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Dr. King’s lesson: It’s up to us
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson | Chicago Sun-Times
‘We the people declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.”
Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice
Written by John Nichols | The Nation
Barack Obama, the president who publicly swore his second oath of office on the Bibles of Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., used his inaugural address to chart an arc of history from the liberation movements of the sixteenth president’s time through the civil rights movements of a century later to the day on which hundreds of thousands of Americans packed the National Mall to cheer for the promise of an emboldened presidency.
Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling
Written by George Zornick | The Nation
By Nation DC intern Anna Simonton
As the country barrels towards a possible default on its debt, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced this week that they are introducing legislation to eliminate the federal debt ceiling.
I had other plans for how to spend my Saturday. I had other plans for my next blog post here at The Nation. Then I learned my friend Aaron Swartz had committed suicide, facing a baseless, bullying federal indictment that might have sent him to jail for decades, and fate demanded this be a day to remember.
Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?
Written by Willaim Greider | The Nation
For three decades, the Institute for International Economics in Washington has been enormously influential as an intellectual home base for globalization. The think tank is nonpartisan, but closely aligned with business and finance multinationals that provide generous funding.
Everybody Should Be Watching HBO's 'Enlightened'
Written by Michelle Dean | The Nation
Girls is going to dominate the discussion of television tomorrow, Golden Globes be damned, but a small but loyal band of people like myself are not looking forward so much to the return of Girls as we are to the same of Enlightened.
RNC's Priebus Proposes to Rig Electoral College so Losing Republicans Can 'Win'
Written by John Nichols | The Nation
Fresh from claiming the GOP’s 2012 run was “a great campaign—a great nine-month campaign" that only went awry at the end, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus now wants to rig the Electoral College so that when Republicans lose they still might “win.”
A Senator's Lonely Crusade to Learn the CIA's Secrets
Written by Conor Friedersdorf |
Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, has sent an extraordinary letter to top White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, President Obama's choice to lead the CIA.
The Progressive Democrats of America plan to bridge the gap between Capitol Hill and the progressive grassroots.
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), the self-described “grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice” is gearing up for its third Progressive Central, a one-day gathering of politicians from the left wing of the Democratic Party and prominent activists from the labor, anti-war and environmental movements.
Farmers Rally at White House to Protest Monsanto's GMO Empire
Written by Jon Queally | Common Dreams
As court hears pivotal case for small farmers and organic seed growers, opponents to industrial agriculture speak out
Hundreds of small farmers and advocates for organic seed growers gathered outside the White House Thursday, calling on President Obama and other lawmakers to come to their aid as they continue their fight against Monsanto, one of the world's largest, most powerful—and to them sinister—industrial agriculture corporations.
Hurtling Towards Climate Chaos: US Oil Production Set to Explode
Written by Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams
Flying in face of dire climate figures, US continues to embrace fossil fuels
Projections released Tuesday that US oil production is set to surge to record levels shows the US continuing down the path of runaway climate change.
'Like Wildfire': Images of Climate Catastrophe in Australia Go Global
Written by Lauren McCauley | Common Dreams
Photographs of bushfires offer a glimpse of our future on a hotter, drier planet
As fires continue to rage across Australia with soaring temperatures fueling the flames, images of the catastrophe spreading around the web capture the heartbreak, harrow and heat.
Despite such terminology as "fiscal cliff" and "debt ceiling," the great debate taking place in Washington now has relatively little to do with financial issues. It is all about ideology. It is all about economic winners and losers in American society. It is all about the power of Big Money. It is all about the soul of America.
Tax Avoidance On the Rise: It's Twice the Amount of Social Security and Medicare
Written by Paul Buchheit | Common Dreams
Three trillion dollars a year. That's how much the wealthiest Americans avoid through the system of subsidies and schemes and sweet deals that deprive middle-class workers of their earned benefits. That's three times more than the deficit. That's enough for a full-time job for every middle-class household in America. Here are the distressing details:
PDA In Your State
