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  • Rep. John Lewis + Stephen Colbert

    Monday night! Congressman John Lewis will be on the Colbert Report. They will be discussing the Congressman’s new book, “Across the Bridge: Life Lessons and A Vision for Change”, but with Stephen Colbert, anything could happen. They could go out for hot dogs, discuss Super Pacs or get arrested. Join the hilarity on Comedy Central…

  • The Intersection of Religion and Politics

    In the interest of starting a controversy for no reason, I’d like to talk about religion and politics, especially in regards to Democratic politics. Before we get started on this existential journey, fire up the following track, helpfully embedded from Youtube. Just let it play in the background as you read, it’s important for the…

  • Ignorance is the new political capital

    I can’t remember an election so full of people leveraging abject ignorance as viable political capital. It’s like watching the whole country watch an episode of “The Real Housewives of…” sitting on their couches with their hands in their pants like Al Bundy, but then voting. I could prove it with a link to endless…

  • More reasons to Love Congressman Lewis

    Yesterday at GABEO’s summer session, Congressman Lewis took everyone on a Civil Rights history tour while he gave praise to Hosea Williams’ incredible work in the movement. Watch and learn: Part 1

  • The side that Barrow and Marshall have chosen

    It appears that House Democrats will have just enough votes to pass the healthcare reform bill when it finally comes up for consideration sometime Sunday evening. Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak and several other anti-abortion Democrats have reached an agreement with President Barack Obama that basically allows them to save face while voting for the bill.…