On the Withdrawal of Rep. Weiner’s Single-Payer Amendment
11-6-2009 – 4:15 pm | Comments

n the eve of what could have been the first vote on single-payer legislation in our nation’s history, we have just learned that because of last minute developments, the vote and debate on Congressman Weiner’s …

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Tim Carpenter on Connect the Dots with Lila Garrett
12-23-2008 – 6:35 am | Comments

Tim Carpenter is interviewed once again by Lila Garrett, PDA Advisory Board Member.
About Lila Garrett: Lila Garrett is a longtime activist, and award-winning screenwriter. She hosts “Connect the Dots” on Pacifica’s KPFK in Los …

Calendar of Actions in DC This January
12-22-2008 – 2:55 pm | Comments
Calendar of Actions in DC This January

from David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet.org

1/6 Capitol Hill: March of the Dead on Opening Day of Congress: help us carry the names of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan and demand that Congress end the …

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 …

How History Will View Bush
12-18-2008 – 4:59 pm | Comments

by Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com and David Swanson, Washington Director of Democrats.com
As George Bush prepares to leave office, he and his aides are trying desperately to rewrite history, especially on Iraq. Nearly six years …

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 …

The American Worker
11-28-2008 – 8:44 am | Comments

by: Rick Kepler | t r u t h o u t Perspective
I am an American worker, and you are damn right I want the wealth to be shared and spread. I am talking …

Reuters: Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime
11-19-2008 – 10:15 am | Comments

by Chris Baltimore and JoAnne Allen, Editing by Frances Kerry | Reuters
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday …

ACT NOW for Real Healthcare Reform
11-17-2008 – 7:34 pm | Comments

From AMERICAN PATIENTS UNITED
On November 19th, 2008, at 10 a.m., the Senate Finance Committee will hold a host a hearing in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., titled:  “Health Care Reform: An Economic …