The “Occupy Wall Street” protests are garnering more institutional support, this time in the halls of Congress. Liberal congressmen have been coming out this week to voice their support for the demonstrations, whose actual demands remain unclear. (more)
Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Twitter account has been abuzz with tweets of solidarity for the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protests in New York City. But on Saturday a new hashtag appeared there: “#OccupyDC.” (more)
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders appears likely to cruise to re-election in 2012. (more)
After a nearly trillion-dollar federal stimulus, historic health care reform legislation and two confirmed liberal Supreme Court justices, one might think the American left would have to be somewhat satisfied with President Barack Obama, at least as a presidential nominee. (more)
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee, led by Sen. Kent Conrad, are responsible for producing the Senate budget proposal for the next fiscal year. After weeks of talks and missed deadlines, it’s looking increasingly likely that Conrad will wait until the last possible moment to release his proposal. (more)
Take the James E. Clyburn Pedestrian Overpass. Or the The Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York. (more)
Vermont Sen. and self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders came to the nation’s capital on Tuesday to promote his new book and discuss politics with D.C.-area residents. (more)
Only a studio audience of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” could give self-described “socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the lion’s share of applause. But when it came to the issue of vacation time at the workplace, both Sanders and “Real Time” host Bill Maher were crowd favorites. (more)
Any lawmaker who so much as thinks about tinkering with Social Security anytime in the next decade will have to go through Harry Reid (and a few of his friends) first. (more)
For their annual “Most Liberal Members of Congress” 2011 ranking, the National Journal put nine senators in first place and three senators in tenth. In selecting political officials who advocate for many left-wing policies, the Journal simply could not decide on one individual who deserved the title as the single most liberal senator. Many of the listed senators have made recent headlines for proposed bills, eyebrow raising statements, and advocacy for liberal social issues. (more)
Campus Progress, an online magazine produced by liberal think tank the Center For American Progress, has been out front in its reporting on the for-profit schools issue, publishing a series of stories alleging conflicts of interest and disclosure problems among Democratic consultants working, or allegedly working, on the issue. (more)
The 2010 campaign provided enough memorable moments to fill out a list all by itself. Christine O’Donnell, Joe Manchin shooting the cap and trade bill, Aqua Buddha: It was that kind of year. (more)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10: Kicking off a spectacular week of sensitivity toward women’s issues, tonight Olbermann giddily crowed over the fact that two BBC reporters mispronounced “Secretary of Culture Hunt.” Then he told a story about the time that he himself made a pronunciation error in reporting on air about a “quail hunt.” GET IT? He repeated it several times in case you didn’t, almost bouncing out of his chair with excitement over the cleverness and hilarity of it all. (more)
A barrage of stories last week suggested that angry Democrats could get behind another liberal to challenge President Obama from the left in 2012. (more)
Nothing changes so much as it stays the same. The Democrats continue to be relentless in their determination to destroy this country, and Republicans, despite just coming off an historic electoral victory nationwide, still don’t get it. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the spirit of the holiday season, President Barack Obama’s tax-cut deal with Republicans is becoming a Christmas tree tinseled with gifts for lobbyists and lawmakers. But that hardly stopped the squabbling on Friday, with Bill Clinton even back at the White House pleading the president’s case. (more)
In terms of Washington political drama, Friday was an instant classic. (more)
Senate Democrats plan to move ahead with a bipartisan tax package, despite strong objections from House Democrats. (more)
On Monday, President Obama made a statement claiming that a structure for an agreement was made with the GOP to extend the Bush tax cuts for all Americans for at least another two years. Unemployment benefits and other such goodies were to be exchanged for doing so. Nevertheless, I was more than stunned to see this president agree to such terms. I knew that the left would be irate and it turns out they are. (more)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent and self-described “socialist,” told reporters hours after Vice President Joe Biden pitched Democrats on President Obama’s plan to extend the Bush-era tax rates that he will do anything possible to defeat it, including a one-man filibuster. (more)
