
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When U.S. News Editorialized Against JFK’s Civil Rights Speech
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 Comment50 years ago this evening, President John F. Kennedy delivered his landmark speech on civil rights. As I wrote in my column for U.S. News Weekly, it was his second historic speech in two days. The first, his peace speech at American University, presented a sweeping vision of global peace. His second, given in the wake of the successful resolution of a school integration crisis at the University of Alabama – Gov. George Wallace finally stepped out of the registration building door – was a call for justice at home.
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50 Years After the Equal Pay Act, Women Breadwinners Cause Outrage
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2013 CommentFifty years after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, women still earn only 77 cents on a male worker's dollar. Meanwhile, a recent Pew survey showed that a record 40 percent of women (both married and single mothers) are the primary breadwinners in families with children under 18.
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