The only possible path to truly transformative democratic change lies in re-empowering and reforming Congress.
Salon | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) calls on President Bush in a Salon article not to abuse his pardon power: A departing president probably can't help thinkin...
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
In a gentle yet clear nudge to President-elect Barack Obama, Sen. Russ Feingold released a statement on Thursday calling for "new leadership" in the n...
Washington Monthly | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics
Vice President-elect Joe Biden leaves an open chairmanship on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that could end up being filled by one of the most...
The Hill | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Vice President-elect Joe Biden leaves an open chairmanship on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that could end up being filled by one of the mos...
Bob Geiger | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics
Feingold's would require all DHS agents to have reasonable suspicion before searching the contents of laptops or other electronic equipment carried by U.S. citizens.
John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
As the various branches of government overstep their authority, it is ultimately up to the people to hold them in check.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics
Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...
Bob Geiger | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
Calling the Bush-Cheney shredding of our national creed "a shameful legacy that will haunt our country for years to come," Feingold addressed the difficulty that a new Congress will have in rectifying this administration's actions.
Dan Solin | Posted 09.09.2008 | Business
Find out the position of the candidates on the Fairness in Arbitration Act of 2007. This proposed legislation would ban mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer agreements, including agreements with stock brokers and advisors.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics
Two of the Senate's most prominent war critics took to the defense of Barack Obama among withering criticism that his opposition to the surge was driv...
Nathan Robinson | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
Russ Feingold is the best senator we have today, and no VP choice would better represent the message of change and the departure from Bush policies.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics
If Republican John McCain needs someone to vouch for his independence, he could easily do worse than Senate colleague Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, a li...
Paul Abrams | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
As reported in these pages, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed Barack Obama's 16-month withdrawal timetable. The McCain campaign is effectively over.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
To think of Barack Obama massaging the Patriot Act to win the hearts of faux moderate Republicans, and midwest ranchers, is, at the very least, unsettling.
Howie Klein | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
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.
Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics
After years of outrage and empty promises to rein in the president's warrantless wiretapping program, the House of Representatives recently passed an ...
Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
Today's decision on the millionaire's amendment left the core of the McCain-Feingold law intact, and that's good news for everyone who cares about stamping out corruption in government.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics
Partisan tensions rose to the surface at the close of a Wednesday hearing before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and...
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
UPDATED BELOW: Sens. Feingold and Chris Dodd have announced their intent to "oppose efforts to end debate" on the FISA bill headed to the Senate for c...
Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
The Democrats are about to lose to Bush and the grossly unpopular Republicans again on FISA and telecom immunity. But are they really losing? That depends on what your objective is.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media
McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.
Huffington Post | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
The Supreme Court ruled today that detainees held in Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to challenge their detention. This is the third such ...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
UPDATE 12/2: Marc Ambinder is reporting that Jeb Bush is considering a run for the Senate to...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
this just in: Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
David Swanson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics