Stop Deportation of Peace Activist
The short story... Nabil Bayakly, resident of the US since 1979 and father of four (American citizens born in US)--perfect record with visa, professor faces deportation after registering with NSEERS....
View ArticleDOD Draft Board Posting Falls into Memory Hole
The Defense Department's post recruiting for local draft boards has fallen into the memory hole. http://memoryhole.org/ No national US papers even mentioned the draft machine's reving of its engines;...
View ArticleBush vs. Saddam ...POLL
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw remarking on protestors demonstrating President Bush's arrival... "What bothers me is the fashionable anti-Americanism that's around," he told British Broadcasting...
View ArticlePOLL: How Did You Find dKos?
After reading the discussion about the USAToday write up, I wonder just how the word about Daily Kos got around. I found Daily Kos when the Dean campaign was just starting to grow. The Dean Blog linked...
View ArticleKiss my Dixie a**
I wrote this in response to WalterB's diary entry South Rises Again. WalterB lives in Northern California and doesn't like the Southern wing of the Democratic Party. I ask everyone thinking that the...
View Articlereuters...illegal morning 9/11 WTC transactions
While eagerly awaiting caucus results I found this at unknownnews.net via thememoryhole.org German firm probes last-minute World Trade Center transactions by Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters News Agency...
View ArticleNYCers are the BEST + advice please
Today was my first day in NY and I have been overwhelmed with the goodness of the people here. I know there are New Yorkers who visit dKos and the diaries, and I need advice on things I must do while...
View ArticleIraq vs. Texas
OK, I'm not a professional number cruncher. And although I once thought we shouldn't just withdraw from Iraq (you break you buy mentality) I'm not so sure anymore. But , regardless, it seems like...
View ArticleFramework for a Stronger America
I really do think we need to find a way to get our message out there. So along side with Arianna's Contract for a Better America, I present you with Gina's Framework for a Stronger America It looks...
View Articleresponding to WaPo about blogs
Parties to Allow Bloggers to Cover Conventions for First Time I'm annoyed by the sweeping comment on the accuracy of blogs...especially since Kos was the only blogger mentioned. Any suggestions before...
View ArticleThe President's Choices
Instead of giving an $80B tax cut to the wealthy, president Bush could have paid the salary of 1 million police officers and 1 million firefighters, the first responders in the event of a terrorist...
View ArticleRapid Response Link Page
Katerina has taken the initiative to organize our own dKos rapid response team. . Kossites will host diaries for pre-assigned debate questions. In the diaries listed below we'll rapidly recap Kerry's...
View ArticleCOMPLETE summary Debate RAPID RESPONSE [UPDATE] *****ATTN: TIVO-ers!!!!!!
Thank you distinguished media person for clicking on this diary. The following is a summary of debate related fact checks and talking points from us folks here at dKos. This is a hellalong post chock...
View ArticleEverybody Make Love! (w/ Poll)
Disclaimer: Sorry, if you think this diary is a waste of space. But really, what have we got left to lose tonight? Now that their chosen one has won, the fundies must be all a titter at the certain...
View ArticleMARKOS!!! dKos Convention needs to talk to you
Apologies for yelling, but the PR committee has specific questions for you. Our designer, Tom, has questions regarding KOS branding/logo, ad space, and web space. Tom has a presentation page regarding...
View ArticleyKos Convention and PR...community input please
Last night the YearlyKos Convention PR Committee met via conference call. We had a good discussion about how we should focus the outward aspects of our PR campaign. It was universally agreed upon that...
View ArticleYearlyKos: About Us...but really, it's about YOU!
The YearlyKos project began a little more than a year ago. A lot has happened in a year! There have been ups and downs. People have come and gone as is the nature of a large all volunteer operation....
View ArticleArmando v2.0: Bidding Starts Soon! (with POLL)
You're not dreaming, it's true! You are bidding on an exclusive power lunch engagement with Daily Kos's own front-page "irregular," Armando. Supply the winning bid and you're guaranteed to have a...
View ArticleYearlyKos: Vote on Your Favorite Armando (w/POLL!)
Yes, it's shameless. In an attempt to bring the YearlyKos Ebay Auction Fundraiser to your attention, I have employed the time honored tradition of exploiting Armando's fame just to get you to click on...
View ArticleYearlyKos Auction: LAST DAY! BID NOW!
Today is the final day to bid on the items from the inaugural YearlyKos eBay Fundraiser. This is your one chance to own a piece of history, lunch with Armando, or have that low user id you always...
View ArticleYearlyKos Auction Pulled
Hi all, There has been a miscommunication with ebay, so we are postponing our auction. We will reschedule soon :)
View ArticleOUTRAGE!!! Now what?
What are we outraged about now? The latest outrage, according to nyceve's recommended diary is about the lack of leadership by...um...our leaders. Isn't public service about leadership? Isn't...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: 4 to Crash The Gate
Good Evening! Have you checked out the YearlyKos blogad to the right? We have 196 donors who have given an average of $45 dollars each. Thanks to our generous friends! And speaking of generous...
View ArticleWrapping My Mind Around YearlyKos
(From the diaries -- kos) I always knew it would be big. How could it not be? The writing was on the wall when we started this adventure a year and a half ago. The Republicans were still in charge,...
View ArticleAva! Ava! Ava! Ava! Spectacular Ava on CNN!
If you were at the YearlyKos Conventon, then you saw the awesome video that 15 y.o. Ava created for us. Our video, however, is just one in a long list of videos Ava has produced. I suggest you check...
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How DemFest helped YK (and why you should go)
Howard Dean, Al Frankin, David Sirota, Robert Greenwald, Maxine Waters, Jim Derych, Paul Hacket, Christine Cegelis. Grassroots Leadership Summit, Activist Training, CivicSpace. Atomic Bowling, Beach...
View ArticleCT-Sen: Learning About Hope in Connecticut
Well, I can't take it any longer. I'm flying out to Connecticut in the morning and volunteering for Ned Lamont. There is a lot of hype surrounding the campaign, and rightly so. Something amazing is...
View ArticleAva's Katrina Video: Accountability, Action, and a Challenge
Once again, Ava Lowery, young editor of peacetakescourage.com, reminds us of what's at stake this November. Please watch Ava's latest video which marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and...
View ArticleKiss My Dixie A** Revisited
Three years ago I wrote one of my first diaries, Kiss My Dixie Ass. Three years later, I'm thinking about that diary. I met my husband after he moved from the Bay Area to Memphis to buy a home. Our...
View ArticleYearlyKos Convention Needs Your Opinion
This week the YearlyKos Convention organizing committee got into a debate, and as often happens in big tent progressive service organizations like ours, we have a bit of a (sigh) hung jury. So of...
View ArticleYearlyKos Agenda: Help Us Find Examples of Candidate Authenticity
I have a theory, and, as we beging to line up speakers for YKC 07, I’d like your feedback. I believe that technology will both reward and demand authenticity from candidates, and what people want are...
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Valentine’s Day ACK!
If you are like me, you woke up this morning, powered up the computer, opened your calendar, and thought, "OMG, I can’t believe it’s that day again." (It’s a fracking conspiracy, I tell you.) And if...
View ArticleVLWC: What Kind of Liberal Are You? (w/POLL!)
Last night I was thinking about the progressive movement and the people who are part of it. I was thinking about organizations and democratic institutions too, how they have changed (or not) with...
View ArticleEve Fairbanks Reveals Bias in Review of "Framing the Debate"
Jeffrey Feldman has written a wonderful book, Framing the Debate, which is so much more than a "how to" book for progressive frames. It is a beautiful history of great presidential speeches and the...
View ArticleBe Outraged By the Lack of a Plan
What should we really be outraged about? While I support sending the same bill back to the President, I'm not a foreign policy expert and, so, I accept that I could be wrong. I do believe there can be...
View ArticleSenator Clinton Did Not Jilt Kossacks
Senator Clinton's campaign (and in fact those of every candidate participating) have been incredibly flexible and helpful in putting together this Presidential forum. Saturday is going to be an amazing...
View ArticleGrowing Our Netroots Nation (big announcement!!)
The face of progressive politics is changing. Thanks in large part to growing online communities, activism, organization, and communication are in the hands of the American people more than ever...
View ArticleGoing to Texas: Expanding our Netroots Nation!!
(Promoted by MissLaura) July 17-20, 2008: Netroots Nation is coming to Austin! The face of progressive politics is changing. Regular people have taken it on as their civic duty to become activists, and...
View ArticleA call for your convention ideas and...
Netroots Nation is just around the corner, and we’ve got two announcements you can’t miss: First, if you’re planning on coming down to Austin for Netroots Nation ’08, now’s the time to register. Right...
View ArticleInvest? In this Economy?
From the diaries, and someone who needs no introduction around here. --mcjoan Yes, the Idea Economy, that is. The opportunity couldn’t be better for investing in progressive ideas. After 8 years of...
View ArticleStraight v. Narrow: State by State
Update: To see a state by state list on what you can do to promote Marriage Equality scroll to end of post :) My friend,Blitzy, shared a story with me - Last week, Tuesday at 7am, two New Yorkers named...
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Sara R’s Beautiful, Powerful Quilts
Meet Sara R - Sara R makes quilts, beautiful quilts. In addition to being beautiful, they are powerful. Sara R’s quilts are powerful because they bring together good people for important causes. Today...
View ArticleAZ Sen: Parraz and Glassman Mark Front Line of Democratic Culture War
Last week CNN called the Senate primary between Arizona Democrats Randy Parraz and Rodney Glassman "THE primary to watch." Citing Parraz's "message, momentum, and support" as responsible for the "dead...
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