Consider Supporting a Kossack for Congress
Marcy Winograd is an outstanding progressive running in CA-36 to replace Jane Harman, Blue Dog and tool of the Bush administration in the worst years of the War on Terra. She gave Harman a great run...
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Marcy Winograd is a terrific progressive Democrat who is taking on Blue Dog Jane Harman in the primary for CA-36 next year. She is also a legitimate Kossack, who has spent a lot of time here...
View ArticleUnanswered Questions
Barack Obama has presented a well-reasoned, closely argued case for his decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan. He delivered the message that Afghanistan would be left to Afghans, that the US...
View ArticleHelping the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake (Morning updates)
PLEASE RECOMMEND TO KEEP LINKS ON REC LIST.Just a few hours ago pantherq brought this community the frightening news of a Richter 7.0 earthquake just outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two hours ago a...
View ArticleKeeping the Flame for Haiti Aid: An Broadened Appeal for Help
I am overwhelmed by the response my diary Helping the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake from yesterday received, both within this community and outside it. The support and the ideas that diary generated...
View ArticleCan We Stop Bickering While People Are Dying? (Updates)
I've been astounded by the incredible generosity of this community in the wake of the unspeakable disaster in Haiti. The prayers and expressions of support, the many offers to coordinate giving, and...
View ArticleHelping the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake: New Approaches
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, this community has stepped up with unbelievable generosity, love and compassion. The expressions of concern, the sharing of vital information, and...
View ArticleHelping the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake: Four Star Organizations
There are so many organizations asking for money to aid Haitians in their time of extreme distress. So many worthy causes, so many tear-inducing appeals. If you, like me, can't donate to them all,...
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Helping the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake: Partners in Health and Portlight...
This is the 32nd diary on the earthquake disaster in Haiti. The first diary was by Dallasdoc, previous diaries linked below. The idea is to keep resources visible and easily available for those...
View ArticleHelping Haiti's Earthquake Survivors: Quadruple Your Donation Dollar!
Partners in Health is one of the premier aid organizations delivering health care in Haiti. The organization has been in the country for over 20 years, and after the earthquake last month it is...
View ArticleHelping Haiti's Earthquake Survivors: Quadruple Your Donation Dollar!
Partners in Health is one of the premier aid organizations delivering health care in Haiti. The organization has been in the country for over 20 years, and after the earthquake last month it is...
View ArticleRachel Maddow Tweet-Slaps Orrin Hatch
Last night Jahiz spotlighted Rachel Maddow's inspired takedown of Orrin Hatch's mendacious Washington Post health care OpEd in the recommended diary Maddow Battens Down the Hatch. The diary was...
View ArticleA Doctor's Voice on Health Care Reform
No,not mine. You've read my views plenty since this debate began. But an eloquent and insightful diary by DocWilliams gives a realistic view of how today's health care system affects practitioners...
View ArticleChristiane Amanpour to Host ABC's This Week
TV Newser reports today that CNN's Christiane Amanpour has accepted the permanent host job for their ABC's Sunday morning news show, This Week. She will take up the position in August, with the...
View ArticleStewart Udall Is Dead at 90
Sad news from Santa Fe today. Stewart Udall, former Interior Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, and father of Kossack Sen. Tom Udall, has passed away peacefully this morning at his home at...
View ArticleDo the Right Thing: Rachel Maddow Challenges the President (Update with...
Our tribune of the people, Rachel Maddow, has just led off her show with coverage of the DADT vote in the Senate. This is hardly surprising, but her take on it is as usual masterful.She leads with a...
View ArticleTest Your Religious Knowledge
As many of you may have heard, the Pew Research Center has just released a poll testing Americans' knowledge of basic religious questions. The questions they ask are not fine points of eschatological...
View ArticleRestoration: How to Fight Back and Win
I've been rolling thoughts over in my head since the election results came in, wondering what can be done to rescue the Democratic party and the country from this relentlessly tightening corporate...
View ArticleThe End of Obama's Presidency, According to Him (Updated)
Tonight Keith Olbermann leads his show with this report: ...The White House says the Congressman couldn't know firsthand, because the President hasn't spoken to him about this, nor said this to him...
View ArticleA Matter That Needs Your Attention: Please Unrecommend
pfiore8 has written a heart-rending diary called 400 cold dogs... about a shelter for abandoned dogs in Romania, asking for our help. Please go and read this sad story, and consider whether you can...
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