PRISON POLITICS
'I COULD HAVE ARRESTED KARL ROVE'

Eric Zuesse, 06/20/12

Investigative historian

The problem with America that is displayed in the Hobson's choice of an "election" is ideological: voters are being compelled to choose between an elitist version of liberalism and conservatism itself, which is elitist by its very nature. Progressivism has lost out in this country.

Rev. Al Sharpton, 06/20/12

President, National Action Network

Attempting to argue that AG Holder somehow withheld information with regards to the Fast and Furious case, Rep. Darrell Issa has engaged in a political witch hunt that proves only one thing: the hypocrisy of GOP members for personal and Party benefit.

Chris Weigant, 06/20/12

Political writer and blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

Today's political commenters often misuse the concept of "checks and balances" to refer directly to politics. This is just flat-out wrong.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 06/20/12

Author and political analyst

Even in a worse case, if Romney doesn't get one extra Latino vote than the GOP norm, it will still be a significant percentage and number of Latino votes. If he does better with Latino voters in one or two of the swing states, this could pose more of a threat to Obama.

Preeti Vissa, 06/20/12

Community Reinvestment Director, The Greenlining Institute

The message that government rules stifle economic activity is so pervasive that it's easy to forget that intelligent regulation can protect the economic well-being of ordinary Americans, preserving jobs and helping the whole economy.

Nancy K. Kaufman, 06/20/12

CEO, National Council of Jewish Women

Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld bans in public funding and insurance coverage of abortion in three separate cases. Since then, these decisions have left millions of women unable to access legal healthcare when they need it.

William Bradley, 06/20/12

Political Analyst, NewWestNotes.com

Naturally, what Romney is offering is not a Fair Deal, a New Deal, or even a TR-like Square Deal. It's not a deal at all, for there is a social compact inherent in such. It's a shot. Or a shake. Like one roll of the dice, or a turn at the roulette table of the Big Casino Economy.

Robert E. Scott, 06/20/12

Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research, Economic Policy Institute

Respect for the civil and labor rights of all workers, both documented and undocumented, is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing if Alabama wants to keep and expand its exports to Mexico and the jobs they support.

Leo Pierson, 06/20/12

Public Sociologist, Civil Rights Advocate, Community Development Strategist.

It is as important to know what this new policy is not, as it is to know what the policy is. The new directive is not amnesty. It is not a path to citizenship. It is not even a path to legalization. Those paths cut directly through the heart of Congress.

Kristin Maschka, 06/20/12

Author, speaker and change consultant

If Gen X can set aside our cynicism, embrace our strength for commonsense solutions and turn that into a political voice for a practical and equitable answer to the funding gap, this is one "disaster" we have the power to prevent.

John W. Whitehead, 06/20/12

Attorney and Author

Now, once again, we find ourselves skating dangerously close to becoming a nation ruled not by laws but by men -- and fallible, imperfect men, at that. Yet this latest crisis did not happen overnight.

Marcus Bright, 06/20/12

Adjunct Professor of Public Adminstration at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University

Why should Obama's declaration matter if Rubio's genuine objective is to improve the lives of many undocumented immigrants through more comprehensive immigration reforms?

Norma Cook Everist, 06/20/12

Professor, Wartburg Theological Seminary

The oppression of women and the suppression of women's voices, particularly women working for justice is a growing phenomenon across this land.

Robert J. Spitzer, 06/20/12

Distinguished Service Professor and Chair, Political Science, SUNY Cortland

The country needs and wants strong presidents, but the Constitution and law exist to limit abuse of power -- a standard that must continue to apply to our chief executives.

Susana Barciela, 06/20/12

Policy Director, Americans for Immigrant Justice

Our broken immigration system must be reinvented. We can't afford the increasingly partisan, anti-immigrant vitriol seen in Congress in recent years. We need sensible solutions.
The United States needs a new immigration system that meets the demands of the 21st century.

Martha Burk, 06/20/12

Money Editor, Ms. magazine; director, Corporate Accountability Project, National Council of Women's Organizations

One of the tireless advocates for Title IX, both before and since its passage, is tennis legend Billie Jean King. Though King retired from competitive play in 1990, her work never stops.

Robert Naiman, 06/20/12

Policy Director, Just Foreign Policy

WikiLeaks has made a tremendous contribution to exposing U.S. foreign policy to public scrutiny. The importance of transparency and public information to reforming U.S. foreign policy cannot be overstated.