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Howard Dean Endorses Lori Saldaña in Must-Watch Congressional Race

Taylor Leake | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: DCCC Red to Blue Program, Pccc, Dccc, National Organization for Women, Howard Dean, Lori SaldañA, Dfa, Lori Saldana, Moveon, Now, Democracy for America, Brian Bilbray, Politics News
Taylor Leake

Governor Howard Dean, former Presidential candidate and past head of the Democratic National Committee, was in San Diego this past Tuesday to throw hi...

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Sam Stein

'Hybrid PAC' Launches To Combat Super PACs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Hoping to put a harsh spotlight on the coercive effect super PACs are having on the political process, a prominent progressive activist ...

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Jason Cherkis

Ninety-Nine Percent Power: Activists Ready To Launch Dozens of Shareholder Demonstrations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, General Electric, Rainforest Action Network, Moveon, Video, Jobs-With-Justice, Rebuild the Dream, Wells Fargo, Occupy Wall Street, 99 Percent Spring Movement, 99 Percent Power, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Last fall, the Occupy Wall Street movement ignited a national conversation on income inequality, corporate ties to conservative legislat...

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Oy! The New "Fight to the Finish" to Save the "Soul" of Occupy

Danny Schechter | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Ben Cohen, Moveon, Students for a Democratic Society, Tom Hayden, Communiqué, Adbusters, Occupy, Adbusters Occupy Wall Street, New York News
Danny Schechter

Political paranoia is always driven by what could happen, not, necessarily, what is happening. Can we learn from this destructive history of acrimony and sectarianism or are we doomed to repeat it?

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Ryan Grim

Why Did Progressives Lose An Illinois Congressional Race So Badly?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: MoveOn.Org, Election 2012 Blog, Brad Schneider, Elections 2012, Howard Dean, Democracy for America, Ilya Sheyman Illinois, Robert Dold, Ilya Sheyman Lost, Moveon, Video, Pccc, 2012 Election, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Ilya Sheyman, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After several rounds of painful soul searching, Washington-based progressives are comparing notes on Ilya Sheyman's stunning open-primar...

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'Judging By Their Comments, The GOP Must Have A Serious Problem With Women'

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Video, Moveon, War on Women, Rush Limbaugh, MoveOn.Org, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Gop Women, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Politics News

Ramping up the already white-hot debate over gender politics, the progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org Political Action is launching a national campa...

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'We Make Them Better.. Mostly By Firing People'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Florida Primary 2012, MoveOn.Org, FL Primary, FL Primary 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Bain, The Office, Florida Primary, Justin Long, Video, Moveon, 2012 Election, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney 2012, Florida, NBC's the Office, Politics News

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has received much criticism over his work at Bain Capital in recent weeks. A group supporting his rival, N...

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Progressive Groups Demand Obama Launch Investigation Into Housing Crisis

Simon McCormack | Posted 01.19.2012

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With big banks inching closer to a settlement over allegedly improper foreclosures -- one that critics call too lenient -- progressive groups are call...

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Zach Carter

Progressives' Fundraising Strength Tested By Key Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Primary, Dodd-Frank, Democracy for America, Election, 2012, North Carolina Redistricting, David Price North Carolina, Politics, Video, Moveon, Wall Street, Pccc, Banks, Subprime, Brad Miller North Carolina, North Carolina, Brad Miller, David Price, Politics News

The first major test of the activist progressive fundraising machine for the 2012 elections is developing in North Carolina, where a Republican-engine...

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Zach Carter

Move Your Money Activists Prepare For Bank Transfer Day On Nov. 5

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- While major banks pride themselves on "financial innovation," they always function in a way that stays fundamentally the same: They hold...

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Zach Carter

MoveOn Joins Move Your Money Project For Nov. 5 Day Of Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Moveon, Wall Street, Community Banks, Occupy Wall Street, New Bottom Line, Move Your Money, Banks, Jobs, Credit Unions, Video, Politics News

With the Occupy movement continuing to gather momentum, political organizers at the progressive nonprofit MoveOn are joining a campaign from other pro...

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Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party

Peter Dreier | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Dick Armey, Tea Party, Koch Brothers, Occupy La, Service Employees International Union, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Occupy Wall Street, Moveon, Eric Cantor, Rose Gudiel, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Many observers view this new phenomenon as the progressive counterpart to the Tea Party. There are some important similarities and some significant differences. Here are some key points of comparison.

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama Caters To Base By Taxing The Wealthy, But Entitlement Cuts Loom

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is back in the good graces of progressives. For now. Hours after Obama delivered a fiery speech demanding that...

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Truth in an Age of Guerrilla Political Activism

Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Moveon, Kevin Drum, MoveOn.Org, James O'keefe, Yes Men, Fox News, Gop, Guerrilla Activism, Political Pranks, Democratic Party, The Yes Men, Guerilla Polical Activism, Politics News
Sahil Kapur

Guerrilla-style political activism is regularly carried out on both sides of the ideological spectrum. But that doesn't answer the question of whether either side will ultimately benefit from these shenanigans.

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Friday Talking Points [169] -- Weiner Roast

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2011

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Chris Weigant

Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.

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Sam Stein

MoveOn Uses Fox News Hoaxes, Van Jones And The Roots In Anti-Austerity Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- It seemed, at the time, too surreal to be true. In late May, a YouTube user named Hiropro999 posted a video to the site showing the tick...

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Time for NPR and PBS to End Their Abusive Relationship with Congress

Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Free Press, Pbs, Npr, Moveon, Credo Action, James O'keefe, Public Broadcasting, Media News
Craig Aaron

The hundreds of millions of people who watch and listen to PBS and NPR didn't make public media a partisan issue; a few political operatives attacking public media made it a partisan issue.

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Next Sunday: Protest at Right-Wing Billionaires' Secret Summit near Palm Springs

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Civil Rights Coalition, David Koch, Tea Party, Koch Brothers, Poder Popular, Erwin Chemerinsky, Health Access, Health Care for America Now (HCAN), California Partnership, Calpirg, Van Jones, Code Pink, Afscme, California Labor Federation, Rock the Vote, Energy Action Coalition, U.S. Action, Alliance for Justice, Protest, Rancho Las Palmas Resort, Common Cause, Lee Fang, Moveon, Courage Campaign, California Student Sustainability Coalition, Sierra Club, California Nurses Association, DeeAnn McEwen, Cato Institute, Robert Reich, Rancho Mirage, Greenpeace, Women?S International League for Peace and Freedom, National Council of Jewish Women, California Council of Churches, Planned Parenthood of California, United Domestic Workers, Charles Koch, Consumer Watchdog, Credo, Aclu, Politics News
Peter Dreier

A broad coalition of consumer, community, labor, environmental, student, civil liberties, and faith-based groups are sponsoring a rally in Rancho Mira...

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No Social Security Cuts in the State of the Union?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison, Social Security, Barack Obama, Moveon, Strengthen Social Security, Campaign for America's Future, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

News that Obama won't cut Social Security is at the very least a temporary victory for all concerned, one that gives the public more time to make its voice heard. That's good news. But the fight is far from over.

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Sam Stein

MoveOn's Top Spokesperson Is Moving On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the top communications hands in the progressive movement is leaving her post for another outfit with similar ideological stripes....

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Emily Swanson

Democratic Activists Unhappy With Tax Cut Extension, But Ready To Jump Obama's Ship?

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration's decision to give in to Republicans on extending all of the Bush era tax cuts is already receiving push-back from some Democ...

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Sam Stein

MoveOn Calls On Obama To Stiffen Spine On Tax Cuts In National Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a last-ditch effort to persuade the White House to hold its line on the expiring Bush tax cuts, the progressive advocacy group MoveOn...

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What I Learned at the MoveOn "Potluck for Progress"

Steve Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Moveon, Democrats, MoveOn.Org, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Kirsch

MoveOn held about 600 "Potluck for Progress" meetings yesterday. What did I learn? That the group should ensure we have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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Amanda Terkel

Sen. Mark Warner Equates MoveOn.org With Tea Parties

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Far Left, Mark Warner Moveon, Moveon, Mark Warner, Tea Parties, Far Right, MoveOn.Org, Elections 2010, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called for compromise and cooperation between Democrats and Republicans during remarks in Virginia on Monday, a...

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Amanda Terkel

From Rand Paul Stomper To Allen West's Bikers: Rise In Far-Right Violence During 2010 Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections 2010, Obama Assassination Threats, Raul Grijalva, Right-Wing Violence, Southern Poverty Law Center, Tim Profitt, Rand Paul Stomper, Allen West, Eric Cantor, Militias, Obama Assassination Plot, Natiivist Movement, Election Violence, Obama Assassination, Rand Paul, Radical Right Wing, Hate Groups, Raul Grijalva Powder, Moveon, Nativist, Allen West Bikers, Right-Wing Extremism, Poll, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- This election season, a man was arrested for hitting a protester at a rally for Washington GOP Senate candidate Dino Rossi, a man stompe...

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