An activist group to discuss,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.
Get Active!
Daily Kos
- Glenn Beck's boss, wingnut and coward 5 hrs ago
- Michigan Town Tells Liz Cheney To Peddle Her Fearmongering Elsewhere 5 hrs ago
- Late afternoon/early evening open thread 6 hrs ago
- Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY! 7 hrs ago
- Weekly Tracking Poll: Pelosi At A Six-Month High 8 hrs ago
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Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print » Election 2008
- Sarah Palin Doesn Even Make Sense By Creationist Standards 1 day ago
- Data Check: Most Democrats Voting Yes on Stupak Amendment Won Election By Wide Margins. Primary, Anyone? 1 week ago
- Revelation: The DNC Certified Obama as Qualified. It’s a Scandal! 2 months ago
- Why a National Equality March? Transcribed Excerpt of Cleve Jones Interview 2 months ago
- Bumper Sticker Shift: What A Difference 9 Months Makes 2 months ago
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Vermonters for Obama
- A Message from Organizing for America 8 months ago
- President Barack Obama’s Address to Joint Session of Congress: Video & Text 9 months ago
- Celebrate Our American Renewal 10 months ago
- A Message from Howard Dean 11 months ago
- First Weekly YouTube from the President-Elect… 1 year ago
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Firedoglake
- This Just In: Angry Crazies Can’t Get Along With Other Angry Crazies 5 hrs ago
- Reid, Wyden, Baucus Reach Agreement on Version of Free Choice Amendment 5 hrs ago
- Justifying Discrimination in the Name of Religious Freedom is Not a Good Idea 6 hrs ago
- Harsh Immigration Provision in Senate Health Care Bill Denounced by Catholic Bishops 7 hrs ago
- Obama and Afghanistan: It’s Hard to Decide on a Move When You Have So Few Pieces Left 8 hrs ago
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Crooks and Liars
- C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Mahavishnu Orchestra -888695331 secs ago
- Charles Grassley: We Shouldn't Blame Greed Any More Than You'd Blame Gravity -888695331 secs ago
- Thanks to CIGNA, A Six-Year-Old Girl May Never Hear Again. Each Day's Delay, Another Horror Story. 5 hrs ago
- Alan Grayson: "Today was Waterloo for Fed secrecy" 6 hrs ago
- The Arsonists Who Lit The Economic Match Complain About The Fire Department. 7 hrs ago
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