Darcy Burner

Nate Silver: Progressives Are Crazy to Oppose the Senate Health Care Bill

Fivethirtyeight.com | Nate Silver | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


I understand that most of the liberal skepticism over the Senate bill is well intentioned. But it has become way, way off the mark. Where do you think...

Kill The Bill? Some Progressives Say Nothing Is Better Than Senate Health Care Bill (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


The Senate health care bill is so compromised, some progressives argue, that it would be better to try to kill it than fight for its passage. In ligh...

Do Progressives Have What It Takes To Win?

Tom Sullivan | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Tom Sullivan

Conservatives believe -- with justification -- that if they get angry enough and loud enough, liberals will back down from fights like this one.

An Alternative to the Public Option I Could Live With

Mike Lux | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

I want health care form like a drink of cold water in the desert. But without either a public option or strong rate regulation, health care reform is a nightmare for the public and the federal budget.

Jeff Muskus

Voters To Congress: What's Wrong With Single-Payer Health Care?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Give voters a voice in the debate over health care reform and they ask about the one thing most lawmakers decided from the start would not be consider...

'Netroots Hero' Darcy Burner Enters Home Stretch In House Race

DailyKos | McJoan | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


There's a constant low hum here. Phonebankers are sitting in every corner, at every desk making those reminder calls. In another corner, someone is pu...

Jason Linkins

Seattle Times Runs Misleading Piece On Darcy Burner

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


The Seattle Times is running what amounts to a hatchet job on Democratic Congressional contender Darcy Burner, seizing on a quip she made at a recent ...

Meet the Bloggers: Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how.  On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year. 

Join the Blogosphere in Helping Darcy Burner

Lane Hudson | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Lane Hudson

Tuesday morning, congressional candidate Darcy Burner's home was destroyed and she's having to take time away from her campaign to tend to family business. Let's get behind a progressive champion.

Rep. Reichert: Obama "Will Steal Money Out of Your Wallets"

David Goldstein | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


David Goldstein

Rep. Dave Reichert, a famously former sheriff, warns the crowd that a black man is going to steal their wallets? Yeah, I can imagine the stunned silence.

Want to See Sexism? Try Calling Your Opponent a Ditz and Joking About Clinton's Death

Matt Stoller | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Matt Stoller

These videos are really quite stunning. Rep. Dave Reichert's jokes about Hillary Clinton dying are just the latest in a career of using sexist slurs and innuendo to deny women full equality.