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Bank Transfer Day comes tomorrow, Nov. 5, but calls for people to take their money out of big banks and deposit it in community banks and credit unions are already having an effect. The Credit Union National Association (known as CUNA) reports today that “at least 650,000 consumers across the nation have joined credit unions in the past four weeks, reflecting consumers’ reactions to rising fees at banks.” CUNA “ estimates that credit unions have added $4.5 billion in new savings accounts.

Kevin Drum sort of freaked out over Robert McNamara’s death and let a very human burst of empathy explode into an unnecessary spasm of self-loathing. As a

Sarah Palin is flying to Iowa to speak tonight at the Ronald Reagan Dinner, a big annual affair in Des Moines, and once again increasing speculation as to

Sure enough, the story I wrote about that appeared Monday in USA Today that said the stimulus bill would provide jobs for some 300,000 undocumented immigrants

An interesting interview with Edward Luce of the Financial Times -- who begins the segment by saying John McCain has faded somewhat from global prominence --

Minnesotans for a Fair Economy plans to rally outside the downtown Minneapolis offices of Wells Fargo Wednesday, according to a notice the group released

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Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast has lost thousands of dollars for teen sexual health programs servicing young people in Palm Beach County this year. About 200 fewer teens will be served in the region if the organization does not receive enough outside donations to recoup this year’s losses.

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on Sept. 12, 2009. In a phone interview with TWI

When the Census Bureau announced it planned to spend $80 million of its $340 million ad campaign on outreach to hard-to-reach communities -- including

Not very. Speaking to reporters today, newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner all but dismissed the idea outright: We have a financial system that

Good news! It’s not too late to join a 2008 presidential campaign team. Ralph Nader’s latest (and last?) effort is trying to sign up volunteers to help

So after I wrote this post, I checked in with State Department contacts to see what’s on the horizon for resourcing the Marine offensive in the Helmand River

The Republican governor of Minnesota on July 30: President Obama is making great progress on climate change. He’s turning the political climate of our

Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder’s hard line on interrogation (waterboarding is torture) rattled Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and a few minority Senators

The U.S Census released updated numbers Tuesday on the number of married same-sex couples in the United States. There are currently 152,335 same-sex couples in the country that identified as married and another 440,989 that are unmarried. In Minnesota, there are 1,330 same-sex couples who have married in other states

During what will almost certainly be his last opening statement for a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) pressed court nominee Elena

For anyone wondering if Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.) is in his right mind challenging Rep. John Dingell (Mich.), the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, for the

Ideological organizations often make for more sympathetic plaintiffs than business groups, and they’ve had considerable success in striking down campaign finance restrictions.