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.
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The Big Fix
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.
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Realistic Immigration
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.
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Raising Up Youth
Diane Watson : Youth Violence
Insure funding for programs with proven success rehabilitating violent youths and avoid the failures of the prison system.
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Good Government
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.
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Education Mobilization
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.
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Saving Small Farmers
Marcy Kaptur : Agriculture
Give small farmers and ranchers help to compete with global agricultural giants; enact farmer-friendly solutions to existing destructive trade policies.
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Coming Clean and Green
Raul Grijalva : Environment
Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.
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A Unified Security Budget
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.
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Out of Iraq
Lynn Woolsey & Barbara Lee : Iraq War
Elect Congressional candidates who promise to end the occupation of Iraq and bring our soldiers home.
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Accountable Corporations
Sheila Jackson Lee
Insure that the federal purse supports a progressive vision of economic progress that benefits all Americans.
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Model Healthcare
Bob Filner
Pass new legislation to insure the best healthcare for America's military personnel and make the Veterans Administration a model healthcare system.
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Intelligent Reform
John Tierney
Rein in the Bush Administration's culture of official secrecy and restore Congressional oversight of intelligence operations.
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Employee Free Choice
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.
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More Media Owners
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.
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A Patriotic Challenge
Bernie Sanders
Preserve our nation's core democratic principles by introducing significant reforms to the Patriot Act.
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Medicare for All
Pete Stark : Medicare
Create a stable healthcare system. Start by expanding the current Medicare system to cover more children and vulnerable adults.
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Patriot Corporations
Jan Schakowsky
Pass new laws that reward companies that care about America, its workers and its communities.
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A War We Can Win
Jim McDermott
Win the global war against disease--AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and pandemics. America must deliver more food, medicine and development aid to poorer nations.
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The Right to Vote
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Approve a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution, granting all the right to vote; craft a unitary voting system for federal, state and local elections, guaranteeing an honest and efficient count.
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Rocking the House
The Editors : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
The time is ripe for progressives to revitalize the state of our union: Americans are ready to undo the damage of the Bush era and turn to a just and peaceful future.
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)
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