Part of the 2006 Amnesty International report, this documents the US involvement in torture and repression of civil rights. How has the US come to this?

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This is a Do it Yourself estimation model of the Costs Iraq War that is provided by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. You can see and adjust the undelying assumptions.

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What is Democracy for America?
Inspired by the presidential campaign of Howard Dean, Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency. DFA fights against the influence of the far right-wing and their radical, divisive policies and the selfish special interests that for too long have dominated our politics.

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Democratic Underground (DU) was founded on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2001, to protest the illegitimate presidency of George W. Bush and to provide a resource for the exchange and dissemination of liberal and progressive ideas. Since then, DU has become one of the premier left-wing websites on the Internet, publishing original content six days a week, and hosting one of the Web's most active left-wing discussion boards.

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GovTrack.us brings together information about the United States Congress, tracking the status of federal legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives. This is an independent website.

This is a great site - you an get an RSS field for any bill going through congress, or the activities of your senator or representative. 

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This is a very interesting (though probably fairly techie) review of what a mess the Help America Vote Act has made of our voting infrastructure from the viewpoint of hackability.

Alas - if only that were the ONLY problem. With the mounting evidence that the last two presidential elections were stolen, you only need to combine the past practices of not counting votes with the new technological possibilities of hacking the vote to make you wonder who the heck really won any election in the US.

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Breaking news, analysis, and commentary from a writer based in Madison, Wisconsin

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The New Organizing Institute is a unique grassroots program that trains young, technology-enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations. The Institute is being created by experienced online organizers in conjunction with MoveOn.org to fill an urgent need in progressive politics.

 

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 OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what's happening in Congress.

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Peace Action-Wisconsin is a peace and justice organization which works for a world where human needs are met, the environment is preserved, and the threats of war and nuclear weapons have been abolished.

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Some of you may have read about this web site. It is written by a 15-year-old i(Ava Lowrey) n Alabama. Her peace-oriented site is known for its animations against the war in Iraq, which are often very moving.

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The Progressive Patriots Fund is dedicated to promioting a progressive reform agenda and supporting candidates across the country.  Senator Russ Feingold Honorary Chair.

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This is a neat site. We hope to be able to incorporate the information from this site into Uppity Wisconsin within the next few months.

ProgressivePunch is a non-partisan searchable database of Congressional voting records from a Progressive perspective. But we're convinced it's extremely useful irrespective of anyone's political positions. We show the performance of members within 160 different issue categories, and detailed vote descriptions, thereby empowering you to zero in on what matters to you.

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Register Five Democrats for
2008.

Our sole reason for existence at Register Five Democrats (RFD) is to get
Democratic candidates elected to office for the upcoming 2008
Presidential Election. In order to attain this end, we at RFD intend to
register as many progressive voters as is humanly possible for this
election. Don't just sit on your butt and complain about the ugliness of
the Bush administration.

Get active!

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Voices for Creative Nonviolence is organizing the Occupation
Project, a campaign of sustained nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at
ending the U.S. war in and occupation of Iraq. The campaign will begin
the first week of February 2007 with occupations at the offices of
Representatives and Senators who refuse to pledge to vote against
additional war funding.

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The Politico launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC.

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VotersForPeace is educating, organizing and activating voters to end the occupation of Iraq and prevent future wars of aggression. We want to organize anti-war voters into an effective political force that cannot be ignored. We provide voters with the information and tools they need to be effective advocates; this may mean educating your friends and family on the occupation, writing letters to the media, or becoming active in your region's Congressional elections.

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The bills before Congress affect our nation's budget - and yours.

Washingtonwatch.com tracks the bills in Congress, along with estimates about their costs or savings, when available.

This is a great site that gives you interesting information on new bills and what their financial impact will be on you, your family, and your friends. 

 

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Paul Soglin's political blog.

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Wellstone Action is a national center for training and leadership development for the progressive movement. Founded in January 2003, Wellstone Action’s mission is to honor the legacy of Paul and Sheila Wellstone by continuing their work through training, educating, mobilizing and organizing a vast network of progressive individuals and organizations.

In three years, Wellstone Action has experienced tremendous growth, adding over 108,000 members and training 10,984 (and counting!) citizen activists and professionals in 32 states in political organizing skills. In addition to training, Wellstone Action engages our members in non-partisan voter mobilization efforts; lobbies Congress on behalf of mental health parity, Social Security and the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act; trains domestic violence advocates to be organizers on their issue, and helps preserve the Wellstone archives for future generations. Our book, Politics the Wellstone Way: How to Elect Progressive Candidates and Win on Issues, was released in the fall of 2005.

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Working for fair trade agreements for Wisconsin

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