Crunch Time and a Grassroots View of the ‘Robust’ Public Option
By PDA-Chicago Steering Committee: Bill Bianchi, Lorin Klugman, Arlene Gloria Hirsch, Allan Nowakowski, and Jim Rhodes
The PDA-Chicago steering Committee wants to weigh in on …

By Laura Bonham, PDA Deputy Director and Communications Director
As the frenzied healthcare debate inches forward under a cloud of misinformation, we want to reiterate that PDA is firmly committed to Medicare for All, single-payer healthcare.
Our …

he Film That Can Stop the War, How to Put it on Your Community Access TV Station
It’s do or die time for the peace movement, as the Obama administration heads for granting all or part …

The national team has just returned from California. We thank everyone who found time to come to one of the six scheduled meetings. We covered a lot of territory—organizationally and geographically—from Los Angeles to Sacramento, …

This past Saturday, I joined in a protest at a former president’s house, took part in a four-hour progressive politics forum in an enormous theater packed with an enthusiastic crowd, and spoke at a fundraiser …

ear Progressive Democrats of America,
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking at PDA’s 5th birthday and Medicare’s 44th birthday at the same celebration, hosted by my friend, fellow activist and PDA Board …

Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers, networking opportunities, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fest carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by providing a forum for progressive ideas on …

Video from our friend and PDA Advisor, Thom Hartmann.
Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, activist is asking the PDA community to join him on October 24th, 2009 in a global day of Action.
On Saturday, Oct. 24th wherever …