Senate Decides NOT to Save Democracy...

GOP Senators Serve Their Corporate Masters, Block Money In Politics Amendment

Republican refusal to raise minimum wage hurts minorities

Senate fails unemployed again

Hope fades for long-term unemployed

Dems go on offense with new filibuster rule

Elizabeth Warren rips the GOP apart

Is the filibuster making the Senate filibusted?

Why you should care about filibuster abuse

Richard Daley Wants His Contribution Back From Sen. Heitkamp

Richard Daley Wants His Contribution Back From Sen. Heitkamp
"Polling has shown that nine in 10 Americans and eight in 10 gun owners support a law to require every buyer to go through a background check on every gun sale. In North Dakota, the support was even higher: 94 percent. Yet in explaining her vote, Heitkamp had the gall to say that she “heard overwhelmingly from the people of North Dakota” and had to listen to them and vote no. It seems more likely that she heard from the gun lobby and chose to listen to it instead."

President Obama: Gun Lobby and Allies "Willfully Lied About the Bill" (Full Rose Garden presser)

President Obama On Failed Gun Bill: 'A Shameful Day'

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Senate Ignores Americans, Chooses Doing Nothing On Guns

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Senate Votes Down Background Check Bill

Senate Votes Down Background Check Bill: The Senate voted down an amendment offered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) to expand background checks for gun purchases at gun shows and online, in a vote of 54-46. The measure needed 60 votes to be included in the underlining bill. As Vice President Joe Biden called the finally tally, Tucson [...]/p

Filibuster To Protect The Big 3

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Bill Moyers Essay: Take Action on Filibuster Reform

Bill Moyers Essay: Take Action on Filibuster Reform
"1. Contact your senator to tell him or her that you support filibuster reform and the end of the silent filibuster. Calling 1-888-717-0911 will connect you automatically based on where you call from. You can also find Senate contact information here. Or call Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (202-224-3542) or Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell ( 202-224-2541) directly, and tell them where you stand."

The Battle for 2014 Begins on Day One in the Senate

For a few hours on Thursday, when the new Senate comes into session, Majority Leader Harry Reid will have a chance to help the Democrats re-take the House of Representatives in 2014, and hold the Senate. He can do that by simply reforming - genuinely reforming - the filibuster. In doing so, he will not only put an end to years of rampant Republican obstructionism in the upper chamber, but also significantly slow down the billionaire-funded Tea Party.

Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell - In These Times

Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell - In These Times
"Mitch McConnell, the minority leader of the U.S. Senate, has for six years wielded the filibuster as a weapon in his rebellion against a founding principle of the United States of America: self-governance by majority rule."