From the AP news wires today:
Booneville, Ky - “Senator Barack Obama often commands large crowds of young people, college graduates and women at speeches and campaign rallies. But the central front in his war for the White House with Senator John McCain remains hardscrabble Appalachian communities like Owsley County, Kentucky (population 4,858), where Senator McCain […]
[Hat tip David Zetland]
In New Mexico journalist John Fleck writes about a court ruling limiting future well drilling for new residents:
“A state court this week threw out New Mexicans’ longstanding legal right to drill a domestic water well without having to worry about whether it would leave less water for their neighbors.
The ruling is a […]
Still a work in progress, but congratulations to the Lisle team lead by Troy in putting this new Lisle Township Democrats website together!
DuPage Democratic Party Blue Fest, “A Family Day of Fun,” is being held at the Arabian Knights Farm in Willowbrook, Illinois [Click For Directions], this Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM. The event will feature four bands, ranging from a Beatles cover band to “Agents of Change,” a progressive rock […]
First-time candidate Democrat Scott Harper has gone toe-to-toe in fundraising this year with established incumbent Republican Congresswoman Judy Biggert in the 13th District. The fundraising picture is largely summarized by grassroots support, special interest PAC money and total receipts.
Grassroots Support
Democrat Scott Harper as a first-time candidate has done well with small dollar […]
“As GM goes, so goes the nation”
You might want to read what I just wrote about single-payer health care, where I mention its importance to our economic competitiveness.
The Detroit News reports General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner outlined cuts today, including
“Cutting health-care coverage effective Jan. 1, 2009 for Medicare-eligible salaried retirees, partially offset […]
“Let’s not confuse genuinely grass roots single payer efforts with HCAN. HCAN, in its statements of principles, takes single payer off the table from the outset. So, while they state the problems correctly, they’re not pushing the one solution that we know can work.”
A commenter on the WurfWhile.com post “Yes We HCAN!”
“The private insurance industry, […]
[Hat tip Progress Illinois]
Yesterday preceding a discussion of universal health care I wrote, “one of the things to keep an eye on in the coming year(s) are advocacy movements seeking major policy changes in areas of obvious national neglect like health care, the environment, energy, water rights/distribution, etc.” As if on cue Crain’s reports […]
[Hat tip Matt Yglesias]
The Politico reports:
“The endorsement could hardly have been stronger. On Monday, John McCain’s campaign released a statement signed by 300 economists who ‘enthusiastically support’ his ‘Jobs for America’ economic plan, providing a heavyweight testimonial to the presumptive Republican nominee’s ‘broad and powerful economic agenda.’
There’s just one problem. Upon closer inspection, it seems […]
[Hat tip Doug May]
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) study by Dean Baker and David Rosnick, “The Impact of the Housing Crash on Family Wealth.” shows that over the last two decades (from 1989 to the projected 2009) median wealth for people age 35 - 54 was flat or declining assuming another 10% […]
