I believe in change and hope and know, from my experience in the LGBT movement, that it takes time.read more

It was reassuring to hear him pronounce the three letters, “FDR,” again, which I thought had been deleted from the President’s alphabet.read more

It was a winning message. The next few weeks, and the next few years, will show us what it really means.read more

I love Bill Clinton.

So do most Americans. His popularity rating is near 70%, which is why even Republicans like Newt Gingrich and Paul Ryan are trying to use him as a contrast to President Obama. If only Obama were more like Clinton, they say. I have not heard them mention how their party impeached him and crucified him when he was president.read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bob Welsh has been a "card-carrying liberal" his entire life. But it's only recently that the 74-year-old school bus driver has become involved in politics. The Wauzeka resident first got involved two years ago, working to reelect his congressman, Rep. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse). Then he got swept up in the Wisconsin protests last year.

"It was four trips to Madison, going around the Square in the winter time," Welsh says. "I just got caught up in it.... For two solid years, that's all I was doing."read more

The Big Dog rocked the house in Charlotte with his long, humorous take-down of Romney, Ryan, and the whole Republican hate-fest.read more

The Obama campaign the First Lady and the woman who introduced her to put a soft face on militarism and empire.read more

In Charlotte, the Dems and Obama favorably consider a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.read more

Michelle's fantastic speech drew a stark, though unstated, contrast with the Romneys.read more

How does Obama recapture the excitement of 2008, and motivate people to get to the polls so he can pull off what most think will be a narrow victory in November?read more

Chief among these: favoring nuclear power and obscuring the fact that the United States was an empire long before Bush Jr.read more

To be honest, this reporter hasn't seen this kind of enthusiastic confidence since Boston, four long years ago.read more

“How come they’re all great states? How come nobody comes from a mediocre state?”read more