https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics en-us Copyright 2026 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:57:34 -0400 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:57:34 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.opednews.com/populum/pthemes/opednews/images/rssbanner.png https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 152 149 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Progressive-Democrats-of-A-Foreign-Policy-Failure-Iran_Iran-War_Israeli-Iran-Conflict-260301-937.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:53:26 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Progressive-Democrats-of-A-Foreign-Policy-Failure-Iran_Iran-War_Israeli-Iran-Conflict-260301-937.html Mike Hersh Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Condemns Trump's Illegal War on Iran, and Calls for the President's Impeachment and Removal from Office Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) condemns Donald Trump and the Trump Administration, as well as their enablers in Congress, the media, and elsewhere for launching and supporting a reckless, illegal, unprovoked, and unconstitutional war on Iran over t https://www.opednews.com/articles/Senator-Kerry-Resonds-to-P-by-Mike-Hersh-110623-338.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:58:03 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Senator-Kerry-Resonds-to-P-by-Mike-Hersh-110623-338.html Mike Hersh After Progressive Democrats of America delivered more than 25,000 signatures to Senator John Kerry asking for a significant withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan beginning in July, the senator sent us the following email: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-DNC-is-asking-Democrat-by-MikeHersh-100810-167.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:42:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-DNC-is-asking-Democrat-by-MikeHersh-100810-167.html Mike Hersh My answers to the DNC's online poll regarding the direction the party should take and issues we should focus on. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Tale-of-Two-Bags-Brown-by-MikeHersh-100216-788.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:05:57 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Tale-of-Two-Bags-Brown-by-MikeHersh-100216-788.html Mike Hersh Question: How would the mainstream media react if several organizations mobilized nation-wide demonstrations to demand action on their political agenda? Answer: It depends on who did the organizing. Fringe, unpopular AftroTurf Tea Baggers get wall-to-wall coverage from the so called "liberal media". Grassroots Brown Baggers advocating common sense mainstream policies on healthcare and peace get a mass media silent treatment. https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_080214_contact_congress_now.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:29:06 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_080214_contact_congress_now.htm Mike Hersh Please, email your member of Congress and ask them to support the Judiciary Committee's actions concerning contempt of Congress charges against Bolton and Miers. Contempt of Congress proceedings against top administration officials could lead to damaging evidence to bolster efforts to bring impeachment charges against Cheney and Bush. Email your member of Congress and ask them to support the Judiciary Committee's action NOW! https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_080213_progressive_democrat.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:34:58 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_080213_progressive_democrat.htm Mike Hersh Progressive Democrats of America helped progressive challenger Donna Edwards win a stunning upset victory against eight-term incumbent Albert Wynn. Despite Wynn's huge advantages in terms of special interest contributions and insider connections, Donna Edwards marshaled support from what Wynn's campaign dismissed as "a vast left-wing conspiracy" to defeat the most conservative member of the Congressional Black Caucus. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_071128__22come_senators_2c_cong.htm Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:16:41 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_071128__22come_senators_2c_cong.htm Mike Hersh Democrats ignore Bush / Cheney crimes and the American Ideal that holds no Vice President, no President, no administration, is a law unto themselves. As Bob Dylan sang, "Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call! Don't stand in the doorway! Don't block up the hall! For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled." Democrats will get hurt if they continue to stall on holding the criminals accountable. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_070923_it_s_time_to_be_good.htm Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:33:23 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_070923_it_s_time_to_be_good.htm Mike Hersh A good friend tells you when you're wrong, and it's time to be good friends to our Senators. Any Senators who voted the wrong way, to "censure" MoveOn.org for an ad which raised legitimate concerns about the Bush Administration's politicization of the military and misconduct sending Gen. David Patraeus to Congress as essentially a PR stooge. They blew it. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_070913_force_a_fully_funded.htm Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:45:28 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mikehers_070913_force_a_fully_funded.htm Mike Hersh Rep. Lynn Woolsey, the (D-CA) Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker:----"No amount of sugar coating and spin can change one simple fact - four years after the President's invasion of Iraq our troops are caught in the midst of a civil war...." https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_070503_pda_gathers_100_stat.htm Thu, 03 May 2007 15:28:31 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_070503_pda_gathers_100_stat.htm Mike Hersh State Democratic Party Chair Terry Lierman, 7 State Legislators, and 3 PDA national leaders met in Wheaton, Maryland for a legislative wrap up and planning town hall meeting May 1. Fresh from the 2007 Maryland legislative session, State Senators Jamie Raskin, Rich Madaleno, and Mike Lenett joined State Delegates Roger Manno, Tom Hucker, Jane Lawton, and Jeff Waldstriecher and PDA leaders to plan for progress in Maryland. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_progress_070315_support_barbara_lee_.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:22:42 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_progress_070315_support_barbara_lee_.htm Mike Hersh Call your Representative and strongly urge support for Barbara Lee's Amendment to bring our troops home safely: If you haven't contacted your Congress members to support the Lee Amendment for fully-funded withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2007, please do that now. Call (and get others to call) Congress at 1-202-224-3121 or toll-free 1-888-851-1879. https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_070313_maryland_is_poised_f.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:44:46 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mikehers_070313_maryland_is_poised_f.htm Mike Hersh Exciting news out of Annapolis: Maryland legislators, concerned citizens working together for progress on voting, environment and more. You can get involved now. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_her_070106_impeach_for_peace_21.htm Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:12:48 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_her_070106_impeach_for_peace_21.htm Mike Hersh When Cindy Sheehan led our "Peace Surge" into DC this week, Sen. Reid was considering supporting Bush's Push to send more troops in Iraq. The Democratic House leadership was too self-satisfied to take defunding the war off the table. Then Cindy took over their press conference in the Cannon House Office Building. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_her_061113_there_s_nothing_to_f.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:58:30 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_her_061113_there_s_nothing_to_f.htm Mike Hersh Impeachment is out there. It was a major issue in the 2006 election. As for the base, we've clearly made the decision: Pushing for investigations, exposure, censure and - yes, even impeachment - of this extremely partisan Republican Administration will help Democrats win elections. It's also simply the only acceptable moral and ethical thing to do. You can help mobilize support in the House for accountability / impeachment.