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The Same People Who Backed Corrupt Conservative Tim Holden Are Also Behind Ann Kirkpatrick In Arizona

Down With Tyranny!

Raul & Wenona, 2 champions of working familiesBreaking yet another promise to stay neutral in active primaries, the DCCC came lumbering into AZ-1 this week, in favor of conservative loser Ann Kirkpatrick who lost her seat in 2010 because Democrats stay... »

Tax Day Thoughts...

California Progress Report

By Anthony WrightHealth Access California On tax day, we remember the saying by Oliver Wendell Holmes, that "taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." Today, we joined other Sacramento leaders in front of the Federal building, to protest a d... »

Patriotic Millionaire Joins Seniors and Workers to Blast Ryan/Lungren Budget Plan

California Labor Federation

by Steve Smith Under Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) federal budget plan, each millionaire would receive a tax cut of about $187,000. And when it comes to Ryan and his GOP cronies in Congress like Rep. Dan Lungren, that fat tax giveaway to the wealthy comes at... »

What If Romney Doesn't Pick Ryan For VP After All?

Down With Tyranny!

Some say Romney wants someone less controversial and less tarred by the GOP effort to end Medicare and prosecute the vicious class war they've been waging against working families-- some nebbish like Rob Portman or Mitch Daniels-- both architects of th... »

Blue America Welcomes Dr. David Gill (D-IL)

Down With Tyranny!

Blue America was the first national group to endorse Ilya Sheyman and we were sad that the DCCC and other DC conservatives were able beat him in the primary last month. But we were as happy as can be that just to the southeast of his district, another ... »

Today's The Last Day Of The FEC Fundraising Quarter-- Have You Thought About Norman Solomon's Campaign?

Down With Tyranny!

This week Glenn Greenwald made the case for 3 of the most spectacular candidates running for Congress, anywhere, Franke Wilmer (MT), Cecil Bothwell (NC) and Norman Solomon (CA). If you're a DWT reader you already know all three and if you've been on th... »

Energetic Florida Democrat Vipin Verma Scares Away 10-Term Incumbent John Mica

Down With Tyranny!

A couple of days ago I had an opportunity to sit down for a long chat with a brilliant and enthusiastic young progressive Democrat, Vipin Verma, who's running for Congress in Florida's brand new 6th congressional district. I had to find out how he ran ... »

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