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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Steelworkers District 2 Endorses HR 676
5-17-2009 – 11:03 am | Comments
Steelworkers District 2 Endorses HR 676

Menasha, Wisconsin. The United Steelworkers District 2 Council has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
One of thirteen districts in the USW, District 2 represents 75,000 union members in …

Fear of Crime and Things to Come
5-17-2009 – 10:57 am | Comments
Fear of Crime and Things to Come

By William John Cox | PDA Blog Contributor
Fear resides in all living creatures. It’s what keeps us alive down at the watering hole or out on the street.
The fear of crime strikes all who live …

Music: HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!
5-17-2009 – 10:54 am | Comments
Music:  HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!

From WICKLINE'S WAKE UP AMERICA!
WICKLINE has had several singles on the national charts, co-produced five CD albums, and co-directed six music videos. WICKLINE productions have been seen or heard on local, national radio and …

Financing Our Future
5-17-2009 – 10:44 am | Comments
Financing Our Future

By Milt Lauenstein
Since WWII, investments in education, scientific research, and infrastructure have led to enormous gains in productivity, wealth, and leisure. We must continue to make these investments, if our children and grandchildren are to …

IOT: Economic & Social Justice Call 5/12/2009
5-17-2009 – 10:01 am | Comments
IOT: Economic & Social Justice Call 5/12/2009

Economic and Social Justice Conference Call
May 12, 2009

Guest speakers included Greg Coleridge, Director of the Economic Justice & Empowerment Program of the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) [www.afsc.org] and co-founder of Program …

PDA Video Highlights – Single Payer HR676
5-17-2009 – 9:26 am | Comments
PDA Video Highlights – Single Payer HR676

(Above) Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC was packed as Mimi Kennedy talked about Single Payer Health Care, 5-13-09.
Watch this collection of video highlights surrounding the single payer events last week with many organizations including …

A Report on My Time with Medea and Jodie and Ann
5-14-2009 – 8:13 am | Comments
A Report on My Time with Medea and Jodie and Ann

A Report on My Time with Medea and Jodie and Ann:
By Mimi Kennedy | PDA Advisory Board chair

“Arise, all women who have hearts!… We will not let great questions be decided by irrelevant agencies!…. …

Video: Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter Urge a Single Payer Healthcare System
5-14-2009 – 5:48 am | Comments
Video: Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter Urge a Single Payer Healthcare System

Click Picture for Video. On Wednesday, May 13, 2009, a rally was held on Capitol Hill advocating for a Single Payer Healthcare System. I talked with activists Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter about the …