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Congressional candidate Marcy Winograd, of Progressive Democrats of America, is challenging Jane Harman (CA-36) in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Party primary. In 2006, Winograd mobilized almost 40% of the vote in only three months of campaigning. To learn more about her campaign, visit winograd4congress.com or Marcy Winograd for Congress on Facebook.

Winograd Challenges Harman to Return Corporate PAC Money
Tuesday, 26 Jan, 2010 – 6:00 | 2 Comments
Winograd Challenges Harman to Return Corporate PAC Money

Winograd endorses the federal Fair Elections Now Act, as well as the California Fair Elections Act. Both efforts would enable candidates to run for office without relying on large contributions from corporations and big money bundlers.

Winograd Nails Waxman
Wednesday, 6 Jan, 2010 – 6:00 | 5 Comments
Winograd Nails Waxman

On January 3, 2010 congressional candidate Marcy Winograd wrote an open letter to Congressman Henry Waxman addressing his praise for Blue Dog Democrat Jane Harman for her position on energy and the environment, never acknowledging that Harman’s support of perpetual war leaves the worst carbon foot print of all – a scorched earth.

Winograd Calls for a Green New Deal – Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
Sunday, 27 Dec, 2009 – 8:19 | 5 Comments
Winograd Calls for a Green New Deal – Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!

President Obama’s second recovery plan must invest in future industries with large pay-offs in terms of career-path learning and earning opportunities in the Green economy. Put laid-off Boeing missile defense workers back on the job building electric buses for the future. Put college professors back to work in Green Energy Departments at universities across the country. Put steelworkers back to work strengthening our bridges in earthquake-prone California. Put everyone with a hard hat back to work building solar panel parts now outsourced to China.

Winograd to Harman: Why Did You Vote NO on Mortgage Relief?
Tuesday, 15 Dec, 2009 – 6:00 | No Comment
Winograd to Harman:  Why Did You Vote NO on Mortgage Relief?

It behooves everyone in Congress to demand that big banks, the overnight recipients of billion-dollar bail-outs, renegotiate loans in bankruptcy court. After all, we must remember these banks, the ones we bailed out, caused the financial meltdown with predatory sub-prime lending.

Winograd Calls on President Obama to Fight the Real Enemy in Afghanistan
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 18:00 | 2 Comments
Winograd Calls on President Obama to Fight the Real Enemy in Afghanistan

Though Winograd expresses disappointment in the President, she acknowledges Congress’s responsibility in the matter, pointing out that her opponent, Jane Harman, voted last spring to spend another 100-billion dollars to escalate the war in Afghanistan.

Call to Environmental, Peace & Labor Movements to Join Forces to Stop Global Warming
Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 – 14:05 | 3 Comments
Call to Environmental, Peace & Labor Movements to Join Forces to Stop Global Warming

On earth, we have work to do — and we need to put America back to work. We need a Green New Deal that invests in both public and private works projects; installing a million solar panels on roof tops; developing wind farms; building rapid transit; repairing our aging infrastructure – ports, levees, bridges.

No Diet COLA for Seniors: Fight the Freeze and to Save Social Security
Saturday, 24 Oct, 2009 – 12:52 | 5 Comments
No Diet COLA for Seniors: Fight the Freeze and to Save Social Security

Ever since former President Johnson proudly handed the first social security check to another former president, Harry Truman, the right wing in this country has been driven to destroy the greatest safety net to emerge from the New Deal.

Rethink Afghanistan
Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009 – 9:45 | No Comment
Rethink Afghanistan

Some say we cannot afford to leave Afghanistan. In fact, my opponent argues we must eradicate corruption there because – ‘… the United States has invested too many troops and too much treasure to fail.’ I say – We cannot afford to stay in Afghanistan because we will bankrupt our country.”

Will the Out of Iraq Caucus Live Up to Its Name?
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 6:13 | No Comment
Will the Out of Iraq Caucus Live Up to Its Name?

After the near comatose nod to escalation of US troops in Afghanistan, passage of H.R. 2346, the 97-billion Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009, is in doubt in the House – not because of the strength …

Marcy Winograd Campaign Kick-Off Speech
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 6:02 | No Comment
Marcy Winograd Campaign Kick-Off Speech

My name is Marcy Winograd and WE are running for Congress.
Thank you, all, for joining me today for the historic kick-off of the Winograd for Congress 2010 campaign to unseat Jane Harman in the 36th …

Marcy Winograd Kicks Off Congressional Race
Friday, 8 May, 2009 – 12:54 | No Comment
Marcy Winograd Kicks Off Congressional Race

Marcy Winograd is kicking off her congressional campaign on Monday, May 11th, at 4 PM, at the VENICE PIER (Washington Blvd. and Ocean Front Walk/Boardwalk). Park on Washington Blvd., a side-street, or …

Jews Shut Down Israeli Consulate for 3 Hours: 10 Jews Chain Together to Block Driveway
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 10:00 | 6 Comments
Jews Shut Down Israeli Consulate for 3 Hours: 10 Jews Chain Together to Block Driveway

Early Wednesday morning, Jewish activists in a historic first in Los Angeles, chained themselves to the entrance of the Israeli Consulate and blocked the driveway to the parking structure, blocking all traffic in and out …

LA Jews for Peace Critical of Mayor’s Public Support for Israel’s War & Blockade of Gaza
Tuesday, 6 Jan, 2009 – 15:09 | 3 Comments
LA Jews for Peace Critical of Mayor’s Public Support for Israel’s War & Blockade of Gaza

LA Jews for Peace (LAJP), joining a chorus of critics, calls for a meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa and city council members Wendy Greuel, Janice Hahn, Jack Weiss and Dennis Zine to express disappointment …

Protestors Dog Pelosi on Her LA Book Tour at American Jewish University
Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2008 – 18:00 | 6 Comments
Protestors Dog Pelosi on Her LA Book Tour at American Jewish University

Nancy Pelosi thanked her host, American Jewish University, proclaimed her support for Israel as a Jewish state, and then talked about the importance of women owning their power – this from the woman who upon …

Gubernatorial Candidates Come Calling
Monday, 16 Jun, 2008 – 10:00 | No Comment
Gubernatorial Candidates Come Calling

Some wore Obama t-shirts, a few mourned Hillary’s exit, but the majority just talked about taking back our country from those who took us to war.
Meeting near San Francisco last weekend, representatives to the California …

Putting Progressives on the Democratic National Committee
Saturday, 14 Jun, 2008 – 11:00 | No Comment
Putting Progressives on the Democratic National Committee

When anti-war activists on the California Democratic Party Executive Board gather near San Francisco this weekend their swing block votes, representing roughly a third of the board, could elect strong progressives to the Democratic National …

Memorial Day Tribute to Anti-War Vets at Arlington West — Bring Our Troops Home!
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 – 19:24 | 2 Comments
Memorial Day Tribute to Anti-War Vets at Arlington West — Bring Our Troops Home!

During the Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of anti-war activists gathered at Santa Monica’s Arlington West, a cemetary in the sand to honor the fallen soldiers of the US war and occupation of Iraq.
Every Sunday, …

My Conversation with Murtha’s Office
Wednesday, 30 Apr, 2008 – 8:17 | One Comment
My Conversation with Murtha’s Office

Last Friday morning, I called Congressman Murtha’s office to communicate my outrage that Murtha, Pelosi, Hoyer and the rest of the House leadership planned to push through another $170-billion dollar Iraq War supplemental, some $70 …

Obama Delegate Purge: Slash and Burn in California
Thursday, 10 Apr, 2008 – 8:06 | One Comment
Obama Delegate Purge: Slash and Burn in California

By dusk on Wednesday, the California Obama campaign had purged almost all progressive activists from its delegate candidate lists. Names of candidates, people who had filed to run to represent Obama at the August …

Obama! Obama! Hillary! Hillary!
Tuesday, 1 Apr, 2008 – 7:58 | One Comment
Obama! Obama! Hillary! Hillary!

Was it a split CA Dem Party convention last weekend in San Jose?
Shades of what’s to come at the Dem Party convention in August?
Actually, the Obama fans far outnumbered the Hillary cadre on Sunday, when …

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