- Andrew Morehouse can envision several likely outcomes to the battle over th...
- The PDA community lost a friend today: PDA Raises The Roof--and Some ...
- As a PDA activist doing Inside/Outside strategy, I developed a relationship...
- The Pentagon’s purchasing agency says Boeing Co. (BA) must refund $13.7 m...
- Is there anything Mankiw won’t say to serve plunderers and plutocrats? ...
- For weeks, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has been turning up the h...
- Tuesday afternoon marked the beginning of the general floor debate for the ...
- Elijah Zarlin, who worked as a senior email writer at Obama campaign headqu...
- Millions of Americans are deep in medical debt. Unfortunately, the Affordab...
- Immigrants don’t just pick our fruit, deliver our take-out food and desig...
- WASHINGTON -- Progressive Democrats in Congress are ramping up pressure on ...
- Activists held a series of demonstrations across the country today to call ...
- A renewed debate of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force is lon...
- Two days after the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, I was sitting in...
- The US House of Representatives took an important step last week toward the...
- Next week, the U.S. House will take up the federal farm bill, which include...
- By a 305-121 margin, the House of Representatives voted to accelerate US tr...
- Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the foll...
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- WASHINGTON — Isolated human genes may not be patented, the Supreme Court ...
- Unreported in the mainstream press is the dramatic long-term hunger strike ...
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills Wed...
- The spate of alarming incidents in recent months underscoring the depth of ...
- New York stood for equality by approving same-sex marriage two years ago. I...
- During the Bush II Era, excessive deficit spending was no big deal for Repu...
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Pacific islands’ deadly threat from climate change
Written by Phillip Muller | Washington Post
For almost 70 years, my country, the Marshall Islands, has been fighting for its survival. Unfortunately, the threats we face are the result of forces we cannot control.
The high-tech sledgehammering of our middle-class future
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower .com
Sometimes, the collusion between big corporations and "our" government is so ridiculous, so rancid that is makes you laugh, cry, and gag – all at once – and then you pass out from the sheer stink of it.
Global beer giant dances the can-can
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower.com
Anyone who says that America has lost its innovative edge in technology and manufacturing has not chugged a can of Bud recently. The buzz is back, baby!
Is President Obama poised to “pack” the federal appeals court in Washington?
“A type of court-packing reminiscent of FDR’s era,” warned Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. “Packing the court because it has issued rulings against the administration is a cynical approach to the judicial branch.”
PDA Calls on Members to Fight Against Food Stamp Cuts
Written by Pamela Powers Hannley | Tucson Progressive
Earlier today, I posted a story about Republicans’ draconian and racist amendment to the Farm Bill that would deny food stamp benefits for ex-convicts– for the rest of their lives. (Obviously, a great way to pump up recidivism.)
Don't Celebrate Just Yet...
Written by Rev. Al Sharpton | Huffington Post
Sometimes, we need to take a moment and pause. As a nation, where are we in 2013, and what exactly do we want our future to look like?
Chicago to Shutter 50 Public Schools: Is Historic Mass Closure an Experiment in Privatization?
Written by Democracy Now!
As the academic year winds down, a record number of Chicago schools are preparing to close their doors for good in the largest mass school closing ever in one U.S. city.
Obama Taps Billionaire Fundraiser Penny Pritzker for Commerce Despite Anti-Labor, Subprime Legacy
Written by Democracy Now!
Billionaire business tycoon and former Obama fundraiser Penny Pritzker appears headed for confirmation as commerce secretary, despite concerns about her business dealings.
Europe should embrace a financial transaction tax
Written by Avinash Persaud | Financial Times
Opponents’ arguments are inconsistent and lack proportion, says Avinash Persaud
For Climate Solution, Look to the Ground
Written by Judith Schwartz | Common Dreams
Soil, that humble brown stuff we call dirt, is part of the answer to saving our future
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