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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Fair Trade Gets an Upgrade in Election ‘08
11-6-2008 – 4:01 pm | Comments

by Bill Holland, Deputy Director Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch
Tuesday’s election delivered a major shift in the U.S. political landscape away from the disastrous trade and globalization policies of the past. Across the country Americans …

Mood Shift Against Free Trade Puts Republicans on Defensive
11-4-2008 – 9:16 am | Comments

“Sen. [Gordon] Smith is scrambling to hang on to his seat, as his Democratic opponent, Jeff Merkley, hammers on the trade issue.”
by Greg Hitt and Brad Haynes | Wall Street Journal
The U.S. has led the …

The Promised Land …a message from Michael Moore
11-3-2008 – 12:11 pm | Comments

by Michael Moore | MichaelMoore.com
Friends,
Tomorrow.
All of us.
You, me, and everyone we know.
Eight years is …

VOTE, GET OUT THE VOTE, and PROTECT THE COUNT
11-2-2008 – 5:56 pm | Comments

by Bev Harris, Founder – Black Box Voting
Black Box Voting was asked by YouTube to prepare an easy to follow public education program for Protecting the Count on ELECTION NIGHT and the days that follow. …

Election Deception: The Web’s 12 Dirtiest Tricks
10-27-2008 – 8:18 am | Comments
Election Deception: The Web’s 12 Dirtiest Tricks

If scammers have things their way–with the help of a dozen sneaky ploys–plenty of ballots will never make it to the boxes. Part 1 of a special five-part series.
by JR Raphael | PC World

Part 1: …

Labor, Democrats stoke council funds
10-26-2008 – 7:48 pm | Comments

Business and builders favor ‘The Team’ as 15 vie for Santa Rosa Council seats
by Mike McCoy | THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
With nine days before Election Day, labor unions and local Democratic party groups, as well as …

Justice Department Targets ACORN but Ignores GOP Voter Suppression
10-25-2008 – 6:20 am | Comments

On the eve of the 2008 election, the Justice Department leaks an FBI probe of ACORN but remains silent on widespread voter intimidation tactics.
by Steven Rosenfeld | AlterNet
Partisan considerations still appear …

YOU Speak Out! Open Blog Thread
10-22-2008 – 10:59 am | Comments

While the PDA election effort heats up and our members and grassroots leaders campaign from coast to coast, we need YOU to speak out and blog here on this thread.