Stopping SOPA & PIPA should be the primary goal of anyone who cares about the future of freedom on the internet. This is not a right wing thing or a left wing thing. Right wing blogs like RedState.com & left wing blogs like DailyKos.com, which disagree on just about everything else, are in total agreement [...]

Occupy Wall Street protesters are being allowed back in Zuccotti Park. Meanwhile; “Occupy Congress” is set for next Tuesday (the 17th.) More Top Stories 1. Five Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today. 2. Man Removed From Mitt Romney Event (& Arrested) Without Explanation. 3. Ron Paul Calls On GOP To [...]

Some good economic news: Over 200,000 jobs were added last month according to the Labor Department. This lowers the unemployment rate to 8.5% which is the lowest it has been in almost two years. There have now been 21 consecutive months of private sector job growth. President Obama may be able to be reelected even [...]

PolitiFact has completely destroyed any credibility it may have had with its absurd “lie of the year” winner: The Republicans voted to end Medicare as we know it. The problem with claiming this to be a lie is, of course, that it is not a lie by any stretch of the imagination. The Republicans did [...]

Transcript This week marked an historic moment in the life of our country and our military. For nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in Iraq. More than 1.5 million Americans have served there with honor, skill, and bravery. Tens of thousands have been wounded. Military families have sacrificed greatly – none more [...]

US Unemployment has dropped to 8.6%, its lowest point in over two and a half years, with 120,000 new jobs added in October. An improving economy is a very good sign for President Obama’s reelection hopes. Despite the Republican Party’s best efforts to sabotage economic growth to hurt President Obama politically, the Obama recovery appears [...]

Transcript: From my family to yours, I’d like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a little football, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are. As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and [...]

This is one of the new Occupy Wall Street commercials that is being aired on television (even on Fox News!) with the help of the many small donations that the movement is receiving. Occupy Wall Street from David Sauvage on Vimeo.

Local elections don’t get anywhere near the media (or voter) attention that statewide & national elections do but they are still very important. With many of the election results around the country now known I will share with you some of the most important: 1. Mississippi has rejected the extreme anti-choice Personhood amendment. While this [...]

New PPP polling indicates that President Obama’s ending of the Iraq War has strong support among Americans with 64% approving of the complete withdrawal and only 28% against it. Among Democratic voters support for ending the Iraq War is sky high (88%) and it’s also very strong among independent voters (66%) but among those who [...]