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“First They Came For ACORN”

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

Friends and Colleagues, I just posted this piece, “First They Came for ACORN,” about the need for progressives, and Democratic Party politicians, to stand up for ACORN, or else the Right will pick off each progressive and liberal group one-by-one. …

Tagged with: ACORN, democrats
Posted in Labor

Why liberals need labor

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

Despite its paltry membership (12.1% of the workforce), the U.S. labor movement remains the nation’s most potent force for progressive change and the most effective vehicle for electing Democrats. As Kelly Candaele and I point out in our article in…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, democrats, Employee Free Choice Act, labor, labor movement
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Labor’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

Friends and Colleagues: Just as we are on the precipice of a resurgence of progressive politics in this country, and the election of liberal Democrat as president and a more liberal Congress, the backbone of that movement — organized labor…

Tagged with: democrats, labor movement
Posted in Labor

Californians – Vote Today!

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

There’s more excitement about this year’s presidential election than we’ve seen in decades. The California primary tomorrow will play a big role in which candidate gets nominated. On the Democratic side, the Los Angeles Times said today that the contest…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, democrats, Los Angeles, presidential candidates, vote
Posted in Politics & Elections