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I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.
Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.
When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.
As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead... →
Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to 'duck-and-cover'... →
Just as we can no longer pretend that ducking under wooden desks will keep us safe from a nuclear bomb, we must no longer pretend that a large... →
We can be just as safe with a smaller, more efficient nuclear arsenal at less cost.
As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.
From high school, you can see my Sierra Club card - I've been a member since 1979. That gives you an indication of early interest.
I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to.
I spent 10 years fighting for reform in Cook County, and I didn't change my DNA when I got to Washington.
I've seen it with my own eyes: When government takes money from the poor and the middle class, everyone suffers.
My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was right and necessary.
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