Likened by Wal-Mart spokesperson, Kory Lundberg to the “Super Bowl for retailers,” November 23 is now D-Day in the brewing battle between bigbox retailer Wal-Mart and thousands of disaffected employees trying to organize for better pay, fairer schedules and increased … read post
All week Current’s Feed the Need campaign has shed light on hunger, malnutrition and obesity in America. To help drive our message home, we’ve featured several supportive organizations that are helping us spread the word. For more information on these organizations, … read post
Sure, 2012 was chock full of confusing moments, but it’s this particular confusing moment that has all of us scratching our heads. Imagine being a member of Congress. Now imagine that your term will only be for seven weeks. Huh? … read post
By Craig Bosman Through 1970, filibusters were used very rarely. In a given two-year session, there were never more than seven. There have been three big jumps in usage since then. The first big jump came between 1971 and 1974, … read post
Current’s Feeding the Need campaign is putting the spotlight on childhood hunger by bringing committed individuals together to inspire change. Tonight, we are kicking off our Feeding the Need hunger awareness week with two special guests. Billy Shore, founder and … read post
Last night was a breakthrough victory for women candidates — such a victory that here in “The War Room” we had to pull out our “binder full of women” to keep track of the ballots full of women! read post
Here are the most infamous Republican-sponsored laws passed on the state level that will have you running to vote tomorrow to prevent this from happening again. read post
Some of the finest political minds from “The War Room” put their reputations and wallets on the line (joking about the wallets) and predict the final electoral college vote in the election. Here’s what they said. read post
Sheetal Dhir, graduate student at the UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, is in swing state Colorado and reports on what’s happening on the ground in this crucial state. read post
Political junkies waiting for the 2012 October surprise finally got their wish this week, with the arrival of superstorm Sandy. Despite the effort to get people out of harm’s way, an estimated 40 people have died in the U.S. And … read post
