Author: digby

Senator Jeff Merkley is running a money bomb today and Blue America has promised to help out.  If you can give something to support a real progressive who thinks independently and stands up for our principles even when it's hard, today is the day to do it. 

Shenna Bellows, probably the one person most responsible for bringing Equal Marriage to Maine was ignored by the Human Rights Campaign this week when they laughably endorsed Republican "bucket of lukewarm water," Senator Susan Collins. The left was outraged but, who is going to do something about it? We hope you.

Eloise Reyes will commit to preserving the very best of the American promise. She knows how valuable it is. She's lived it. Blue America is proud to endorse her for the congressional seat in California's 31st district and we hope you'll join us by donating what you can to her campaign.

Meet Barbara Buono, Chris Christie's Worst Nightmare

When the Netroots first appeared in the middle of the last decade, there were a few people who instantly joined up as supporters, benefactors and activists who "got it." But no one got it more clearly than our good friend Debra Cooper, a long

Win an Eric Clapton BB King platinum award plaque for "Riding WIth The King" by helping Patsy Keever win her seat in North Carolina.

Help us fix what's wrong with our country by helping Darcy fix Congress. 

Back in 2006, when Blue America was just a young PAC, one congressional candidate seemed to emerge from out of our own ranks, so conversant with the way the new

How about electing a frugal yankee with the right priorities to congress?

In the people's corner Ann McLane Kuster

On election night 2010, when progressives around the country were pummeled and defeated, one race kept us all up late, hoping

It was with gladness in our hearts that all of us at Blue America celebrated the state of New York legalizing gay marriage this past week-end. It was a welcome reminder that even in this era of Tea Parties and economic malaise, human progress

After watching the President's State of the Union speech and the Republican clown show that followed, you might be wondering if there's any room for a forthright, full-throated defense of progressivism in American politics these days. It certainly

The most appealing things about the Dean tenure's 50 state strategy was the idea that you never know what might happen in any campaign so it was best to be prepared and at least nominally support candidates everywhere just in case the brilliant

Blue America letter asking for help to buy media for Justin Coussoule in OH-08