Elections

Did you hear the one about the Ex Democratic Party Chairman and the peace activist walking into the coffee shop?

That was Tim Kaine and me on Saturday.

He’s the former governor of Virginia, former DNC Chair, and current candidate for the US Senate.

He arrived nearly an hour late for his event here in Charlottesville at a local coffee shop. I met him outside and walked in with him to ask him a question on the way, knowing I’d have to leave before he got around to taking questions as read more

Please phone someone in Los Angeles now and tell them to vote and volunteer for Marcy Winograd tomorrow.

Here’s why:

Here’s the footage discussed above:

Two-thirds of America wants the war on Afghanistan ended. Veterans for Peace asked the candidates in this Tuesday’s special election to sign a commitment not to fund more war. Marcy Winograd read more

Over 150 prominent activists, authors, and academics have launched a petition with a statement that begins:

“We the undersigned share with nearly two-thirds of our fellow Americans the conviction that our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be ended and that overall military spending should be dramatically reduced.  This has been our position for years and will continue to be, and we take it seriously.  We vow not to support President Barack Obama for read more