Elections
Turnout is key to victory in targeted House races
October 8, 2010For Republicans to win a majority in the House of Representatives, they need to sweep hotly contested swing district races in several states including Illinois.
Read moreReal story of war: one damn thing after another
October 8, 2010WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange got it right about Afghanistan: "It's one damn thing after another ... the everyday squalor of war." What steps can we take to end it?
Read moreOne Nation boosts progressive links in Texas
October 8, 2010Several North Texas progressive organizations converged to increase their connections during the lead-up to October 2.
Read moreIn tea party town would fire fighters watch as houses burn?
October 7, 2010Last week the nation saw a preview of life in an America as envisioned by ultra-right tea party types - a country where everything will be "privatized," more frightening than anything the cinema has to offer.
Read moreManchin vs. Raese in West Virginia – better swallow the toad
October 7, 2010Manchin's opponent, John Raese, a multi-millionaire (by inheritance), is an extremist Republican who would like to throw everything back to before child labor laws.
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