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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Adrian Campbell (SiCKO) calls her Congressman’s office
12-23-2008 – 6:51 am | Comments

American SiCKO, Adrian Campbell, calls her Congressman’s office, to urge Mike Rogers to support a single payer healthcare bill; that will be reintroduced next year, by Rep. John Conyers. It is the 22nd of December …

LaHood is Good: A Progressive Perspective
12-22-2008 – 11:18 am | Comments

Why Obama’s appointment of Representative Ray LaHood (R) to Secretary of Transportation Gives One Progressive Cause for Hope
by Mike Copass, Progressive Democrats of America—Metro San Diego Chapter
“Permit me to issue and control the money …

Give Yourself the Gift of Progress
12-19-2008 – 9:00 am | Comments

Progressive Central Denver – Sunday August 24th 2008 Kick-Off Event

Experience a series of historic progressive events while you support PDA and our work on your issues. Until Midnight Monday, December 22, 2008, pre-order the $60 …

Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center
12-3-2008 – 12:19 pm | Comments

Shahid Buttar | Huffington Post
In the wake of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency, many progressives have bemoaned the seeming betrayal of his electoral mandate by the political moderation apparent in the President-Elect’s early appointments. …

Unions Find Obama Agenda Means Jobs Gain, Trade Loss For U.S.
12-3-2008 – 3:51 am | Comments

For U.S. unions, the election of Barack Obama is a matter of win some, lose some.
by Kim Chipman | Bloomberg.com
On the campaign trail, the Democrat pledged to be an advocate for labor. He is delivering …

Hightower Lowdown Thanksgiving Version
12-2-2008 – 8:31 am | Comments

Giving Thanks to America’s Good Food Movement
from PDA Board Member Jim Hightower
The thing that I’m most thankful for on Turkey Day is not the abundance of food at my family’s table, but the rebels who …

Why Does Celinda Lake Oppose Single Payer?
12-1-2008 – 11:45 am | Comments

from All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care–HR 676
Self-described as “one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists,” Celinda Lake has claimed that single-payer reform lacks meaningful popular support. Lake’s research, done for the …

NY Times: Recession Started One Year Ago
12-1-2008 – 11:41 am | Comments

It’s official: for the last year, the United States economy has been in recession.
by MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and DAVID JOLLY | The New York Times
The evidence of a downturn has been widespread for months: …