After the election

President-elect Barack Obama and the new Democratic Congress must repeal a terrible rule change that the Bush administration imposed while packing up.read more

It is in keeping with his pledge to jolt the economy back to work and to take seriously the crisis of global warming.read more

“I will make ending the genocide in Darfur a priority from day one,” he promised on the campaign trail in April.read more

President-elect Obama’s appointment of Peter Orszag to be director of the Office of Management and Budget has raised the threat level for an attack on Social Security to orange.read more

Prosecuting these officials would help the United States regain its moral standing in the world and to prove our commitment to upholding international human rights standards.read more

Democracy never intended for a simple majority of the people to take away the fundamental rights of the minority. A cornerstone of democracy is found in the belief that our Constitution, and not our contempt, should be the driving force insuring equality for all.read more

Obama’s victory, as well as the increased Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, represents a clear mandate that repudiates the Republican policies of reckless militarism and the redistribution of wealth from the majority of middle and lower-class Americans to a small, wealthy elite.read more