Empire vs. Republic
The Editors : George W. Bush
Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.
The Editors : George W. Bush
Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.
Dennis Kucinich : New Orleans
Repair America's infrastructure, starting with New Orleans; resettle displaced people in the city, give them construction jobs and pay all a fair wage.
Hilda Solis : Migration & Immigration
Grant legal status to hard-working, tax-paying immigrants; give up the illusion that law enforcement alone will solve immigration problems.
Diane Watson : Youth Violence
Insure funding for programs with proven success rehabilitating violent youths and avoid the failures of the prison system.
Henry Waxman : Congress
Elect a Democratic Congress in 2006; restore ethics to Congress; block the appointment of cronies to key posts; stop the politicization of science.
Major Owens : Education Policy & Reform
Establish a first-rate education system to draw on our greatest untapped human resource: the children of our inner cities.
Marcy Kaptur : Agriculture
Give small farmers and ranchers help to compete with global agricultural giants; enact farmer-friendly solutions to existing destructive trade policies.
Raul Grijalva : Environment
Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.
John Conyers : Terrorism Targeting the US
We need a unified security budget to coherently allocate dollars to the military, homeland security and peacemaking efforts abroad.
Lynn Woolsey & Barbara Lee : Iraq War
Elect Congressional candidates who promise to end the occupation of Iraq and bring our soldiers home.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Insure that the federal purse supports a progressive vision of economic progress that benefits all Americans.
Bob Filner
Pass new legislation to insure the best healthcare for America's military personnel and make the Veterans Administration a model healthcare system.
John Tierney
Rein in the Bush Administration's culture of official secrecy and restore Congressional oversight of intelligence operations.
George Miller : Labor
Pass the Employee Free Choice Act to create more unions, keep workers safe from labor-law violations, preserve middle-class jobs and stabilize the economy.
Maurice Hinchey
Stop the dumbing down of America: Enact real reform to prevent the shrinking market of ideas caused by concentration of media properties in the hands of the few.
Bernie Sanders
Preserve our nation's core democratic principles by introducing significant reforms to the Patriot Act.
Pete Stark : Medicare
Create a stable healthcare system. Start by expanding the current Medicare system to cover more children and vulnerable adults.
