Gary Hart: Is Progress Possible? For those who believe in a society, that to some degree we are all in this together, there are three choices: resist change, stagnate or progress. So far, no one has discovered how to progress without the institutions of government.
Leo W. Gerard: Mitt Romney Enjoys Your Pain Romney is loving high unemployment. Just like the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that has repeatedly blocked President Obama's proposals to increase hiring, Romney believes high joblessness is good for the GOP.
Abby Huntsman: Obama Has Some Explaining to Do People won't be voting for Obama or Romney based on an exact unemployment rate or number of jobs created each month, they'll be voting based on whether they feel better or worse off after four years of the current President.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Waging a Global War FOR Women Inexplicably, as the rest of the world makes great efforts to provide family planning and reproductive health care for women everywhere, some in the U.S. Congress are seeking to go backwards.