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An activist group to discuss, organize and work to promote progressive policy in the Administration of President-Elect Barack Obama. Let's take full advantage of his invitation to re-engage in government, and make it Our Administration.
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YES WE DID!

Welcome to 2009.  Now the work begins.

Make your voice heard here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov

Then get involved in your community here:
http://my.barackobama.com

Find your Representative:
http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html
http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html

Find your Senator:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm



Issues and Topics:

*Single Payer Healthcare.  I know Obama did not campaign on it, but this is where we Make Him Do It.  We must push this.
* Use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to break up consolidated corporate media, and any private entity that is Too Big To Fail.
* A push for public campaign financing, and education about instant runoff/ranked choice voting.
* More, of course.

Groups for Change:

Democracy For America, founded by Howard Dean:
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/

Progressive Democrats of America:
http://www.pdamerica.org

Books for Change:
* Moral Politics by George Lakoff. 
* The Conscience of a Liberal by the late, great Senator Paul Wellstone.
Taking On the System by Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga.
* The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich.
* The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi.
The Uprising by David Sirota.
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.
The Wrecking Crew by Thomas Frank.
Cracking the Code by Thom Hartmann.
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen.

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