Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Obama Picking His Fights
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 8th, 2012 5:40 am by HL
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Obama Picking His Fights
Obama is basing a large part of his campaign on what he can manage to accomplish without dealing with the congressional gridlock, and this is quite likely a winning political strategy.
Jason Fitzgerald: Ask Not What Occupy Wall Street Will Do Next; Ask How We Will Change The Status Quo
Occupying Wall Street was not a crazy scheme that a group of activists did for attention. They did it for us. If the stock market is really going to be a seat of power in contemporary society, then we all have a stake in what happens there. If Wall Street is king, then Wall Street is ours, and the activists were holding our spot. The state knew this, so it dispatched some of its employees to arrest a few of us, to pepper spray a few others, and then, finally, on a cold November night, to throw all of us out.
Karen K. Harris: Why Obama Has the Right to Appoint Cordray
Although it is very likely that Cordray’s recess confirmation will be challenged, it is clear that President Obama had both the legal authority and moral obligation to make this appointment.
Gabe Canales: Presidential Politics and ‘The War on Cancer’
In many GOP primary debates on many topics, not once have I heard a serious discussion of the No. 1 health-related killer in the world: cancer.
Kevin Cathcart: When Ordinary People Say ‘No’ to Injustice
Three ordinary people who stood up against injustice and became heroes died in the past two months. Lambda Legal was proud to represent each of them in court, wining victories that improved the lives of many.
