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NRA Hostages: Americans Now Fear Guns More Than Terrorism

Americans as a whole accept that gun violence is one of the largest problems confronting our nation.

November 10, 2015
In One Quote – Democrat Cory Booker Shames Every Single Religious Extremist & Bigoted Lawmaker

Every day we see and hear lawmakers and people of ‘faith’ using the word of God to hurt others. These hypocrites spew hatred and pass laws against women, blacks, Muslims, LGBT, Hispanics, the mentally ill, the disadvantaged, and the homeless. Yet, if we look at religions, we find most originate in love. Over time, the…

October 13, 2015
Republicans Panic As Dems Drop A Truth Bomb On Trey Gowdy's Benghazi 'Investigation'

House Democrats have released a fact sheet detailing all of the ways the Benghazi Committee has failed to do its job and instead misused public funds on an ultimately fruitless and unethical witch-hunt.

October 7, 2015
Merle Haggard: It's Almost 'Criminal' What They Do To President Obama

A popular Merle Haggard quote continues to circulate social media, affirming the blatant disrespect, obstruction, and seditious behavior shown to President Obama by Republican lawmakers. From the day Obama took office, the GOP’s vendetta towards him has been nothing short of opprobrious. And their spite has cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, stifled the nation’s progress, and…

September 26, 2015
Georgia Republicans Found Guilty Of Rampant Voter Disenfranchisement, Electoral Fraud

It is now clear that the “voter fraud” that Republicans are so concerned about does actually exist- only it’s the fraud that they themselves are perpetrating. Fulton County, Georgia is being fined $180,000 after it recently confessed to illegally disenfranchising and misleading voters over the last seven years. In both the 2008 and 2012 elections,…

August 26, 2015
U.S. Senator Gives The Best Explanation Yet Of Why We NEED The Iran Deal

Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has penned one of the most eloquent and persuasive endorsements yet seen of President Obama’s historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic of Iran. His voice joins a growing chorus of support from American civil society, reaping the praise of Nobel-laureate scientists, military generals, and American rabbis. We hope it will…

August 18, 2015
Ted Cruz's New Plan: Sell Our Democracy to Corporations and Billionaires

On Sunday, Tea Party “darling” and Texas Senator Ted Cruz told a group of supporters in New Hampshire that his new plan to save America is to eliminate the limits on direct campaign contributions, allowing corporations and billionaires to completely purchase our political system, because he thinks corporate money equals free speech: I believe in free…

March 16, 2015
Republicans Trying to Kill Internet Freedom to Please Corporate Donors

Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and thirty other Republicans have just reintroduced legislation meant to kill internet freedom and please the telecommunication giants who have bankrolled many of their campaigns. Blackburn shamelessly claims that the bill, H.R. 1212 the Internet Freedom Act , is intended to stop President Obama’s make-believe internet takeover and protect Americans: “Last week’s vote by…

March 9, 2015
Historic Win For Progressives as Boy Scouts Lift 103-Year-Old Ban on Gay Youth.

In a historic victory for gay and human rights advocates of America and abroad, the Boy Scouts of America announced today that it will propose a measure at May 20th’s National Council meeting to lift the long-standing ban on gay youth members. The move is a response to unprecedented progressive pressure on the BSA exerted…

April 19, 2013