For Democrats, 2014 Depends on Organizing for Action

For Democrats, 2014 can be a good one or a terrible one. They can easily lost the Senate, and reverse the gains from 2010 in the House. But, they could also win the necessary seventeen seats to give Nancy Pelosi the gavel, and keep their Senate majority. History is against […]


White House Releases President Obama Shooting Photo

The White House has released a photo of President Obama doing skeet shooting at Camp David. During an interview with The New Republic, President Obama said that he does skeet shooting “all the time.” However, conservatives questioned whether or not the President had actually ever done shooting, citing the lack […]


John Kerry Confirmed as Secretary of State

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) was confirmed by both the Foreign Relations Committee and the full Senate today. The confirmation means all Sen. Kerry needs to do is resign his Senate seat in order to get sworn into office. His confirmation was passed unanimously through the committee, which he has chaired […]


Immigration Deal Shows What Compromise Will Look Like

Over the past few months and years, compromise has been a dirty word. Fueled by Tea Party Republicans and Progressive Democrats, compromise has been rarer and rarer, and bipartisanship was just a story to tell. Any compromises that were reached, they were between the moderates of both parties, and pleased […]


Republicans Look to Extend Effects from 2010 Election

States, such as Wisconsin, are looking to change the way Electoral College votes are allocated. They wish to change it so that the votes are allocated mostly by congressional district. Doing so would be a way to extend the effects of the 2010 election. The 2010 election may have had […]