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Lame Duck Ends on a Wing and a Prayer 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 12-18-2014 | Posted in: News

The “lame duck” Congress limped to an end and was able, despite gridlock, to make some accomplishments. For the record, this was the 113th elected Congress. Historians have already labeled it the “least productive” Congress in decades. NBC researchers found only 203 bills became law, down from the previously least productive 112th Congress, which enacted […]

Regarding CIA Torture, the Truth Shall Make You Free 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 12-11-2014 | Posted in: Uncategorized

In a March 2014 letter to CIA Director John Brennan, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote, ” … on only his third day in office, President Obama issued Executive Order 13491 ending the use of abusive interrogation techniques. On Dec. 9, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in a speech on the Senate floor on the newly released […]

What Will It Take to Rebuild Trust? 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 12-4-2014 | Posted in: News

Civil rights leaders, led by Marc Morial of the National Urban League, met in New York City on Dec. 4 to discuss steps that should be taken to help rebuild trust between law enforcement officials and the citizens they are sworn to protect. The leaders promised to hold a march on Dec. 13 in Washington, […]

After Ferguson we need a national commission on justice 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 12-1-2014 | Posted in: News

On the night the Ferguson Grand jury’s decision broke, a friend sent me an email: “Something was clearly broken in the Ferguson community long before Michael Brown died. Time and energy needs to be spent on figuring out what went wrong and how you begin again to build trust — because it will have to […]

No Wasted Opportunity to Fight Hunger 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 11-27-2014 | Posted in: News

A story from almost everyone’s childhood involves being told they should finish eating all of their dinner. After all, the argument went, a child living in Somalia, Indonesia or even down in Honduras, is going without food as you sit there and waste yours. Today in America, parents don’t have to point to a faraway, […]

We Can Fix Our Broken Immigration System 0

Posted by: admin | Posted on: 11-20-2014 | Posted in: News

After months and months of delay, President Barack Obama has decided to issue an executive order of reforms to fix our broken immigration system. It’s about time. It’s been over 500 days since the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill with strong bipartisan support. That bill continues to await consideration in the U.S. […]

‘Affordable’ Is in the Name 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 11-13-2014 | Posted in: News

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now a year old. And it’s still growing up. Well, for the time being. Four justices of the Supreme Court have decided to hear a case (King v. Burwell) about whether or not Obamacare tax credits, or subsidies, for citizens are legal. The case is based on legislative language […]

The Movement Still Matters 0

Posted by: admin | Posted on: 11-12-2014 | Posted in: News

A lot has changed since I grew up in Louisiana. I was born in 1959, on the eve of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Yes, a lot has changed. But it’s not as different as you might think. We, the children of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, boycotted for civil rights, […]

The sexist attack on Valerie Jarrett 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 11-11-2014 | Posted in: News

After the past week’s political upheavals in Washington and around the country, we are reminded that certain things remain constant in politics. Unfortunately, one of those things is the sexism leveled at any woman who rises to power in the White House — under presidents of either party. No sooner was the hunt on for […]

Republicans on Trial 0

Posted by: Donna Brazile | Posted on: 11-6-2014 | Posted in: News

There’s no sugarcoating it. Democrats got crushed on Election Day 2014. President Obama, in a press conference on Wednesday, summarized the 2014 election well: “Obviously, Republicans had a good night, and deserve credit for running good campaigns.” He added that the message of the election was that Americans want their elected officials to “work as […]

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