RSVP now to join former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on Thursday for a "DFA Live" strategy call, moderated by DFA Executive Director Charles Chamberlain. We'll discuss the 2014 election results, the state of the fight against income inequality, and the battles we can expect to fight in 2015. here
Standing against the measure were U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Joe Garcia, Alan Grayson, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson.here
They are both working for the other side.
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A search of the Miami Dade Supervisor of Elections records shows that Murphy was a registered Republican in Miami-Dade county from 2004 up until January of 2011 and he cast his vote in the 2010 elections as a registered Republican. here
Check out our booth at the Seminole Heights Fresh Market this Sunday from
10am-2pm at Hillsborough High School at 5000 N. Central
Ave. Tampa We'll have girl-made
ornaments and holiday ceramics to purchase just in time for the holidays! info
Yesterday, we saw a Progressive Caucus that was more united and ferocious in fighting for a big idea than ever. They shook up Washington and Wall Street, and sent a signal that progressive are ready to fight.
An effort to require students in Florida public schools to watch a controversial documentary by conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza gained ground this week with the support of a state House member. Rep. Neil Combee, a Lakeland Republican, filed a bill seeking to mandate that all eighth- and 11th-grade students view the film America: Imagine the World Without Her. His legislation is identical to a measure filed by Sen. Alan Hays in November. here
$35 dollars at the door! Live music, free food, drink specials, and a free membership to Central Florida NORML and National NORML! info@ Tequilas in Ybor
Florida's delicate ecology and vast underground aquifer system are in danger from fracking.
We’re at an important moment in the debate over this critical issue: Sens. Darren Soto (D-Orlando) and Dwight Bullard (D-Miami) have introduced SB 166, a statewide ban on this dangerous threat to our water, our environment, and the health of our communities.
Sign our petitionurging legislators to support SB 166 and finally remove the threat of fracking from endangering the Florida we love.
Republicans are trying to sneak two devastating provisions into the big spending bill that would harm everyday Americans. The worst would put taxpayers on the hook for risky Wall Street gambling. Another would increase tenfold what millionaires and billionaires can give to political parties.
Call Ms. Castor today. These provisions must come out of the bill. Report your callhere
Read how GW Bush and The Texas Rangers got their Stadium built. Financially, the Rangers deal was basically about real estate. By getting the city to build them a new stadium, Bush and his partners increased the team’s book value from $83 million to $138 million. This required convincing the city’s taxpayers that they would lose the team if they did not pay up for the stadium. To raise the $191 million it would cost to build the Ballpark at Arlington, residents were asked to add a half cent to what was already one of the nation’s highest sales tax rates. According to attorney Glenn Sodd, W.’s group helped egg along Arlington by leaking a story that Dallas was competing for the team and had offered to build them a stadium. “We found out that this was untrue. Soundfamiliar?.... more>
Beware of Ken Hagan and Mayor Bob, they are about to stick it to us.
The Young American Dreamers started off as just a group of young friends who saw a need in their community and turned this need into an opportunity to take action into our own hands. here
It should never be a crime to care for other people. Please work with your city government to take the anti-homeless food sharing law off the books. Your city must drop the charges against Arnold Abbott, the two ministers arrested with him, and anybody else charged under this law.