
The presidential debate offers a rare opportunity to rise above the usual campaign froth and spin. It’s a nationwide job interview where each participant will try to put their best foot forward without getting it anywhere near their mouth. It
by John K. Herr3 Oct 2012, 11:45 AM PST0

Tom Brokaw is worried that Washington is out of touch. People feel politics “is a closed game that doesn’t address what their real concerns are,” he told Howard Kurtz of the Daily Beast. “It has its own language, it has
by John K. Herr15 May 2012, 11:31 AM PST0
Remember Schoolhouse Rock, that civic-minded Saturday morning cartoon short from the 1970s? It’s time to update it for the Obama Era. “I’m Just a Law” LAW (singing): I’m just a law, yes I’m only a law, And I don’t know
by John K. Herr14 Mar 2010, 3:01 PM PST0
Good evening, and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Some of you are members of “Organizing For America,” formerly called “Obama For America,” and before that “Operation PUSH.” Many of you know
by John K. Herr28 Feb 2010, 3:15 PM PST0