I said I was leaving TPMCafe, and I am. I came back for one last post to make the most important point I've ever made on these pages: You are being betrayed by nearly every leader in politics, media and...
After the mirthless and misplaced angerfest that Josh Marshall dumped on me in his emails this weekend, apparently while he was hip-deep in alligators, I was none too impressed by his doubling down on the unfounded insults today.I can take...
Missourians, it's time to call, fax and email your only Democratic senator and demand that she publicly declare her support for the public option.Last Wednesday, Feb. 24th, Melanie's March came to a close in Washington, D.C., with six senators in...
The first video below is mine. I threw it together to give you a feel for our trip.The next is shorter and was produced by SEIU. It includes remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom...
I just got back from Washington, where our contingent of 11 from St. Louis met up with at least a half-dozen more from our city (including Melanie's commonlaw spouse, Steve), eight who marched all the 135 miles from Philadelphia to...
The most anticipated motion picture of 2009 arrives in 2010. "Health Care in Black & White: Part 2," will premiere at noon Saturday, Feb. 27th on YouTube. I will post the embedded video and a link here.The third and final...
Former vice-president Dick Cheney was hospitalized again Monday for chest pains. Doctors quickly ruled out the possibility of a heart condition, as Cheney was born without one."We think it may have been a twinge of guilt stemming from a fluke,...
You--yes, YOU--can participate in Melanie's March, even if you can't be there.Please go to melaniesmarch.com to find out how you can make a difference in one of the most memorable and powerful nationwide rallies yet for meaningful health care reform....
Quite simply, as Al Franken has said, I need your support, and that means your money. I want to go to Washington, D.C. again next week for a rally to help finish the fight for health care reform. I'm broke...
NPR just reported that Obama has reversed his position and is willing to start from scratch with Republicans on health care. I left a message for Nancy Ann DeParle with an intern in the White House Office of Health Reform....
When I wrote about how courageously Melanie Shouse of St. Louis fought for health care reform--even as she was losing her battle against breast cancer---it touched a chord in all who read about her life and death. I want to...
Amid the statements of somber recognition and condolences issued about Rep. John P. "Jack" Murtha (D-PA.) after his death today at age 77, there were also catcalls from anti-war Progressives who felt compelled to point out Murtha's complicity in the...
Minutes ago, I received an email from Jennifer Haro of Organizing for America in St. Louis concerning a woman I knew as a tireless supporter of President Obama--a Progressive who could put any Progressives among the TPM community to shame...
I called my tax preparer to inquire about the possibility of receiving a tax credit and after he told me "No," he went on to tell me that elitists in Washington--"Obama, Pelosi and Reid" among them, but most Republicans included,...
I just had a few epiphanies. Bing! Bang!! Boom!!!Man, my brain hurts. Help me sort this out. ...Another fund-raising letter from Organizing for America just arrived in my email inbox. Most emails I get from OFA are sent in the...
The day before the State of the Union, I tried to anticipate what it might contain that the average American could cheer. And in this respect, I believe President Obama delivered. His focus on the economy and jobs seemed to...
I'm just curious, how many here think serious change may require a march on Washington of epic proportion, or a throng of real-life American Les Miserable types hanging around the Rose Garden demanding a little policy love from the second-floor...
FDR gave us the New Deal.Truman gave us the Fair Deal.LBJ hoped for a Great Society, and he got a great deal of it passed into law.Under Speaker Newt Gingrich, the GOP offered a Contract with America, and the public...
Big Business has rarely had it so good as during the three centuries between 1600 and 1900. By the time that long orgy of capitalism came to a close, business regulations were being enacted here in the U.S. and strengthened...
When giant corporations swallow little ones, and especially when smaller corporations borrow money to take over big ones, the new acquisition is often broken up and sold off to pay the debt. These fire sales throw dozens--if not tens of...
