WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement in response to Rep. Anthony Weiner’s decision not to offer a single-payer amendment to the House Democratic health care legislation:
“Rep. Anthony Weiner has …

Washington, DC – Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr.(D – MI) released the following statement applauding the work of Representative Anthony Weiner (D- NY) to promote the cause of single-payer national health care:
“I want to thank …

By Dan Hodges, Chair, Health Care for All-California | AfterDowningStreet
Around 3PM this afternoon I was one of 12 single payer activists who were escorted from the reception area of Nancy Pelosi’s office in the San …

By Bitta Mostofi | AfterDowningStreet
Today marks the 30th year since the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis began in 1979. On this day the media traditionally offers us images of Iranians burning American flags and effigies …

By Linda Milazzo | PDA Blog Contributor
Ted Turner would fire Lou Dobbs. How do I know? Because Ted Turner said so:

This excerpt from Ted Turner’s April 1, 2008 interview on PBS, in which …

By Marcy Winograd | PDA Blog Contributor
Fight the Freeze – No Diet COLA for Seniors!
Let’s thank Congressman Anthony Weiner, our single payer champ, for taking to the streets of New York again, this time to …

A couple of weeks ago Noam Chomsky, whose works need no introduction from me, addressed a conference co-sponsored by the Pacific Green Party in Portland. He spoke about a variety of topics, and ranged …

By BEN SMITH | Politico
The president of one of America’s largest labor unions, Gerry McEntee, has emerged as a major obstacle to the White House’s efforts to maintain a unified front in the health care …