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Mitt Romney’s 47% Write-off
Mitt Romney may have declared his largest write-off yet, a full 47% of Americans that he says don’t count because of their station in life. He argues he doesn’t need them to win, and the country...
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Presidential Debate Watching Tool
As President Obama and Governor Romney get ready to square off in their first debate, the pundits eventually will declare one candidate the victor, but will the American people win? Will the...
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The Day After: Presidential Debate #1
As expected the pundits have quickly declared the winner from last night’s debate. But before they get too lost in their own conversation, there’s the conversation both candidates sorely missed about...
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Open letter to both candidates
Dear President Obama and Governor Romney: People want something more – and different – from you. And you’re running out of time. They want you to occupy a certain space in our political discourse which...
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Debates over. Engagement begins?
Last night we saw the final presidential debate of this campaign. Today, while the pundits and pollsters and spinners attempt to declare a winner, I wonder if the candidates actually will turn now to...
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The Joy (and Ritual) of Voting
Look, there’s a lot not to like about this election, but one thing I will savor is the ritual of voting and the joy it brings. It is rituals like voting that serve as vital markers in our lives,...
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Grover Norquist’s Pledge
There are a growing number of Republicans who are to be lauded this week for stepping away from the ironclad, anti-tax pledge long-peddled by Grover Norquist. This is a welcomed sign of leaders coming...
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Speaking to the State of the Union Tonight
Tonight, as President Obama goes to Capital Hill for his State of the Union message, I’ll be traveling to Youngstown, Ohio to launch our national Work of Hope Tour. My hope is that the conversation...
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Obama’s ‘Bulworth Moment’
President Obama reportedly told close aides that he wants to “Go Bulworth.” The implication: tell people like it is rather than engage in more focus group-tested politics. Here’s what I would hope the...
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My ride with the Tea Party
Sitting next to me in the Dayton airport was a middle-aged woman with a Liberty Township Tea Party lawn sign. I wondered where she was going – and why. Then, after I found my seat on the plane to...
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Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, and Paula Deen
Yesterday, Eliot Spitzer, the former New York State governor who was forced to resign after being caught with high-priced prostitutes, declared his candidacy for New York City comptroller. This...
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The Assault on Russia’s Gay Community
I recently watched a troubling video of a Russian gay teenage boy being harassed, belittled and sprayed with urine by a group his own age. The video was so repugnant and upsetting that I had to stop...
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The Local Antidote to the Government Shutdown
As the federal government shutdown grips the nation, many people in local communities feel disgusted and powerless to change what’s happening. But we needn’t despair. Here are three basic steps...
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Americans’ Gut Check on the Shutdown
The national fiasco popularly known as the federal government shutdown is prompting us to take a collective gut check: will anything productive and hopeful result from this mess? Across the country,...
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Moving Beyond the Nation’s Impasse: Shutdown Week 3
In traveling the country, I’ve repeatedly been asked: What’s going on with the government shutdown and the country? Are we as a nation falling apart? Now, in the third week of the shutdown, the...
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