2008

Barack Obama will very likely win Lacy Clay’s 1st Congressional District, but a good predictor of how well Obama will do in the all-important delegate count in Missouri will be how well he does in…

As long-time St. Louis activist Percy Green took questions Friday at the World Community Center on his decades of activist experiences, he grinned politely at the prospect of answering one audience member’s question, in particular:…

Supporters of Barack Obama will be watching tomorrow’s Super Tuesday results at the Moolah Theater, 3821 Lindell Blvd, starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Yet another indicator of a recession, the government is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of food stamps used by poor families. The New York Times is reporting that due to layoffs, rising food…

Supporters of an effort to get on the November ballot a measure to eliminate affirmative action in Missouri missed their midnight deadline last night. In all likelihood, it was not a strategic blunder, but probably…

A Washington University fraternity will be hosting a panel of state legislators this week as part of their student political awareness campaign. As part of their yearlong “I Will…” awareness project, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity…

Senator John McCain is adding his name to the flood of presidential candidates and their surrogates coming to Missouri this week. McCain will be at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport at 2:00 PM on…

A new Gallup Poll released today show President George W. Bush with the highest disapproval rating of all time! Bush registers a staggering 69 percent disapproval rating, the highest in that survey’s history, according to CNN,…

In today’s edition, The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan says it as well as it can be stated… We begin, as one always must now, again, with Bill Clinton. The past week he has traveled…