Obama is raising more money via the Internet in small donations than any candidate in history. Hooray! But it is just as true that he is raising more money from fat cat donations than any candidate in history.
This was a battle the Democrats absolutely could have won. Instead, they knuckled under and granted a corrupt and authoritarian president one of his greatest victories.
Last week a mix of water and sanitation experts gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden to mull over the world's biggest public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people paid attention.
On Monday, Rep. Ron Paul introduced the AFA's legislative package into Congress. This beautifully argued document feels historic and has the ring of great power to correct great injustice.
If Obama's core value is unity, Democrats should know better than to expect him to fight their partisan fights for them. While he may disappoint them, they can also learn to respect the fact that he's being true to himself.
The conservative Counter-Establishment is the most cast-iron entanglement of alliances and dependencies known in modern American history.
Some of you may decide that my FISA position is a deal breaker. That's ok. But I think it is worth pointing out that our agreement on the vast majority of issues that matter outweighs the differences we may have.
Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...
So here we are, balanced at the precise point where the bottom-up dynamics of Web 2.0 meets the top-down dynamics of an American presidential campaign.
Customers who've had their rights violated should get their day in court. We'll never learn the facts about the warrantless wiretapping program if the telecoms are let off the hook.
If the Bush administration releases the fourth amendment that it is currently holding hostage, I'm happy to consider the Supreme Court decision on the second amendment final and decisive.
The first names to pop up, of course, where Dodd and Russ Feingold, the heart, soul and conscience of the Senate. They were on the front line of the Senate fight every step of the way.
It is one thing for a presumptive nominee to adjust policy positions to reach out to constituencies he wants to bring in to his coalition. Warrantless wiretapping has no constituency.
Even though there are many pluses in the FISA bill, the blogs are screaming bloody murder over Obama's support for it.
As Senator, I will return Idaho's representation to the Frank Church values in keeping big government and secret government out of American's personal lives.
This privacy nightmare was born one on the one hand of bad legislation, abusive surveillance tactics and politically-motivated fear mongering, and on dramatic changes in technology on the other.
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When the ACLU sued the National Security Agency over warrantless wiretapping, CREDO joined in with an amicus brief " the only phone company to do so.
AT&T's Political Action Committee contributed the maximum amount allowable by law to the Bush/Cheney campaign " twice. CREDO has given more than $60 million to progressive nonprofits like Planned Parenthood, Earthjustice and Iraq Vets Against the War.
Verizon tried to block NARAL Pro-Choice's text messages, calling them "unsavory." CREDO supports text messaging for progressive causes through our Mobile Action program.
AT&T censored Pearl Jam's criticism of Bush during a concert webcast. CREDO fights for net neutrality as a member of the Save the Internet Coalition.
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