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| User: | progresivcaucus (3441942) |
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| Name: | Progressive Caucus | |
| Website: | Progressive Caucus | |
| About: | The Progressive Caucus livejournal community is for anyone who would join the Congressional Progressive Caucus if he/she was in Congress today. Here is the statement of purpose excerpted from the Progressive Caucus website: The members of the Progressive Caucus share a common belief in the principles of social and economic justice, non-discrimination, and tolerance in America and in our relationships with other countries. We also seek to embody and give voice to national priorities which reflect the interests and needs of all the American people, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Our purpose is to present thoughtful, positive, practical solutions to the problems confronting America and the world. In the post-Cold War era, we believe our nation’s priorities must change with the times and reflect new realities. Accordingly, we support curbs on wasteful, inefficient government spending at the Pentagon and elsewhere, a more progressive tax system in which wealthier taxpayers and corporations pay their fair share, adequate funding for social programs that are designed to extend help to low and middle-income Americans in need, and trade policies that increase the exports of more American products and encourage the creation of jobs and investment in America. (http://bernie.house.gov/pc/about/purpose.pdf) People who have concerns about the shrinking middle class, the millions of uninsured Americans, the privatizing of social security, and want a safer foreign policy are welcome to join this community. | |
| Interests: | 59: activism, affirmative action, alternative sentencing, amnesty international, anti-bush, anti-china pntr, anti-erosion of civil liberties, anti-fast track, anti-imperialism, anti-nafta, anti-patriot act, anti-war, barbara lee, barney frank, bernie sanders, cutting military spending, cynthia mckinney, dc statehood, democracy, democratic socialism, dennis kucinich, equality, fair trade, feminism, franklin d roosevelt, gay rights, hilda solis, house of representatives, jan schakowsky, jesse jackson, jim mcdermott, john conyers, john f kennedy, john lewis, jr., liberalism, liberals, lynn woolsey, major owens, marcy kaptur, martin luther king, maxine waters, nancy pelosi, paul wellstone, peace, peter defazio, politics, pro-choice, progressive, progressive caucus, scandinavia, senate, sherrod brown, single-payer health system, tammy baldwin, united nations, universal health care, workers' rights, world peace | |
| Maintainers: | 1: hb87asms05 | |
| Members: | 17: ashekalypso, darkladymara, gregster25, hb87asms05, kitty_oo7, matthardwick, monkey6079, mrbee2u, petercastro, shadbolt75, spikeydrew, whyicare, winweiquaker | |
| Watched by: | 10: ashekalypso, gregster25, hb87asms05, kitty_oo7, matthardwick, mrbee2u, petercastro, politicalzooey, shadbolt75, winweiquaker | |
| Account type: | Basic Account | |
