Our jaws all dropped at the surprising news: Philadelphia Senator Arlen Specter has switched parties. He is now a Democrat, giving the Democrats 59 seats in the Senate, 1 away from the fillibuster-proof 60. When Al Franken of Minnesota is finally seated, the Dems will be up to 60.
What does this mean for the Denocratic [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter
April 28, 2009 – 2:47 pm
Science, It Works
April 27, 2009 – 3:34 pm
Obama and Science
Unlike the author of this piece, I feel that Obama’s passion for science is a real plus. I may be biased as the Penn Dems resident director/nerd, but a culture of anti-intellectualism is developing in this country that is going to do serious long term damage. We have spent eight years relying on [...]
Fox News’ Sheppard Smith on Torture
April 27, 2009 – 8:29 am
There are no clearer words on the torture issue.
The Prosecution of Torture
April 24, 2009 – 9:32 am
It will be very interesting to see what happens in the near future regarding the torture issue. After the release of previously classified documents detailing brutal interrogation techniques, the uproar in the U.S. (and abroad) has intensified; people are calling for the heads of members of the Bush Administration on a platter. Obama has stated [...]
Going Green on Earth Day
April 22, 2009 – 7:37 pm
The push for a more sustainable America gained more momentum today as President Obama announced plans to lease federal waters to be used to produce energy through wind and currents. I was lucky enough to be at the first middle class task force meeting a few months ago where the focus was on energy independence [...]
America Tortures.
April 20, 2009 – 6:31 pm
Report Outlines Medical Workers’ Role in Torture
“There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.” - Teddy Roosevelt
The greatness of our nation depends on our generation retaining a sense of moral responsibility - to leave our planet and our founding principles [...]
Notre Dame’s Commencement Invitation to President Obama
April 20, 2009 – 6:16 pm
Notre Dame University recently invited President Barack Obama to give their commencement speech and receive an honorary degree just like George W. Bush and many other presidents before him. After the initial invitation was extended and subseqently accepted by President Obama, Ten Priests from the Holy Cross Religious Order (The order of priests that founded Notre [...]
Voices from the Inside
April 16, 2009 – 8:55 pm
The importance of electing an experienced, knowledgeable, and progressive DA like Seth Williams has never been so clear to me as it was yesterday as I left prison for the last time. No, I was not myself incarcerated. I am taking Professor Marie Gottschalk’s PSCI 435, a class taught inside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center [...]
Social Security Going Broke?
April 16, 2009 – 9:25 am
This is a video that outlines the issue pretty effectively. Although it is around 6 years old, the facts and message are accurate.
For 73 years the Social Security System has been a safety net for the senior citizens in this country. They have paid throughout their lives but now their investment is being [...]
Passover at the White House
April 15, 2009 – 3:40 pm
Obama’s Passover seder represents an acknowledgment of his diverse constituency
