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Take Back America: 'This Is Our Time'

These are opening remarks at the fifth annual Take Back America Conference in Washington, a meeting of 3,000 leaders and activists from across the country and across the tribes of the progressive movement. Five years ago, when we started this venture, Washington was...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

Better than usual performance from our Sunday shows this week. (Perhaps I set the bar too low this time.) Face The Nation's Bob Schieffer asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell point blank, "what did you mean" when he said there would be a "new direction" in...

Changes at TomPaine.com

Isaiah J. Poole is the executive editor of TomPaine.com. We’ve made some changes to TomPaine.com that will make it faster-paced, more interactive and more compelling. You will notice that we have elevated our editor’s blog to be the centerpiece of our...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

Take Back America Just 3 Days Away!

Excitement is at a fever pitch as the Take Back America conference is a mere three days away. To sate your appetite until then, over at the TBA blog, we have more TBA Interviews with some of the engaging figures set to address the conference: Drum Major Institute...

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