President Cohen in the News

CWA President Larry Cohen continued hitting the airwaves and editorial pages this week:

• Cohen discussed filibuster reform and the Democracy Initiative with Bill Moyers on his award-winning program Moyers & Company. Cohen told the host, "We're going to fight foreclosures as much as we're going to fight for bargaining rights. We're going to fight climate change as much as we're going to fight to raise the standard of living. And it's going to take that kind of a labor movement and I think a lot of us are ready for that kind of a labor movement." Watch the full show and read the transcript here.


• It's clear that comprehensive immigration reform will soon be the Senate's next battle. Writing in The Hill, Center for Community Change Executive Director Deepak Bhargava and Cohen said, "We want to hear filibustering Republicans actually talk and voice their opinions on immigration reform legislation." Read more here.


• Alliance for Justice Nan Aron and Cohen teamed up to explain why filibuster abuse is the root of congressional gridlock. They wrote in The Huffington Post, "The $6-billion November election returned Barack Obama to the White House and ushered in a number of new moderate and progressive voices into the Senate. Why should this expensive, hard-fought victory be deliberately surrendered to a minority led by Mitch McConnell, a man facing a probable challenge from his far right in two years? Most voters who thought they were voting for the president's agenda will be surprised to find the country's policies and problems captive to the politics of a primary race in Kentucky." Read more here.


• Tonight (January 24), tune into The Ed Show on MSNBC at 8:40 pm ET to watch Cohen's latest interview.