Progressive Democrats News

Progressive Democrats are pitching a measure that would allow Americans ages 55 to 64 to buy into the Medicare program.

This week's calls to action include the following events and activities. Rally against troop surge Progressives in Action and Progressive Democrats of the Genesee Valley will hold a rally at the Rochester War Memorial to protest the troop increases for Afghanistan, and then march to the Federal Building, on Friday, December 4. The rally will begin ...

For years, one of the biggest challenges facing Progressive Democrats in Florida and nationwide has been the inability to unite and work together to accomplish common goals.

Progressive Democrats met with Senate leaders Monday night to discuss the size and scope of a public health plan even as a small group of party members continued to steadfastly oppose such a measure.... More For access to this article and more, you must be a registered member of ModernHealthcare.com. If you believe you've reached this message in ...

Sinn FA©in DA il leader and Health spokesperson CaoimhghA n A' CaolA in has condemned as "grossly hypocritical" the claim by Health Minister Mary Harney that her plan to impose prescription charges on medical card holders would be in the interest of patient safety.

POLITICAL donations to Fianna Fail from one of the country's biggest property developers were down 80% last year as its pre-tax losses almost doubled to 22 million.

CONSTRUCTION industry chief Tom Parlon last night conceded some of his expenses from his time as a junior minister were "excessive". But he insisted he never personally tipped a chauffeur 1,750 whilst on official state business in Atlanta as part of St Patrick's Day celebrations.

PDA chapters participated in a worldwide day of action on October 24, to stop global warming and support the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 7-18. Participating in "350 Day," October 24, 2009, members of Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles gather before riding from Santa Monica to ...

Participating in 350 Day, October 24, 2009, members of Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles spelled out 3-5-0 with their bicycles before riding from Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach with Congressional candidate Marcy Winograd .

Progressive Democrats seemed happy with Utah Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to include a public option in the Senate's health care reform bill.

The International Monetary Fund will take over the running of Ireland if the Government does not inflict painful slashes to public spending, Health Minister Mary Harney claimed today.

Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union is the first book from David Swanson, known for the Web sites ProsecuteBushCheney.org , AfterDowningStreet.org and work with Progressive Democrats for America and Democrats.com . Swanson's pedigree might suggest a partisan perspective, but Daybreak reveals utopian idealism ...

When http://andrewbartlett.com/?p=7172 I wrote about David Winderlich being sworn into the South Australian Parliament as a Democrat MP back in January, it was no great feat of future telling to predict that he could well be the last Democrat to serve in an Australian Parliament.

Recent broadcasts on Air America , NPR , CNN and MSNBC have strengthened my belief that Progressive Democrats could have done much more to make the public discourse about health-care reform easier to understand.

MINISTER FOR Education Batt O'Keeffe claimed expenses totalling 205,368 during his four years as a minister of state, the highest amount listed for any Government minister in information released to Fine Gael TD George Lee.

As the sounds of Pete Seeger songs echoed softly across the canyon and the crowd sang along word for word in support of the classic social and political themes, the Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains celebrated their 35th birthday high atop Saddle Peak on Saturday, August 22.

The BBC 's Belfast HQ and the city's international airport were to be blown up as part of an Irish invasion in response to the eruption of the Troubles in Northern Ireland , a TV documentary reveals.

THE current economic crisis has resulted in savage education cuts and more are threatened.

A soft deadline is fast approaching for the upcoming mayoral election in New Orleans.

A soft deadline is fast approaching for the upcoming mayoral election in New Orleans.