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 …

by Donna Edwards
Dear Friends,
Happy Thanksgiving! As we gather together on this special day let us remember that there is much we have to be thankful for such as our families, friends, and the freedoms …

by Nicholas Graham | Huffington Post
Barack Obama’s selection of Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary, as well as “health reform czar,” signals that the incoming president is serious about passing comprehensive healthcare reform. …

(This might be an odd time to writer a letter, but I felt compelled. UHC – we mean it!!!)
by Priceman Cross-posted from Progressive Blue
Hopefully, we will reach the magic number 60 in the Senate, but …

by Robert Dreyfuss | The Nation
A new and growing Sunni resistance movement in Iraq could shatter the false sense of post-surge calm–and it might get Russian support. There’s no question that for the vast …

by Stephen Zunes
I had really wanted to celebrate Barack Obama’s remarkable victory for
a day or so before becoming cynical again. I really did.
And yet, less than 24 hours after the first polls closed, the
president-elect chose …

Thank You
Thank you.
Because of you, I have been once again privileged to retain the confidence and trust of the voters in my Congressional District so I can continue serving them and all Americans …

from The Citizens Trade Campaign
The Nov. 4 elections will lead to changes on both the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees as four members lost their reelection bids, and the increased number …