PDA BLOG
Dems Oh Dems: Don’t Make Us Weary
Dems Oh Dems: Don’t Make Us Weary Fight Harder, Fight with Facts And for God’s Sake Fight for the People Who Elected You By Donna Smith I am a Democrat. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired (borrowing a quote). I amafraid. I am...
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Condemns Trump’s Illegal War on Iran, and Calls for the President’s Impeachment and Removal from Office
By Mike Hersh and Alan Minsky Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) condemns Donald Trump and the Trump Administration, as well as their enablers in Congress, the media, and elsewhere for launching and supporting a reckless, illegal,...
How Does Your Hospital Save Money, Boost Profits?
How Does Your Hospital Save Money, Boost Profits? Keep That Delivery App Handy Lest TP be Denied By Donna Smith Have you ever seen quality toilet paper in a hospital restroom? Seriously. Most of the time, we are all just damned lucky if...
U.S. Healthcare Corporations Embrace Higher Profits Over Patient Safety
It’s an Industry, Folks, Not a System: Let’s Be AccurateU.S. Healthcare Corporations Embrace Higher Profits Over Patient Safety By Donna Smith This is your nurse. We called him Doug. Some days we didn’t see a nurse for entire shifts – and...
Trump’s Illegal Strike on Iran Is a Constitutional Crisis
All across the political spectrum most Americans oppose squandering our resources to kill innocents in other nations. PDA is organizing with our allies inside and outside of Congress to push back against Trump’s illegal aggression. We’re mobilizing support for the War Powers Resolution and coordinating actions all around the world. This, including a global protest on Saturday, June 28th (Noon local time) demanding that Trump and Vance resign immediately. Also, demanding an immediate ceasefire and all party negotiations to achieve a just and durable peace treaty as soon as practicable. We need YOU to support us on all of these actions!
Tina Shannon’s Remarks at No Kings Day
James Madison, the third President of our country said, “No country could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual war.” And, also in political terms regarding healthcare, all over the country, and right here in Beaver County where you live, people fought for Medicare for All. Because of that struggle, we offered the Affordable Care Act during Obama’s presidency. And even then, we had to fight to get it passed. And we did. We won that. And that was good.
Ten Terrible Trump Policies and Progressive Solutions
The U.S.A is under threat. Trumpism—right-wing extremism, corporate greed, and media manipulation—threatens our democracy, our economy, and our communities. Donald Trump and his administration are waging war on America. These are not just abstract policy debates—they are lived realities for millions.
Act Now! Stop Trump’s Brutal Budget: We the People Reject Austerity
Tell your representative and senators that Trump’s brutal budget would kill people. It would deepen inequality, blow up the deficit, and gut Medicaid, Medicare, food assistance, environmental protection—programs that keep people alive.
Positively Progressive: Young Americans in a Time of Crisis
In this conversational installment of Positively Progressive, we revisit two guests who before the November election were in a very different mindset and planning mode. Now, Julie Hampton-Lyon, The Hungry Wyomingite, and Brett Yoder, young...
Stop The Fascism Machine!
Trump and his supporters weaponize extremism into terrorism. They routinely incite political violence to advance fascism.