Here's to hoping that Dr. King's dream continues to live deep in the hearts of each of us, because that's really the power of a dream: it can long outlive the dreamer ( Read more... )

In the first episode of the Rockridge Nation video series, George Lakoff talks with Rockridge Institute Executive Director Bruce Budner on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's 100 hour agenda, MoveOn.org's agenda, and a broader, long-term progressive agenda. Released January 7, 2007. In addition to the YouTube version below, a high resolution ( Read more... )

"First they came for the communists ( Read more... )

some of ya'll should enjoy this discussion.

http://shatteredhavoc.livejournal.com/130516.html?thread=585684#t587220

Markos at The Daily Kos is challenging everybody to raise a total of 1.5 Million for the Net Roots Act Blue Candidates. This is the last good day to donate, because the campaigns are reserving last minute ad-space and deciding how much money they can delegate to the ground effort. There are so many worthy candidates out there, who have turned Red ( Read more... )

For progressives to succeed in taking back this country, we need to stay true to our values and communicate them effectively. To accomplish this mission, we need to be aware of the traps that have often tripped up progressives in the past.

In this preview of the new book, Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision, A Progressive ( Read more... )

Please help me get some feedback on my new journal! cynical views on politics, media and pop culture... maliyeh.livejournal.com. Yeeeoow!

White Sands Missile Range is testing ground, (the first test of a nuclear weapon ever, was conducted on the Trinity site in the northwestern part of the range as well as alternative Space Shuttle landing strip. ) Plans by the U.S. Department of Defense to study the possible privatization of as many as 362 civil service jobs at White Sands Missile ( Read more... )

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After reading the devastating evidence in yesterday's New York Times that Michael Bloomberg not only knew that permits for a Central Park protest during the '04 GOP Convention were denied for political reasons, but made a false sworn statement denying any knowledge of the denials, I find myself coming to one conclusion. Mayor Bloomberg's behavior ( Read more... )