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View ArticleFreeping vs Sending Message to Members of Congress
There was a recent diarythat talked about freeping the US Chamber of Congress. It had some good information on some anti-union bills along with some good wording on a letter written in opposition to...
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I live in Massachusetts and we have a primary on Thursday. In my area there are 5 Democrats running for the state senate seat being vacated by Susan Fargo.I guarantee that there will be a winner, but...
View ArticleInternational Court of Appeals
I've been thinking about the problems with TPP and whether there's a way to fix it and other trade agreements. What if the UN were to create an international court of appeals that governments could use...
View ArticleFight for your candidate
This diary started off as a comment. I want everyone to support progressive candidates at all levels: local, state, and federal. Will they all get elected? No. But the only way they have any chance of...
View ArticleI hate primaries
Primaries are needed in the US because our democracy is old and decrepit. It was a good first attempt, but it would be better with a major revamp. The real problem is that we don't have a parliamentary...
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Obama nominated a center-right judge for the Supreme Court. Obama chose someone who Republicans could have no problem with. Obama chose Merrick Garland over other less Corporate friendly possibilities...
View ArticleYou can suggest eliminating the White House
The White house has a “survey” up that asks for suggestions about what agencies to reform or eliminate. The way its worded, they appear to be suggesting that people submit one idea at a time. For...
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