By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
He’s been a governor, an inspiring grassroots hero, a reformer of the Democratic Party — will he join Obama’s White House or head back home?
Is Howard Dean getting a raw deal? …

2/6/09
Introduces Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Washington, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-9) released this statement acknowledging National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
“Twenty-seven years after the first cases of AIDS were …

Washington, DC –Today Representatives José E. Serrano, (D-NY); Henry Waxman, (D-CA); and Barbara Lee, (D-CA) sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to join them in working to lift the ban on use …

By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet
If we can move beyond torture, do we not have a responsibility also to think for a moment about the obvious fact that torture is not the cruelest thing we do? …

By ROBERT ROTH
It seems to me we need a whole new economy. And to get one we need, as always, understanding, organizing, action. This article gropes toward understanding what an economy is and …

By Bill Honigman, M.D.
Laguna Hills, former President SOCDC, Progressive Democrats of America, California State Coordinator, and Orange County Chapter Leader
“It’s the economy, stupid!” The war cry of the Clinton years was never a truer …

Teacher unions in Vermont and Oregon have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
In Vermont, the Board of Directors of the Vermont NEA voted unanimously to support HR 676. …

New goal: 2 million signatures by Feb. 16. Sign the petition and restore balance to our economy.
As this is being written, thousands of workers are gathering on Capitol Hill to call for an economy …