By: Denrique Preudhomme | 2010-04-04 | Politics I can't remember when the race for the White House has been this entertaining. Everybody and their grandmother is tuning in to this one! Who needs Sports TV or Cable TV, when local and national news broadcast such an attractive ball-by-ball account of the men and woman vying to become the next President of the United States of America. read more
By: Ki Gray | 2010-04-04 | Politics Two months ago the Democrats were looking at numerous positive signals for their chances in the November election. First the polls of a generic Democrat versus a generic Republican showed Democrats leading by a spread of over 10 points. The leader of the Democratic field, Barack Obama, enjoyed a substantial lead over the presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. read more
By: Douglas Schoen | 2010-04-04 | Politics Just as significant as the decision by the House yesterday to approve funding of the troops in Iraq with the setting of a deadline for withdrawal, were Rudy Guiliani's comments in New Hampshire on April 25th. In what the New York Times called one of the harshest partisan attacks by the Republicans on the Democrats, Guiliani said that the Democrats simply did not understand the full nature and scope of the terrorist war against us and made it clear the U.S. would suffer "more losses" if the party reclaimed the White House. read more
By: Ian Pennington | 2010-04-04 | Politics If you try to trace the origins of the Democratic Party then you can trace it back to the Democratic-Republican Party. This party emerged in the year 1792. The Democratic-Republican Party was founded by a number of Federalists such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. read more
By: Patty Bates-ballard | 2010-04-04 | Politics Change is in the political wind this year. But no candidate is talking about the kind of change offered by Canadian philosopher Steve Glickman. Simple in concept but profound in repercussion, Glickman's concept of vote sizing would give larger votes to poor, working and middle class people. He believes that only when wealth is disentangled from power will the voices of ordinary people be elevated and true democracy restored. read more
By: Eric Schultz | 2010-04-04 | Politics Your right to vote is a fundamental right. The importance of your vote can be gaged by the quotations below of two well-known Texas Democrats. read more
By: Mick McNesby | 2010-04-04 | Politics The Office of Management Labor Standards Has Been Instrumental in the return of $70 million to union members. Democrats, to everyone's amazement, have now found a government program they want to cut. Guess which one. Yes, that same one that looks out for members' dues. read more
By: Rock Edinger | 2010-10-12 | Politics Democrats are now faced with the sobering conflicts of governance. They will face a tug of war between their populist tendencies versus doing what will get them re-elected in 2008. What will Speaker Pelosi push in opposition to Bush and the conservatives? How will the President press back? read more
By: Don Sutherland | 2010-04-04 | Politics This piece of occasional commentary on the 2008 campaign focuses on the race for the Democratic Party's nomination for President. At this time, polling shows Senator Hillary Clinton with a narrowing lead. The narrowing lead reasonably reflects that she is the favorite but that the potential exists for someone else to win the nomination. read more
By: Neelkamal | 2011-04-19 | News and society The article evaluates the role of media in any democratic nation. India is the largest democratic nation in all over the world. Indian states always encounter political turmoil and media guide them in different circumstances. read more
By: Delio Jimenez | 2010-04-04 | Politics The Democratic party has won a huge election in 2008, in the most critical crisis this country has seen in quite some years. The country's recession is going hand in hand with the world's recession. read more
By: Eric Schultz | 2010-04-04 | Politics The Democratic Party is looking to regain the White House after eight years. Whether they succeed or not will depend on their stated positions on major issued affecting the lives of all Americans. If a majority of the electorates views match the Democratic candidate's own opinions, the chances of occupying the White House are bright. So what is the Democratic Party's stand on major issues? read more
By: Lance Winslow | 2010-04-04 | Politics Some people say that Hilary Clinton cannot win for President and that she may not even be able to win the Democratic Nomination, yet that is certainly underestimating one's opponent. This is a dangerous thought for Republicans to believe and yet so many do, why? Is it blindness and wishful thinking? Why couldn't Hilary win the Presidency? read more