2010: A progressive strategy to win
11-18-2009 – 12:50 pm | Comments

By Brent Budowsky | The Hill
Progressives throughout the nation should rally around a strategy that could bring a surprise victory in the 2010 elections with a clear electoral plan and a program that is patriotic, …

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Excerpts from Joseph Gerson’s Speech at the International Conference on Afganistan
2-5-2009 – 5:19 am | Comments

Hanover, Germany, June, 2008
…In Afghanistan, we are witnessing the latest installment of 19th century’s Great Game – this time related to oil. On May 21 Obama repeated what has been a central theme of his …

Cheney Unplugged
2-4-2009 – 10:11 pm | Comments

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Maybe you happened to catch our illustrious former vice president, Dick Cheney, interviewed earlier today by Politico, and publicly admitted to endorsing “enhanced interrogation techniques,” specifically referring to waterboarding. Cheney was arguing …

Healthcare for All Pennsylvania Announces Statewide Organizing Blitz to Pass Nation-Leading Legislation
2-4-2009 – 7:11 pm | Comments

*Eighteen Regional and Local Organizers, from all walks of life, gather at Council of Churches Building in Harrisburg for training on Pennsylvania’s HB 1660 and SB 300*
Eighteen volunteer doctors, nurses, medical students, business leaders, clerics, …

Film: “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder”
2-3-2009 – 8:15 pm | Comments

By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet.org
Anyone following attempts to hold George W. Bush and gang accountable knows about Vince Bugliosi’s best-selling book, which has finally just been mailed to all district prosecutors. Everything you can do …

I Agree with Barney
2-2-2009 – 6:39 pm | Comments

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
I agree with Rep. Barney Frank, chair of the House Finance Committee, that those in Congress who are complaining the most about President Obama’s stimulus package don’t make a peep when it …

264 Public Interest Organizations Support Swift Action to Restore Strong, Comprehensive Whistleblower Rights
2-2-2009 – 6:09 pm | Comments

264 Public Interest Organizations Support Swift Action to Restore Strong, Comprehensive Whistleblower Rights
February 2, 2009
To: President Barack Obama; Senator Daniel Akaka, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Senator George Voinovich, Rep. Edolphus Towns, Rep. Darrell …

What recovery means for you
2-2-2009 – 6:04 pm | Comments

The economic crisis is growing more serious every day, and the time for action has come.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will jumpstart our economy and put …

A “Critical” Look At Tom Daschle’s Appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services
2-2-2009 – 5:55 pm | Comments

by Kevin Lynn
In his book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis, former Senator Tom Daschle argues the federal government should shrink away or rather, shirk the power vested in it and delegate …