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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Video: Obama Blog Post – Weekly Address
8-9-2009 – 6:00 pm | Comments
Video:  Obama Blog Post – Weekly Address

The President calls health insurance reform critical to our nation’s long-term economic strength and dispells the outlandish rumors being promoted by those who are defending the status quo.

Progressive Democrats take a stand on health care
8-5-2009 – 1:48 pm | Comments
Progressive Democrats take a stand on health care

From the RNN: The Real News Network
Some members of Congress are going to fight for a robust public option and a single-payer amendment
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An amendment introduced by representative Anthony …

Consciousness Capitalism: Corporations Are Now After Our Very Beings
8-5-2009 – 1:08 pm | Comments
Consciousness Capitalism: Corporations Are Now After Our Very Beings

By Joe Bageant | AlterNet
Capitalism has raped the resources of the world. Now corporations are left to strip human experience from life, then rent it back to us.
A few years ago, compliments of the George …

Video: DC Healthcare NOT Warfare Events
7-31-2009 – 8:16 am | Comments
Video:  DC Healthcare NOT Warfare Events

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. John Conyers, speak the truth to a huge crowd at Upper Senate Park, Washington, DC

Video: Weiner puts opposition on record
7-31-2009 – 8:09 am | Comments
Video: Weiner puts opposition on record

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) puts the opposition on record with the introduction of an amendment to dismantle Medicare. Despite Republicans protestations that “we don’t want government-run healthcare,” the amendment was soundly defeated.

OUR BIPOLAR DISORDER
7-25-2009 – 8:26 am | Comments
OUR BIPOLAR DISORDER

Dr. Rick Staggenborg | PDA Blog Contributor
Growing up in Portland in the early 60s, I remember careless summer nights playing kick-the-can with all the kids in the neighborhood for half the night on Saturdays, while …

A simple answer to a complex question
7-23-2009 – 6:37 am | Comments
A simple answer to a complex question

Questions and comments from the Healthcare for All IOT pages get emailed to me. I respond to all of them. An email I got last week had the subject, “single payer supporter needs support in …

Good Ideas Deaf Ears
7-18-2009 – 8:45 am | Comments
Good Ideas Deaf Ears

y Arthur Dent | FUBAR Nation
It’s not too difficult to find really good ideas in this country. All you need do is listen to the people around you. I have heard some fantastic ideas from …