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Matthew Cardinale is Editor of Atlanta Progressive News. He has written previously for the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper, Shelterforce Magazine, The Advocate Magazine, The San Francisco Bay View, and the Berkeley Daily Planet Newspaper. He has also written for numerous online publications including OpEdNews, BuzzFlash, CommonDreams, AlterNet, RawStory, and TruthOut.
Friday, February 11, 2005 Feinstein Gathering Co-Sponsors to Abolish Electoral College
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is currently gathering original co-sponsors for her proposed bill to abolish the Electoral College system for the U.S. Presidential Election, and to replace it with a direct vote for the Presidency, according to Feinstein press secretary, Adam Vogt.
Thursday, February 3, 2005 Two Million Black Americans Still Not Free at Last
Voting is the American way, says Miles, an ex-felon staying at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Once its taken, you become a third-class citizen, and you cant participate in what this countrys all about and what wars were fought for.
Thursday, January 13, 2005 Barbara Boxer, Hero for a New Generation of Progressive Demo
By objecting to the 2004 election, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is an absolute hero for democracy who will be remembered as a key progressive leader during a time that the Democratic Party, and indeed the country, seemed to have lost its way.
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 Expulsion Wasn't End for Gay Student in Texas
A homosexual student who was expelled last month from Trinity Christian Academy High School in Dallas, Texas, is now facing additional problems at home and says he may be kicked out of his house by his parents due to the media fallout from the incident.
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 "Many Cities Becoming Meaner to Homeless, Study Shows"
Cities across the U.S. are increasingly turning to criminalization tactics towards homeless people, according to Illegal to Be Homeless:
Sunday, December 19, 2004 Howard Dean for DNC, and No Other
Howard Dean must become the new Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair, and nobody else will do.
