Complete video at: fora.tv Are Catholicism and Islam both equally compatible with democracy? Sociology professor Jose Casanova thinks so. He says the arguments made against Islam’s compatibly with democracy are almost identical to those made against Catholicism in the 19th Century
Democratic Whip James Clyburn says he still does not have the votes to ram through the Democrats’ health care plan. He also addresses the Slaughter Solution. Please rate this video five stars, favorite it, post it to your YouTube channel page, embed it on your blog, post it on your social media (i.e
The Democratic leadership is applying intense pressure in an attempt to force reluctant Democrats to cast their votes in favor of Senate Democrats’ trillion-dollar health care legislation, which would raise taxes, hike health insurance premiums, and cut Medicare.
Freshmen and sophomore Democratic Senators today went to the Senate floor as a group to highlight the Republican obstructionism on nominations. As of this morning, there are 88 nominees on the Senate calendar, including posts at the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury and the Army. “This is a perversion of the filibuster and a perversion of the role of the Senate,” said Sen.
Details of a plan that would give the Federal Reserve new powers to protect consumers were unveiled by key Democratic senator Chris Dodd.
Following a series of recent scandals for the Democratic Party, Nancy Cordes reports Congressional leaders are aiming for ethical reform by banning earmarks for private companies.
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Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall. (March 10)
The Rachel Maddow Show – Tuesday 9th March 2010 (09/03/2010) Guestlist: Guest host: Chris Hayes, Washington editor for The Nation magazine Howard Dean, the former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the former Governor of Vermont Congresswoman Diana degette Wayne Slater, senior political writer for the Dallas Morning news and co-author of “Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential” Heather mcghee, Washington director, DEMOS Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change – a nonprofit group that focuses on policies that effect low-income people of color Topics: AHIP Spending $1M To Defend Rate Hikes (VIDEO) Gay marriages expected to create wedding-related jobs in DC Same-sex marriage leads Catholic Charities to adjust benefits Heidi Montag says no to plasitc Corker Considers Reducing Fed’s Oversight Powers (Update1) Rubio leads Crist by 32 points in latest poll Christopher Hayes: CPR for the public option What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once
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Does Democracy Inhibit Long-Term Thinking?
