May 10, 2009 -
Today is the 101st anniversary of Mother's Day as we know it. Over at Beliefnet, popular religion scholar Diana Butler Bass reminds us of the progressive origins of Mother's Day, which started with a Virginia native Anna Jarvis, daughter of a Southern social activist: Anna Jarvis intended the new holiday to honor all mothersbeginning with her own -- Anna Reeves Jarvis, who had died in 1905. Although now largely forgotten, Anna
May 8, 2009 -
May 8, 2009 -
The Blue Dog Democratic Coalition is one of the favorite punching bags of the progressive blogosphere.
May 8, 2009 -
After years of pressure from grassroots activists, the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announced last week that it was withdrawing its 1997 report that wrongly claimed there was little cancer risk from chemical-contaminated drinking water at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune near Jacksonville, N.C.
May 8, 2009 -
By Nina Jacinto, (reprinted from Wiretapmag.org)
May 8, 2009 -
By Kimberly Roberts, Philadelphia Tribune
May 8, 2009 -
By Nathan Newman, Progressive States Network
