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Progressive Democrats of America Energized by National Conference
By David Swanson
Progressive Democrats of America marked the beginning of its seventh
year with a three-day conference that brought hundreds of activist
leaders from all over the country to a Cleveland, Ohio, hotel this past
weekend. Participants heard ...
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PDA in Cleveland for the Grassroots Leadership Conference
We will be posting videos and some photos here throughout the rest of the conference…we will begin with a video clip of Jeff Cohen from yesterday, Friday July 23rd, during the PDA Sixth Anniversary Celebration. ...
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Democracy Now! Sean Penn on Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake
Recovery Efforts and Why He Decided to Manage a Tent Camp of 55,000 Displaced Haitians
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor and director Sean Penn was honored by the Haitian government on Monday at a ceremony marking the ...
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Bruce Fein Schools Henry Kissinger
By David Swanson
Bruce Fein concludes his new book, "American Empire: Before the Fall," by demolishing the worldview of Henry Kissinger as expressed in a Washington Post column <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/25/AR2009022503124.html> last year. Of course it’s also ...
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Silver linings
The House vote is a victory
Dear Laura,
On Thursday night, the House of Representatives approved $33 billion more for President Obama and the military to spend in Iraq and Afghanistan. This “supplemental” expenditure was folded into ...
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Doubling down …
On Marleine Bastien and Dr. David Gill
Dear Friend,
Last week, something extraordinary ...
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July 4th Reflections—Solutions for a Nation in Crisis
By Kelly Gerling
What kind of crisis are we Americans experiencing?
US government military forces and intelligence agencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan select targets with large percentages of civilians and kill them, along with people suspected as ...
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We declared our right to healthcare …
Have you joined us?
Dear Friend,
Over the past three months, PDA and our allies in the struggle to win single-payer healthcare—improved and enhanced Medicare for all—have been circulating the Declaration of Health Independence and Security for ...
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U.S. Energy Policy Creating a New Generation of Dr. Strangeloves
By Alice Slater | FPIF.org
President Eisenhower is well-remembered for warning the public in his final address to the nation to “guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence . . . by the military-industrial complex.” But ...
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The Agitator: Voices of PDA Episode 9 with John Bonifaz & David Cobb
We only need think of the Gulf of Mexico to be reminded that corporate abuses have deadly consequences–especially when the corporations are considered people with the same rights we have, as in the case of ...
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Amend to Suspend Corporate Personhood July Call
At this meeting of the Amend to Suspend Corporate Personhood Action Group, participants discussed the Monahan Brothers walk across the country, upcoming events in Colorado and Florida, and MoveOn’s 98% campaign. In addition, the group ...
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Inside the Democratic Party July Call
On this call we ratified the national endorsements of Marleine Bastien (http://www.votebastien.com/) and Dr David Gill (http://www.gillforcongress.com/).
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July 2010: Are PDA’s vision, goals and strategy sufficient to deal with the challenges of 2010 and 2012?
By Bill Bianchi, PDA Chicago Chapter Leader
After just six years, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has established itself as the predominant grassroots organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party. It has done this by advocating and ...
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Dennis Kucinich: “From Roxbury to Cleveland—Six Years Together”
I am writing you today to ask you to join me at PDA’s national conference in my home town, Cleveland, from July 23rd-25th. Almost 6 years ago, at the conclusion of my 2004 primary campaign ...
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Images In The Sand Connect Our Global Community
by Linda Milazzo | PDA Blog Contributor
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There are some things we humans have just one of. We have one heart, one liver, one tongue, one nose… Of course, there are probable anomalies ...
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More Than Two Sides
By Tina Richards | WarIsACrime.org
Often I reflect back to the time I spent on Capitol Hill fighting for my son’s life. I went there as a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat. Yes with a big D. I had ...
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$33 billion for war while communities can’t pay teachers?
Please share this video with your friends and suggest they join us at http://facebook.com/RethinkAfghanistan.
Communities all over the country can’t afford to pay teachers or educate our kids. Now the Pentagon wants $33 billion for more ...
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IOT: Healthcare for All – June Call
1) HNW co-chair, Donna Smith,upated us on the Declaration of
Health Independence and talked about some upcoming events including the Washington, DC Brown Bag Lunch Vigil.
2) Katie Robbins from Healthcare-NOW! joined us to talk about
plans for ...
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IOT: Stop Global Warming – Environment Issues June Call
The team welcomed Danna Moore from Future 500 to discuss the organization’s efforts to recruit businesses to join in the effort for sound climate legislation. In addition, we discussed the role of the EPA ...
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Video: BBLV on the MOVE!
CA-06 Brown Bag Lunch Vigil – Alice discusses need to pressure Congress after CA Dem Party Resolution
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