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A Mystery in the Senate Solved 
A real who-done-it is brewing in the Senate. Clues are being gathered and suspects eliminated. Bloggers are determined to solve the mystery. Was it your Senator who did it? Update: The mystery is solved.
Can a Corporation Own the Ocean?
Can a corporation own the ocean? More of our roads, bridges and airports are being sold to private corporations. Now a corporation wants to own a piece of the ocean. OceanWorks Development is asserting that they have the exclusive right to 40,000 square miles off the Southern California coast. Democrats Should Filibuster Samuel Alito
What are the Democrats saving the filibuster for? What will our constitutional rights look like after thirty years of Samuel Alito’s influence? Framing the Debate
Jeffrey Feldman’s book looks at presidential speeches to teach progressives how to identify and apply the frames implemented in the speeches. He shows how these frames can be applied in speeches for politicians, in action for activist, and in dinner table debates for ordinary citizens.
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Newsletter Port Security in a 9/11 World
President Bush has threaten to veto any legislation that would slow or block the sale of control of operations of 6 major US ports to the UAE. Progressives Take Back the Party in Connecticut
Ned Lamont won the Democratic primary, ousting Senator Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman had become the symbol of everything that was wrong with the Democratic Party. Democrats turned out in record numbers to have their voice heard. They have had enough; they are ready to take America in a new direction. The Decider is Not a Dictator
The decider is not a dictator. He can follow already existing rules, or he can go to Congress and convince them to make new rules. But he does not get to make up his own rules. He has to learn to place nice with others. That is basically what the Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan V. Rumsfeld. The Math Dont Work
Americans spoke loud and clear on Election Day. They want a new direction. Americans, across the country, chose progressive Democratic candidates. The One Hundred Hour Agenda
If it seemed the first one hundred hours of Congress went by quickly, it did. The Democrats completed their one hundred hour agenda in just forty-two hours and fifteen minutes. The Republicans Abandon Stay the Course
Sunday on NBCs Meet The Press, Republican Chairman Ken Mehlman said, We are not coming in and saying Stay the Course. The choice in this election is not between Stay the Course and Cut and Run it is between Win by Adapting and Cut and Run. Win by Adapting is not a plan. It is a reaction. Tom Delay Quits as House Majority Leader
Hours after the Republicans began circulating a petition calling for leadership elections, Rep. Tom Delay gave up his post as House Majority leader. Elections to fill the position will be held the week of January 30th, when lawmakers return to the Capitol. Who will replace him? Upton Sinclair, We Need You Now.
Upton Sinclair wrote a novel that hit America in its stomach. Today, once again there is a question about the safety of out meat. We need an Upton Sinclair to create a public outcry that the government would prevent a private company from voluntarily testing meat to reassure us we are safe. When is a Letter to the Editor Sedition?
Could your letter to the editor, result in the FBI investigating you for sedition? It happened to Laura Berg. Whose Freedom?
George Lakoff’s book, Whose Freedom: The Battle over America’s Most Important Idea, explains to us the way conservative view freedom, how they are changing the way Americans view freedom, and what progressives can do to reclaim freedom.
Why a Conservative America is a Myth
You have always been progressive in your ideas and values, but did you know---so are most Americans? In a new report, The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth, it shows that on the issues, from economic to “values,” Americans are progressive in their stands. Will the Senate Succeed in Depriving the States of their Rights
The hypocrisy of the religious right will be evident this week when their Republican representatives in Senate attempt to take away the states right to decide matters of public policy. This week they will attempt to limit the states right to decide public policy with the Federal Marriage Amendment.
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