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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Radical Change for a Moderate Bastion
3-24-2009 – 12:33 pm | Comments

By Chris Cillizza
Monday, March 23, 2009; A03
From the Washington Post
The recent retirement of Democratic Leadership Council chief executive Al From and the decoupling of the DLC and the Progressive Policy Institute, its longtime think tank, …

Former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell Talks
3-20-2009 – 10:02 am | Comments

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Lifelong Republican and chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Lawrence B. Wilkerson, stepped forward in a post to his blog on Tuesday to say not only that there …

The second Regional Forum on Health Care Reform was held in Burlington Vt.
3-20-2009 – 5:15 am | Comments

About 200 people gathered in front of the Davis Center on the UVM campus to hold a rally as participants entered the building. There were about 20 speakers including doctors, nurses, NP, med students, …

Tim Carpenter on the Peter B Collins Show
3-19-2009 – 2:01 pm | Comments

During the The Free Speech Zone: Tim Carpenter, Progressive Democrats of America

IOT: Health Care Call 3-17-2009
3-18-2009 – 6:41 pm | Comments

On this call we had Congressman Eric Massa (NY-29) discuss HR 676, updates on Obama Regional healthcare forums and talked strategy to move HR 676 forward.

IOT: End the Occupation, Redirect Funding Call 3-3-2009
3-18-2009 – 6:24 pm | Comments

In this call our Issue Organizing Team: End the Occupation, Redirect Funding we had special guests Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director from the US campaign to end the Israeli occupation and Jo Comerford, Executive …

IOT: Economic Justice Call 3/10/2009
3-18-2009 – 6:22 pm | Comments

In this call we worked on our Eight Fundamentals to Social and Economic Prosperity document.

IOT: Global Warming Call 02/18/09
3-18-2009 – 6:13 pm | Comments

In this call we compared and contrasted cap-and-trade vs. carbon tax as policy options to control global warming.
Speaking for cap-and-trade: Daniel Lashof, Director of the Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council and Speaking for …