I have some more blog pieces coming in the next few days, but in the meantime, I thought this was pretty funny, a spoof of the “Yes We Can” video with GOP minority leader John Boehner screaming, “Hell no, you can’t!” from the House health care vote this past weekend. Regardless of where you stand [...]

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The following is a guest post by Barbara O’Brien, who has blogged for The Mahablog, Crooks and Liars, and AlterNet. She has also been a panelist at the Yearly Kos Convention and a featured guest blogger at the Take Back America Conference in Washington, D.C. Mississippi is one of the states in the US that [...]

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After the “Where’s Waldo?” routine she pulled this weekend for not being on the Hill while everyone was gearing up for the big health care vote, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez showed up Sunday and cast a “yes” for the health care reform bill. I was pretty sure that she would in the end vote “yes” because [...]

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, known for milking her 5 minutes of fame and attention-whoring ways, apparently was not on the Hill today, one of the busiest days in Congress this year on the eve of the historic health care vote. I have been following the vote tally on twitter and from various news sources, but the [...]

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Earlier today, I read about Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and his indecision to support the health care reform bill. Representative Cuellar (D-Texas) is concerned about tort reform and the Stupak language. If you remember, the Stupak amendment in the house health care bill restricted a woman’s right to chose. Additionally, in regards to tort reform [...]

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Today President Obama met with leaders on the immigration issue and said that he is still committed to immigration reform. He also met with Senators Schumer and Graham who are crafting the Senate version of the immigration reform bill. Here is some footage from today with Josh Hoyt, the executive director of the Illinois Coalition [...]

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Today the Los Angeles Times had an article about how the soda tax debate has shifted to the states since there has been such opposition at the national level by the soft drink companies and their lobbyists. When I spoke with Brent Wilkes, the executive director of LULAC, he mentioned that one of the reasons [...]

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Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weekly has a pretty good blog post up about the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association and its decision to have an anniversary dinner at the Disney Grand Californian Hotel, which is the site of a current dispute over health benefits for its workers. Arellano asks, “Why is the OC Hispanic [...]

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