The Stars Have Aligned: The Time Is Now for the DREAM Act

By: Wednesday September 15, 2010 1:36 pm

If you haven’t been on facebook, twitter, or following the news, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced yesterday that he would be introducing the DREAM Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.  Univision anchor Jorge Ramos tweeted last week that Reid wanted to move the DREAM Act before November.  Now we know how Reid wants to move it.  The DREAM Act could come up for a vote as early as Tuesday of next week.

Watercooler – Median Household Income Has Dropped Since 1999

By: Saturday July 3, 2010 7:00 pm

Leaving each successive generation better off than the previous one has been a central tenet in the “American Dream.” In the 21st century, that dream is no longer a reality.

President Obama’s Politics of Dignity

By: Tuesday July 21, 2009 2:36 pm

President Obama knows that solutions won’t arise out of politics as usual. His personification of dignitarian politics resonates not only with Americans but around the world.

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