Scott Nance has covered government and Washington for more than a decade. He's the editor and publisher of the political blog, The Washington Current.
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President Obama has to strike out to put some political fear back into the obstructionists in the GOP.
He's more likely to joke about farts than the Fed, but famed radio host Mike O'Meara proudly defends OWS.
When Occupy protesters enter Washington on Tuesday, they'll be marching the movement into a new political future.
Out with a new book, Bill Clinton complains President Obama has been too tough on Wall Street. The problem is, the former president's still just partying like 1999.
A political issue has come along that is as big as Occupy itself; one that is at the core of what animates the movement, and itself would rely on the kind of geographically dispersed support that Occupy represents.
Congratulations, Gov. Perry. In trying to somehow prove Barack Obama isn't a legitimate president, you proved you aren't much of a legitimate candidate.
Nanotechnology is not some sci-fi concept of the future. It's already a part of more than 1,000 products today, and it needs to be kept safe for human use.
Occupy Wall Street could push supercommittee Democrats to stand up more forcefully to Republicans and against any further harmful spending cuts.
With Republicans trying to stack the deck in states nationwide, progressives and Democrats are fighting back. They realize the outcome in 2012 will depend on it.
The protesters' agenda is pretty broad, and that alone ought to say something about the overreach of corporate influence in our society.