Category Archives: Progressive Community

SUPPORT VIVA 2005: For Voter Verified Paper Ballots

Posted on January 31, 2005 by bfialindathieman

SUPPORT VIVA 2005: For Voter Verified Paper Ballots From: the National Ballot Integrity Project Action Alert Day One January 31, 2005 Voter Verified Paper Ballots are the essential first step towards a trustworthy election. VIVA 2005 makes Voter Verified Paper … Continue reading →

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DemocracyFest 2005!

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Welcome to DemocracyFest 2005! DemocracyforTexas.Org  Democracy Fest, a gathering of progressives from around the country hosted by DFT and co-sponsored by My Vote is My Voice, will be held June 17-19 in Austin. Down in Texas, we know a bit … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Wins Support of Latinos for America for DNC Chair

Posted on January 22, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean Wins Support of Latinos for America for DNC Chair Latinos for America.com  “To have someone with the integrity and conscience of Gov. Dean at the helm of a major party, would be a coup not only for progressives, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest)

Posted on January 19, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest) ICCI The first meeting of CCI's Fair Lending Task Force will be Thursday, January 20th at 6:00 pm.   This new task force … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Adds Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah to Growing List of Endorsements for Democratic National Committee Chair

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean Adds Mississippi! Oklahoma! and Utah! to Growing List of Endorsements for DNC Chair  Blog for America Following the news that the Florida delegation to the Democratic National Committee voted unanimously to endorse Howard Dean to be the party's … Continue reading →

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Soldier Receives Shabby Treatment from Pentagon

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Soldier Receives Shabby Treatment from Pentagon MinutemanMedia by Jim Hightower (JAN 12, 2005) When challenged directly by a crowd of America's troops about the Bushites' ongoing damnable failure to provide adequate armor for our soldiers, Pentagon chief Donnie Rumsfeld was … Continue reading →

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Join a Conference Call with George Lakoff

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Join a Conference Call with George Lakoff BlogforAmerica.com George Lakoff is a professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. I was thrilled to learn how many meetups there were and how many of you came to them. I am honored … Continue reading →

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Activists Doing Nothing on Inauguration Day

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Activists Doing Nothing on Inauguration Day NotOneDamnDime.com In true grassroots fashion, no one seems to know the origin of an e-mail that is circulating widely through the internet and is posted on several websites.  If you like this idea, please … Continue reading →

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John Drury: The Bio-Village Project Meets The Iowa Values Fund

Posted on January 4, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

The Bio-Village Project Meets The Iowa Values Fund by John Drury We hear a lot about the Iowa Values Fund and the handouts to large corporations in order to get them to stay in Iowa or perhaps move their business … Continue reading →

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John Drury: So What Does The Politician Do Now?

Posted on December 29, 2004 by bfiajohndrury

So What Does The Politician Do Now? by John Drury Over Christmas dinner with my family, my father looked at me and said, “So what does the politician do now?” That question and variations of it are becoming very familiar … Continue reading →

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