Kristin Dawkins book Global Governance: the battle for planetary power is an excellent introduction to geo-politics. Kristin would like to see national governments embrace global democracy.

The Democratic women in the U.S. Senate stated that they, “believe it is time for a change in Washington: a change in tone and change in the level of commitment to addressing America’s priorities.” They created a ten item check list to achieve that change.

Follow David Kuos journey from a naive young adult, to a sophisticated and disillusioned Washington insider. David entered politics to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. But David soon had to ask himself was he, propping up the compassion illusion for political purposes.

Betsy Leondar-Wright shares a wealth of knowledge on bridging the divide between the social classes in her book Class Maters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists.

By the time you finish the introduction to Miriam Edelsons book, Battle Cries, you know you have found someone very special. Miriam is a working mother, raising a family, including a child with a disability, an activist, and an author.

Texas has a two-step process with both a primary and a caucus. You start your day by voting in a traditional primary, and then if you voted in the primary, you can attend a caucus that night to award even more delegates.

Jimmy Carter’s book illustrates how the fundamentalist policies of the current administration are incompatible with the prophetic mandates of all faiths “to do justice, love mercy, protect and care for widows and orphans, and exemplify God’s compassion for the poor and victimized.”

The concept of super delegates, on its face, seems like un-democratic idea. But, are they a good thing or a bad thing, for the Democratic Party?

Super Tuesday is over. Clinton still leads in the delegate count, but Obama has certainly narrowed the gap with his wins on Super Tuesday. So what’s next? Without clear winner, we will look to the upcoming contests to see if they determine who our nominee is before the convention.

Broker conventions. Super delegates. If you have been following the election, you may have heard these words tossed around. What does a brokered convention mean for the party and who exactly are these super delegates who could decide who our candidate will be?