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Connect the Dots with Lila Garrett
From Dec 28th 2009, Brad Parker hosts this Connect the Dots. Our guests are David Swanson, Marcy Winograd and Wayne Williams. We will be discussing Progressive Peace Plans, Progressive Candidate Messaging and the Fair ......
Featured Video: Noam Chompsky – Media
By Karen Rybold-Chin | On the Earth Productions Noam Chomsky talks about Newspapers and Democracy....
Kucinich Speaks on Afghanistan, Jobs, Generals, Constitution
Congressman Dennis Kucinich recently addressed the major issues of Afghanistan, Jobs, Generals, and the U.S, Constitution. Please view Dennis’ comments concerning these important issues. Thank you. Sincerely. The Re-Elect Congressman Kucinich...
Tactics, Strategy, and Progressives
I think it’s very, very important in politics to separate questions of strategy and tactics. Strategy is pursued by organizations “on the ground”: the media, academic organizations like think tanks, the blogosphere, activist organizatio...
Christmas and Copenhagen
By Ted Glick | From Future Hope column, December 21, 2009 The huge—and hugely disappointing, as far as the official results—Copenhagen world climate conference has just concluded. Since the worldwide celebrations of the birth of Jesus ......
Tiny Tim and health care reform in U.S.
By Breck England | The Salt Lake Tribune The views expressed in this article not necessarily the views of Progressive Democrats of America. The most popular movie this holiday season is about health care reform. “A Christmas Carol” ....
The Health Care Bill Sucks–and What to Do About It
Cross-posted from Fire Dog Lake The public option was always a fig leaf. Thus, its demise will not really change the fundamental nature of the health care bill, in my opinion. It merely pushes the bill ......
PDA South & East Regional Call
PDA members, long term and new, shared news about actions and campaigns in their states. Strategies for actions around Healthcare NOT Warfare—especially the upcoming Brown Bag Lunch Vigils—dominated the discussion, as well as possibilitie...
IOT: Healthcare NOT Warfare Dec 15th Call
The California Nurses Association's Donna Smith, PDA's Healthcare NOT Warfare co-chair, brought up-to-the-minute news about the Sanders Amendment in the Senate, answering questions about the process and backroom deals that go into passing l...
IOT: Stop Global Warming December Call
On this month’s Stop Global Warming/Environmental Issues Organizing Team call, the following topics were covered: our action alerts about the Kerry-Boxer bill in the Senate and the Klimaforum Declaration at Copenhagen, updates on the price ......
America: It Is Time For A Reality Check!
By Ed Dickau | PDA Blog Contributor All right boys and girls; it¹s time to come clean. I don¹t care if you disagree with me and send nasty comments; I¹m used to that, but I expect ......
Healthcare Not Warfare Field Leadership Call Dec
Call Date: Date — 12/10/09 Our healthcare NOT Warfare co-chair, Donna Smith, updated us on the very leatest news on healthcare reform in the Senate. Chuck Pennacchio updated us on the PA single payer hearings ......
IOT: End the Occupation Decmeber Call
December’s End War and Occupations, Redirect Funding conference call had guests Gael Murphy and Rusti Eisenberg of United for Peace and Justice updating the group on the legislation to require President Obama to set an ......
A Smart and Simple Tax
By William John Cox | PDA Blog Contributor The burden of taxation in the United States has been shifted from those who most benefit from our government to those who work the hardest and earn the ......
Healthcare Not Warfare Field Call Dec
On this call we had the Co-Chair of our Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign, Donna Smith, update us on the fast breaking news that the Sanders Amendment has been intouduced on the floor of the Senate. ......
Afghanistan: the Roach Motel of Empires
By Dr. Zoltan Grossman | AfterDowningStreet.org In just a few months, Afghanistan will surpass Vietnam as the longest single war fought by the United States in its history. In his West Point speech on November 30, ......
Afghanistan: Our 177th Colony
By David Swanson During a televised football game on Sunday, an announcer welcomed the members of the U.S. military viewing the game in 177 nations around the world. When the news came on, the topic ......
IOT: Clean, Fair, Transparent Elections November Call
On this call Wayne Williams and Trent Lange updated us on the CA fair elections act, Emily Levy updated us on the "Diebold Return Our Money" campaign and we did state reports....
Tim Carpenter on the Nick and Paul Show
Tim Carpenter, PDA National Director appeared on the Nick and Paul show out of Santa Barbara CA. Hear Tim discuss his recent trip to DC and the on-going organizing by PDA members for Healthcare ......
Video: Afghan Exit Strategy: Winning With Jobs Not Guns (filmed in Kabul)
From Current In the midst of the superheated debate over the course of the war in Afghanistan, two men, one an American, the other an Afghan citizen, release this provocative look at the underside of an ......
IOT: Healthcare for All November Call
In this call Terry O' Neill from the National Organization of Women (NOW) joined us to talked about the Stupak amendment which was included in the heathcare bill in house. Also Mary Grace Farley joined ......
Repeal the Hyde Amendment
By Mary Grace Farley The “Repeal Hyde” Action Group supports adoption of Medicare for All with all abortions included and funded as the essential medical service it is. We work proactively, aggressively and creatively ......
KSM and MSM
By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet.org Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate “mainstream” media make quite a pair. We’re hearing a very “balanced” debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and...
Dobbs and Palin for President 2012: last gasps of obsolete GOP
Byron DeLear | Progressive Examiner couple of days ago, I was enjoying a visit with two friends at Starbucks and a well-dressed man in passing, said hello. On his way out he commented offhand about ......
Defeat Max Baucus Call – November 5th 2009
Senator Max Baucus has demonstrated over and over that he is the single biggest stumbling block in the Senate to single-payer healthcare. PDA is seeking a viable progressive candidate–who supports single-payer healthcare–to run for Max Ba...
IOT: End the Occupation, Redirect Funding November Call
Over 40 people joined Tuesday, November 10th’s End War and Occupations, Redirect Funding call with guest Norman Solomon. Norman, co-chair of PDA’s Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign, gave an update on Afghanistan, answered questions about st...
Diagnostic tools for Maine’s controversial gay rights rollback
This week, Maine rolled back gay marriage rights, just as California did last year with Prop 8. Many of our members have contacted us to request information on how to investigate the Maine election. Here ......
REP. WEINER WITHDRAWS SINGLE PAYER AMENDMENT FROM CURRENT HEALTH CARE DEBATE
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Anthony Weiner (D – Brooklyn and Queens), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on his decision to withdraw his single payer amendment ......
Chairman Waxman’s Statement on Rep. Weiner’s Single-Payer Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement in response to Rep. Anthony Weiner’s decision not to offer a single-payer amendment to the House Democratic health care legislation: “Rep. Anthony Weiner has ......
Rep. Conyers Applauds Rep. Weiner for Heroic Effort to Further the Cause of Medicare for All
Washington, DC – Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr.(D – MI) released the following statement applauding the work of Representative Anthony Weiner (D- NY) to promote the cause of single-payer national health care: “I want to thank ......
