Our nation has a uniquely tragic experience for an industrialized nation: 40 to 50 million people have no medical or dental care.
The Myths About Obamacare
by The Pardu •
Information and Resources
Slavery: Alive and Well in the US, Sponsored by ALEC
by AmyMcMullen •
Through cleverly worded ALEC sponsored bills, namely the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program and the Prison Industries Act, state, federal and private prisons can use prisoners to labor in many different jobs to bring in more money to support the prison and, in the case of private prisons, to increase the corporation’s bottom line.
Thirty Companies That Spent More In Lobbying Than They Paid In Taxes.
by Teeluck Sooknarine •
The Candidate Of ‘NO’: Legislation Ron Paul Has Voted Against
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Ron Paul is one of those politicians who says no for a living. As a representative of Texas, Paul has surprisingly voted against quite a few pieces of legislation that would shock many Americans.
The Republican Brand Is Dead
by Teeluck Sooknarine •
The Republican brand is truly unrecognizable, it is definitely gone…dead. It can never come back. It used to be a party that had meaning to the American people, to the American landscape and to the American future. This party has been changed, undermined from within–allowed to surf the wave of its own greed, arrogance and hatred of anything that is not of its own making.
Fight For Your Right To Vote
by Winning Progressive •
The GOP been on a decade-long effort to reduce and restrict voting, especially among the poor, young people, people of color, and other Democratic-leaning groups.
The Slogan Was Meant To Be ‘Yes We Can’ Not ‘Yes He Can’
by Winning Progressive •
A significant challenge facing the Obama Administration as it gears up for the 2012 re-election campaign is that the President is not positively defined in the minds of many voters. A look at the entire record of President Obama shows that he has been a pragmatist who, while far from perfect, has led our country through daunting times and achieved significant progressive victories in the face of intractable opposition.
Ginger White: Quit While You’re Ahead
by Julie Driscoll •
We loved the theoretical thought of your affair with Herman Cain, and we really enjoyed watching this pompous, arrogant, know-nothing squirm under the spotlight of public opinion after you entered the scene, but we really only liked it in theory. I, personally, don’t recall asking you for gory details.
Lowering Health Care Costs: Yes It Is Possible!
by Nurse Pam •
Employers and health care insurance companies are beginning to add the Medical Tourism choice. Medical Tourism is the act of attaining health care treatment/surgery in a country other than your own.
Battleground USA: An Open Letter To The Supporters Of Indefinite Detention
by Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" Rosario •
A Christmastime Message About Greed, From Bill Maher (VIDEO)
by Matthew Desmond •
It’s Christmastime again, and many people criticize the greed that seems to run rampant in America during a season which is supposed to be about family, and spreading good cheer. Bill Maher weighed in on this issue.
This Is How To Beat The Republicans and Tea Party
by Teeluck Sooknarine •
Many of you are not aware of how the tea party infiltrated and effectively took over the Republican Party in one short year…less even. We were all caught with our pants down when November 2010 saw the election of so many tea party representatives. And yet, how they managed the feat was actually quite simple.
No, Starbucks Cannot Replace the Need For Progressive Government
by Winning Progressive •
Over at the New York Times, Joe Nocera had a column entitled ‘We Can All Become Job Creators’ in which he praised Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz for two recent proposals regarding jobs and politics.
Myths, Misinformation And Falsehoods About The Occupy Movement
by Tex Shelters •
Progressivism Is About Saving Capitalism From Itself
by Winning Progressive •
It has often been said that FDR saved capitalism from itself. What that means is that he took office at the lowest depths of the Great Depression, when it was clear that rampant uncontrolled capitalism had not only failed to benefit the more than one-third of Americans were ill-housed, ill-clothed, and ill-fed, but had also collapsed on itself due to the uncontrolled excesses that unregulated free markets had created.
Conservatives Recognizing Huntsman As Conservative. When Will Liberals?
by Wendy Gittleson •
Jon Huntsman doesn’t strut around the debate stage saying ‘illegals should be electrocuted’ or ‘Obama is a Marxist, fascist, Muslim.’ He doesn’t have a catchy and overly simplistic motto like 9-9-9, but don’t let his rational appearance fool you into believing he’s one of us.
Privatization… Austerity… Why, Exactly?
by Justin Boone •
Right wing politicians, lobbyists, marketers and titans of industry, we’re gonna need some detailed WHYs in regards to you desire for privatization and austerity. Your rhetoric is just not good enough anymore.
Support Rep. McDermott’s Sensible Estate Tax Act
by Winning Progressive •
In his recent New York Times column titled Things to Tax, Paul Krugman sensibly argues that increased overall taxes must be a key component to any plan to deal with present and long-term deficit issues.
It’s Time To Focus On Helping People And Not The Liberal Versus Conservative Divide
by Tex Shelters •
In the United States, we have divided the political landscape into liberal versus conservative for too long. These terms only serve to divide us and stereotype each other and this infighting only benefits the ruling classes.
Conservative Presidential Field Narrows To 3 – A DC Insider, A Moron and an Idiot
by In Your Face Radio •
So who made the cut as the shining role model for all Conservatives to marvel in the 2012 Presidential election? No, not Ron Paul. The last three standing are a DC insider .. A Moron .. and an Idiot.