Choosing Democracy

I am not buying it. The last decade has been a time of extremely partisan battles in Congress and in the government. The U.S. House was dir...

SANDERS ELECTED TO SENATE Today, history was made when Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders became the first self-identified socialist electe...

“While it may come as a surprise to those who depend solely on the popular press for information about such issues, the claim that school qu...

The nation has experienced over twenty years of administration driven “school reform”. Usually the administrators in charge have adopted a...

GOALS OF CIVIC EDUCATION (Source: Civic Mission of Schools) History and Social Science classes should help young people acquire and learn...

Post election; The Bush Regime lost an election. They still hold power. The election victory gives us the opportunity to begin to restore ...

Writer” Gore Vidal On www.truthdig.com We’re facing the most important election in my lifetime—which does not quite extend back to that of A...

Progressive Voter Guide Tuesday, November 7 General Election Statewide Offices Governor: Phil Angelides (D) Lieutenant Governor: John Garam...

Thomas L. Friedman “President Bush, Dick Cheney, and Don Rumsfeld think you’re stupid. Yes, they do. …. What could possibly be more injurio...

New York Times: November 3, 2006 Power Play Some Californians to Pick Their Utility at the Polls By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON WOODLAND, Calif., Nov...

Tuesday, November 7 is election day so this is our last big weekend to get out the vote. Join the California Nurses Association GOTV effort...

Foreign Lobbies Took the Guise Of Nonprofits By James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, November 3, 2006; ...

John Kerry botched a joke. George Bush botched a war. Which do you think John Doolittle is talking about today? Front page of the Sacrament...

PBS NOW Features CNA on Clean Elections PBS recently Now ran a major piece on clean elections around the nation with a significant portion o...

Great video ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy2O9HhJdqA

From the LA times blog: Angelides at Kennedy High: Cornel West and Banana Suits In the smart-kid wing of Kennedy High School in Sacramento, ...

There is a great video for Charlie Brown and against Doolittle at http://www.calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1290

Kerry Grows a Spine John Kerry has lashed out at the “right-wing nut jobs” who questioned his patriotism because of a comment he made Monday...

Republicans on the Run: Education and Anti War Rally CSU-Sacramento Wednesday , Nov. 1, 2006 12 noon. Place: Library Quad, CSU Sacrament...