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Bowers is also a member of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee, representing the 8th district of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and a resident of Philadelphia. Bowers is known among progressive bloggers as a particularly strong supporter of organized labor, and as a former labor organizer.
Bowers has overseen netroots surveys that he says demonstrate that progressive Internet activists are driven more by partisanship and pragmatism than far-left ideology, and that show bloggers are influential on rank and file Democrats. He has also argued that bloggers may have the ability to reduce Hillary Clinton's popularity among Democrats. (from wikipedia)
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats to submit one million signatures to recall Scott Walker Opponents of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have about 1 million signatures on a petition to force a recall election, according to a state Democratic Party news release. If the state's Government Accountability Board rules that at least 540,208 signatures are valid and any legal challenges fail, Wisconsin will hold the third gubernatorial ouster vote in U.S. history.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012Wisconsin Democrats to submit one million signatures to recall Scott Walker Opponents of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have about 1 million signatures on a petition to force a recall election, according to a state Democratic Party news release. If the state's Government Accountability Board rules that at least 540,208 signatures are valid and any legal challenges fail, Wisconsin will hold the third gubernatorial ouster vote in U.S. history.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Wall Street Lobbyists Go Into Overdrive to Defeat Elizabeth Warren Warren is anathema for many finance-sector lobbyists and Wall Street leaders who abhor the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a centerpiece of the financial services overhaul -- of which Warren was the intellectual architect.
Sunday, December 4, 2011Wall Street Lobbyists Go Into Overdrive to Defeat Elizabeth Warren Warren is anathema for many finance-sector lobbyists and Wall Street leaders who abhor the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a centerpiece of the financial services overhaul -- of which Warren was the intellectual architect.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Please, send a short thank you note to the Wisconsin volunteers who gathered recall petition signatures.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011Please, send a short thank you note to the Wisconsin volunteers who gathered recall petition signatures.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
How to fight Wall Street - and Win! With the final version of the Wall St reform bill to be hammered out in a congressional committee this month,this unwillingness by members of Congress to defend Wall St in public gives us a chance to make the bill as strong as possible. That's why we demand that the entire conference committee be televised.Members of Congress are much more likely to support strong reform on television than they are behind closed doors.
Friday, June 4, 2010How to fight Wall Street - and Win! With the final version of the Wall St reform bill to be hammered out in a congressional committee this month,this unwillingness by members of Congress to defend Wall St in public gives us a chance to make the bill as strong as possible. That's why we demand that the entire conference committee be televised.Members of Congress are much more likely to support strong reform on television than they are behind closed doors.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Is President Obama Putting Net Neutrality At Risk? There is a disturbing possibility that President Obama has put his excellent open media and network neutrality platform at risk with his latest--and last--Democratic FCC appointment, Mignon Clyburn.
Monday, May 4, 2009Is President Obama Putting Net Neutrality At Risk? There is a disturbing possibility that President Obama has put his excellent open media and network neutrality platform at risk with his latest--and last--Democratic FCC appointment, Mignon Clyburn.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Surprise! Higher Taxes on the Rich Wildly Popular If we are going to achieve the 40% social investment economy, the public sector will require more revenue. More public sector revenue basically means more taxes. Clearly, the only new taxes that will be politically feasible will those targeted toward higher income groups. The best options are to repeal all Bush-era tax cuts, put a tax on all carbon
Friday, April 17, 2009Surprise! Higher Taxes on the Rich Wildly Popular If we are going to achieve the 40% social investment economy, the public sector will require more revenue. More public sector revenue basically means more taxes. Clearly, the only new taxes that will be politically feasible will those targeted toward higher income groups. The best options are to repeal all Bush-era tax cuts, put a tax on all carbon
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Just Go To Russia Already Memo to all you right-wingers talking about "Going Galt" by quitting your jobs and leaving the country: just friggin' do it already. Give Russia a try. It is just the sort of right-wing, pro-private sector country with lots of wide open spaces that you would love.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Just Go To Russia Already Memo to all you right-wingers talking about "Going Galt" by quitting your jobs and leaving the country: just friggin' do it already. Give Russia a try. It is just the sort of right-wing, pro-private sector country with lots of wide open spaces that you would love.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Democrats Need Democratic Voters More Than Republican Voters As part of their motivation in stopping the Help Families Save Their Homes act, some Democrats think they need Republican votes to win re-election: This might be a smart tactic, but it often hurts Democrats who rely on Republican votes to win reelection. Put bluntly, it makes them look too liberal.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009Democrats Need Democratic Voters More Than Republican Voters As part of their motivation in stopping the Help Families Save Their Homes act, some Democrats think they need Republican votes to win re-election: This might be a smart tactic, but it often hurts Democrats who rely on Republican votes to win reelection. Put bluntly, it makes them look too liberal.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Yes, A Massive Ideological Shift Has Happened Harris poll found a huge popular shift in favor of government programs over the last 3 years. Biggest increases in support are for: * Intelligence services, up to 18 points to 79% * Immigration and naturalization, up 17 points to 64% * Medicare, up 14 points to 90% * Defense, up 14 points to 85 * Federal aid to public schools, up 14 points to 83% * Crime fighting up 14 points to 91% * Social Security, up 12 pts to 88%
Thursday, February 26, 2009Yes, A Massive Ideological Shift Has Happened Harris poll found a huge popular shift in favor of government programs over the last 3 years. Biggest increases in support are for: * Intelligence services, up to 18 points to 79% * Immigration and naturalization, up 17 points to 64% * Medicare, up 14 points to 90% * Defense, up 14 points to 85 * Federal aid to public schools, up 14 points to 83% * Crime fighting up 14 points to 91% * Social Security, up 12 pts to 88%
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
David Sirota For MSNBC! Today, I am launching a campaign on Open Left to support our very own David Sirota as the host for a new show on MSNBC that will follow Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow. I started a Facebook group for this campaign, and you can show your support by joining that here. So, join David Sirota for MSNBC on Facebook now! Let's work toward building a more progressive national news media.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009David Sirota For MSNBC! Today, I am launching a campaign on Open Left to support our very own David Sirota as the host for a new show on MSNBC that will follow Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow. I started a Facebook group for this campaign, and you can show your support by joining that here. So, join David Sirota for MSNBC on Facebook now! Let's work toward building a more progressive national news media.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Presidential IQ A political scientist friend of mine sent me an article yesterday that attempts to estimate the IQ of 42 of the 43 Presidents of the United States.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007Presidential IQ A political scientist friend of mine sent me an article yesterday that attempts to estimate the IQ of 42 of the 43 Presidents of the United States.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Drinking Liberally Reaches 200 Within the progressive movement, there is probably no organization that better represents the connection between a progressive lifestyle and progressive politics than Living Liberally. This is an organization that helps progressives and liberals connect with one another in a variety of ways that, while not overtly political, often have positive repercussions for progressive politics.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007Drinking Liberally Reaches 200 Within the progressive movement, there is probably no organization that better represents the connection between a progressive lifestyle and progressive politics than Living Liberally. This is an organization that helps progressives and liberals connect with one another in a variety of ways that, while not overtly political, often have positive repercussions for progressive politics.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
ACTION: Freeze Out Fox News Instead of providing Fox News with a means to reach a new audience-- Democrats--and thereby stave off its slumping ratings, instead of giving them a golden opportunity to further distort the image of Democratic presidential candidates, the Nevada Democratic Party should chose a different media partner to broadcast the Democratic presidential candidate debate.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007ACTION: Freeze Out Fox News Instead of providing Fox News with a means to reach a new audience-- Democrats--and thereby stave off its slumping ratings, instead of giving them a golden opportunity to further distort the image of Democratic presidential candidates, the Nevada Democratic Party should chose a different media partner to broadcast the Democratic presidential candidate debate.
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Friday, February 9, 2007
This Isn't Over-- follow-up on Edwards Blogger Story Update on and ways progressives can continue to respond to the right wing attack on Edwards
Friday, February 9, 2007This Isn't Over-- follow-up on Edwards Blogger Story Update on and ways progressives can continue to respond to the right wing attack on Edwards
