by Guest Writer | Jan 20, 2014 | Economy, Progressive Vision
By Bob Lord As we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s 85th birthday, we’ve all come to know his dream. Above all else, he dreamed that one day this nation would rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 15, 2014 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
I'm writing to ask you to join us in Raleigh, N.C., on February 8 to fight for justice. In 2012, right-wing Republicans took over the North Carolina state house and governor's mansion. They launched attacks on voting rights, education, the environment, health care and...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 14, 2014 | Progressive Vision
Rep. George Miller of California has announced that, after 40 years in the House, he will not seek re-election this fall. The House will lose a rare and valued leader; progressives will miss a true champion. Big George’s passions were clear in the committees he has...
by Thom Hartmann | Jan 13, 2014 | Economy, Progressive Vision
More than 300,000 West Virginia residents are facing their fifth day of coping with a massive chemical spill, and FEMA is helping state and local agencies ensure that residents have access to safe drinking water. That means tax payers are already covering the cost of...
by Digby | Jan 3, 2014 | Progressive Vision
E.J. Dionne makes an interesting argument today designed specifically for the Village. I don't know how it's going to go over --- there remains an irrational fear of hippies among its denizens, even among those who were born long after the 60s lefties turned to...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 3, 2014 | Democracy, Economy, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision, Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment assistance for 1.3 million people who have been unemployed longer than 26 weeks expired last Saturday, after Republicans blocked efforts to extend them. 3.6 million more people will lose these benefits over this year. Restoring these benefits is a...
