Standing out among the bald pates and grey hairs crowding into a Congressional hearing room Thursday morning with “Protect our Pensions” stickers will be 26-year-old Ben Trusnik. The son, grandson and great-grandson of labor union members, Ben will travel to Washington, D.C., from his home in...
At the CNN debate in Las Vegas during the 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., proclaimed that he was a democratic socialist. At the time, I’m sure that had at least a few of my fellow Democrats scratching their heads or furiously Googling “democratic socialist.”...
n a recent interview, presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said she supports “Medicare for all.” It’s an idea that’s popular among Democrats and, according to the polls, among most Americans. But as Sen. Harris admitted, under “Medicare for all,” people wouldn’t be able to keep their...
Thousands of federal employees protested at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., this week, holding aloft empty plates during 33 minutes of silence—one minute for each day of the government shutdown. Some plates carried the message, “Will work for pay.” Unions representing the 800,000 federal workers...
Over the weekend, many people attended the March for Life in Washington, including a group of students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky. A video from the event taken just steps from the Lincoln Memorial surfaced – an edited video – which seemed to portray a...
In the midst of the longest government shutdown in history, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this week launched a “Dignity of Work” listening tour. The Democratic senator who just won reelection by nearly seven points in the red state of Ohio explained the concept to reporters: “Dignity...
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are fighting to end the partial government shutdown – or as some see it, the “showdown” between them and the president – and they are winning. I am not alone in this opinion. The numbers back it up. Polls show the...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also now known as “AOC,” is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Normally, a person who is first at something is admired, revered, respected; but in the case of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, it’s been quite the opposite. She’s been attacked not just from the...
Democrats have reclaimed their majority in the House of Representatives, having gained 40 seats in the November midterm elections. That gain brings the House Democrats’ total number of seats to 235. Republicans will have 199. So, what should House Democrats do with that majority come...
It’s that time of the year—the most wonderful time of the year, the hap-happiest season of all. There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting and utility repair workers out in the snow. It’s great, all right. You know what would make it better, though? Eight...