Why Hillary Clinton’s Marriage Doesn’t Matter for 2016

Why Hillary Clinton’s Marriage Doesn’t Matter for 2016

A few days back, I read a ridiculous post on Politico about Tina Brown’s advice to Hillary Clinton, telling Hillary basically to not bother with the “negativity” of a presidential campaign, and that she should just rest on Bill’s laurels and...
Election Day 2013: Get Out and VOTE!

Election Day 2013: Get Out and VOTE!

Five years ago, Barack Obama won the Presidency in a landslide – thanks to record turnout of minorities, young people and women. These are groups that tend to vote Democratic, and Democrats won large majorities in both the Senate and the House, where Speaker...
Dispatch From the War on Women: Today on MOMochat

Dispatch From the War on Women: Today on MOMochat

Dr. Sophia Yen of the Silver Ribbon Campaign/Trust Women is the MOMocrats’ guest this week with news of Obamacare, emergency contraception and the rise of 20-week abortion bans in states like Texas. Also discussed were the report by David Corn of Mother Jones on...
Who Are You Calling a Food Stamp President?

Who Are You Calling a Food Stamp President?

Remember all those remarks last year accusing Barack Obama of being the “Food Stamp President”? The GOP has a hazy relationship with facts: the largest expansion of the food stamp program occurred under the administration of George W. Bush… and this...

Summertime in Gilead: Will We Reclaim Our Opportunities?

For the first time in my entire life, July 4th was not a day of celebration for me. Over the past couple of weeks,  a combination of the news and real life has battered my natural optimistic nature into what I hope is a temporary state of cynical anger. Between Texas,...