From Roll Call:
Facing a tough political cycle, the DCCC is redoubling its efforts to enlist K Streeters to help its most vulnerable “Frontline” program Members with fundraising, messaging and campaign strategy.
The ask was formalized Wednesday evening at a dinner at Acqua Al 2, an Italian restaurant on Capitol Hill, organized by [...] Read more »

Once again I’m going to break internet protocol by quoting a posting in its entirety. But you can read the whole thing here, and follow the links to more information.
Johann Hari, a columnist for the London Independent,  was on Democracy Now! this week, to discuss his new article at The Nation, focusing on why leading [...] Read more »

It’s actually rather astonishing for a seasoned observer like me to watch. Even a cynic like me can be surprised at the way the environmental movement - which has made stopping climate change their cause celeb - has systematically and catastrophically sold out on the issue.
Last week, 10 Democrat senators wrote to President Barack Obama [...] Read more »

From the AP:

WASHINGTON - The federal government has devoted $4.7 trillion to help the financial sector through its crisis, a watchdog report said Monday.
Under the worst of circumstances, the report said, the government’s maximum exposure could total nearly $24 trillion, or $80,000 for every American. Read more »

From OpenLeft:
In the waning weeks of the Bush Administration, Tim DeChristopher disrupted a lease of public lands for oil and gas exploration by bidding up prices against those who intended to drill on the lands if oil or gas was found.
The leases were subsequently invalidated, because the hurried process of bringing them to bid violated [...] Read more »

Right here. Read more »

This corruption by NY Senate Republicans is so brazen, it’s actually kind of charming. Read more »

I dropped Verizon - mid-contract - and switched to Credo Mobile because of a little thing I like to call “not being spied on by my government“. Boy am I glad I did. Now I learn that Verizon’s fascism-loving isn’t restricted to the government in general, but to one party in particular. From the Washington [...] Read more »

Remember this guy from Speed?

He tried to steal money with bombs.

And remember this guy from Die Hard?

He tried guns.

They should have tried asking Congress.

It seems much more likely to succeed. Read more »