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 …

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 …

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 …

Democrats could pick up seats again in 2010 — if Obama’s second-year approval ratings are high.
by Charlie Cook and Jennifer E. Duffy | The Cook Report
After losing a total of 13 or 14 seats (depending …

LEGISLATURE | GOP leader calls for immediate impeachment
by DAVE McKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief | Chicago Sun-Times
Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn called on Gov. Blagojevich today to “do the right thing and step aside.”
The No. 2 state …

by David Sirota, Open Left | Alternet
A few weeks ago a Senate Democratic aide and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) kicked off a campaign to publicly berate “the left” in the wake of the 2008 election. …

The following is Part I of Sean Penn’s piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here)
by Sean Penn | Huffington Post
The disadvantages of being a writer, who is often written about, are numerous. I begin …

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. …