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The GOP's Real Agenda | ARTICLE

After watching voters punish the GOP in the 2012 elections, Republican elites have been talking a brave game about reforms that would make the...
March 13, 2013 1:45 PM ET
The Gun Industry's Deadly Addiction | ARTICLE

For gunmakers, the political fight over assault rifles and high-capacity pistols is about more than just profits – it's about the militarization of the...
February 28, 2013 1:40 PM ET
The Top Five Liberal Moments from Obama's State of the Union | ARTICLE

In his first State of the Union address where what he said could not cost him an election, President Obama showed real leadership on several issues that are dear to progressives – from poor kids to climate...
February 13, 2013 1:45 PM ET
Legalization Hits the Hill | ARTICLE

Two progressive Democrats introduced bills this week to treat marijuana like alcohol under federal law. Seeking to take his state's pot law national, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) introduced the End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013,...
February 6, 2013 12:05 PM ET
Wayne vs. Wayne: When the NRA Chief Endorsed Gun Control in Schools | ARTICLE

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre's belligerent press conference in the aftermath of the Newtown massacre is now legend: "The only way to stop a monster from killing our kids," LaPierre insisted, is to place an NRA-trained...
January 31, 2013 11:18 AM ET
The NRA vs. America | ARTICLE

Eleven days after the massacre, Wayne LaPierre – a lifelong political operative who had steadied the National Rifle Association through many crises – stood before an American flag and soberly addressed the nation about firearms and student...
January 31, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Gabby Giffords Speaks on Gun Control: 'The Time Is Now' | ARTICLE

Gabby Giffords called on Congress to act swiftly to enact gun control today in an emotional appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The former congresswoman, who was shot in the brain with a Glock in an assassination attempt...
January 30, 2013 1:50 PM ET
President Obama's Missing Executive Order on Gun Control | ARTICLE

In his renewed push for gun control, President Obama released 23 executive orders to reduce gun violence this morning. It's a good start. But Obama left his biggest regulatory weapon in the holster. The president has, under existing...
January 16, 2013 2:51 PM ET
The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot | ARTICLE

The Berlin Wall of pot prohibition seems to be crumbling before our eyes. By fully legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As many as 58 percent of...
December 18, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Gun Control Now | ARTICLE

A gun massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school has left more than two dozen dead, most of them children. President Obama today offered us tears and a vague promise for "meaningful action." Yet he is the...
December 14, 2012 5:00 PM ET
The Obama Campaign's Real Heroes | ARTICLE

Now that the dust has settled and the vote totals are nearly certified, it's clear that the 2012 presidential election was never a squeaker. It was a landslide. Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney by more than 4.6...
December 7, 2012 1:45 PM ET
Obama's Pot Problem | ARTICLE

When voters in Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana in November, they thought they were declaring a cease-fire in the War on Drugs. Thanks to ballot initiatives that passed by wide margins on Election Day, adults...
December 7, 2012 8:00 AM ET
How President Obama Won a Second Term | ARTICLE

Two weeks after Barack Obama won a second term, political analysts are just beginning to assess the surprising scope of his victory. By routing Mitt Romney by 332 to 206 in the Electoral College, Obama joins FDR,...
November 23, 2012 7:00 AM ET
Marijuana's Big Moment | ARTICLE

Initiatives to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and regulate the drug like alcohol passed easily in both Colorado and Washington last night. This is a watershed moment in the War on Drugs – the first time...
November 7, 2012 8:26 AM ET
President Obama's Six Keys to Victory | ARTICLE

President Barack Obama has won re-election – his lease on the White House renewed by a multicultural, center-left coalition that ought to give GOP consultants nightmares, producing an electoral college landslide that surprised everyone not named Nate...
November 7, 2012 8:21 AM ET
Pot Possession: An Arrest Every 42 Seconds | BLOG ENTRY

New FBI data reveal the grotesque, monumental stupidity of the drug war. There were 757,969 marijuana arrests in America last year — 87% for simple possession. That's one possession arrest every 42 seconds, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Meanwhile,...
October 30, 2012 2:45 PM ET
Helpless in a Hurricane: Mitt Romney's Five Dumbest Budget Cuts | ARTICLE

As Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast this week, the so-called "Frankenstorm" exposed the dark underbelly of Mitt Romney's plans to delegate core federal responsibilities to the states and to blindly impose a 5 percent, across-the-board budget...
October 30, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 11 Big Questions That Were MIA at the Presidential Debates | ARTICLE

The 2012 presidential debates were a national disgrace. Forget that two of moderators were doddering old white men who allowed themselves to be steamrolled by Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. (You only have to be...
October 24, 2012 4:35 PM ET
The Final Presidential Debate: Four Punches That Knocked Out Mitt Romney | BLOG ENTRY

A hungry, confident Barack Obama finally found Mitt Romney's glass jaw, and he scored a knockout in the decisive third round of the 2012 presidential debates. The strategic mistake was the challenger's. Frequently agreeing with Obama, attempting...
October 23, 2012 12:05 PM ET
Mitt Romney's Dirty Dozen | ARTICLE

Not so long ago, Mitt Romney used to blast deadly coal-fired power plants and talk up emission caps to curb the "dramatic warming of our planet." But as the GOP nominee for president, Romney has...
October 22, 2012 10:00 AM ET