MoveOn.org - The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political process. With 5 million members across America — from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the progressive promise of our country. MoveOn is a service — a way for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big money and big media.

Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites—with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests. As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) [BoldProgressives] works to elect bold progressive candidates to federal office and to help those candidates and their campaigns save money, work smarter, and win more often. We also advocate for bold leadership on the most important and pressing causes. Read about our recent issue campaigns, and sign up to join our fight.

People For the American Way Foundation is dedicated to making the promise of America real for every American: Equality. Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. The right to seek justice in a court of law. The right to cast a vote that counts. The American Way. – related: Right Wing Watch see below:

Right Wing Watch is a joint project of People For the American Way that monitors dozens of broadcasts, emails, websites, and the activities of Religious and Radical Right political organization. RWW analyzes and distills information that would otherwise circulate only within the Right, using our expertise on the movement to expose the risk their agendas and activities present to the country. This site may also include postings by our affiliate People For the American Way Foundation and will be so designated.

Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives - Sign the Petition to Boycott Advertisers on the Fox News Channel. See Who Makes it Possible for Fox to Broadcast with their Advertising Dollars.

Truthout.com - We are devoted to the principles of equality, democracy, human rights, accountability and social justice. We believe ardently in the power of free speech, and understand that democratic journalism can make the world a better place for all of us.

Common Dreams - CommonDreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens' organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser. We are a powerful online voice for change in America. With millions of monthly readers, we have become one of the top progressive websites.

Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution - Liberty Tree collaborates with organizations and individuals to build strategic pro-democracy campaigns that directly challenge illegitimate power, dismantle oppression, and develop the skills necessary to lay the foundation for a democratic revolution.

Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD) - Giant corporations govern, even though they are mentioned nowhere in our Constitution or Bill of Rights. So when corporations govern, democracy is nowhere to be found. There is something else: when people live in a culture defined by corporate values, common sense evaporates. We stop trusting our own eyes, ears, and feelings. Our minds become colonized. Help us contest the authority of corporations to govern!

The Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP)is a progressive think-tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. One of the many good websites for brief, useful talking points on current issues. We are creating a long-term, progressive vision for America—a vision that policy makers, thought-leaders and activists can use to shape the national debate and pass laws that make a difference.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach. CREW employs the law as a tool to force officials to act ethically and lawfully and to bring unethical conduct to the public’s attention through:

• Litigation
• Freedom of Information Act Requests
• Ethics Complaints
• Internal Revenue Service Complaints
• Federal Election Commission Complaints
• Requests for Investigations

Working Assets was founded in 1985 to give people an easy way to make a difference in the world, just by doing the things they do every day. Each time our members use one of our services — CREDO Mobile, CREDO Long Distance and the Working Assets credit card — we automatically send a donation to nonprofit groups working for peace, human rights and the environment. To date we've raised over $65 million for groups like Greenpeace, Doctors Without Borders, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. But we're not just raising donations for progressive causes, we're making change. Our CREDO Action Web site plugs you into a network of like-minded citizen activists and provides easy and effective ways to take action on the issues you care about.

Jobs with Justice: At Jobs with Justice, our goal is to build a strong, progressive labor movement that works in coalition with community, faith, and student organizations to build a broader global movement for economic and social justice.

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St Louis Area & Missouri Groups

St. Louis County Democrats

St. Charles County Democrats

St. Charles Democratic Alliance

Franklin County Democrats

Bonhomme Township Democratic Club

Missouri Democratic Party
For regular updates from the Missouri Democratic Party, sign up at this link. We encourage you to become a member of your state party and help the good work they are doing. Dues are $35 per year. Local phone number for the Missouri Democratic Party: Phone number in Jeff City: 573-636-5241.

Missouri ProVote - To learn precisely how our Missouri legislators voted on key issues, ProVote has created a voting scorecard. Access the PDF file (and other useful information) by clicking on the above link. Pro-Vote and our member groups work on a wide variety of issues, including quality public education, quality & affordable health care access, workplace safety, environmental protection, living wage, civil rights, gun safety, reproductive rights, lesbian / gay / bisexual / transgendered rights, and pay equity.

Missouri Jobs with Justice (MO JwJ) - Missouri Jobs with Justice is a coalition of community, labor, student and religious groups committed to fighting together for economic justice in Missouri. Most of us have been working together for years on one issue or another. Jobs with Justice gives us a chance to remain united and respond quickly when action is needed.

The Holden Public Policy Forum @ Webster University brings distinguished public policy experts together in a global Internet Town Hall Meeting format. More than 40 international, national and local leaders have participated, including Governor Mike Huckabee, Columnist Paul Krugman, President of the Woodrow Wilson Institute Lee Hamilton, Environmentalist Peter Raven and former Agricultural Secretary and Governor Mike Johanns. These forums are webcast internationally and feature questions that come from a global audience.

Home of the Pizza and Politics Speaker Series. All events are held on the main campus of Webster University. Use the link above for more information about the scheduled speakers.

The Voter Protection Alliance The Voter Protection Alliance is a broad coalition of groups from the left to the right who are concerned about protecting the will of the people and the integrity of the ballot initiative process, including Citizens in Charge, The Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, Americans for Tax Reform, National Taxpayers Union, U.S. Term Limits, Stop Child Predators, and Americans for Limited Government.

They are spearheading a new citizen-backed initiative to defend the integrity of the initiative process. In response to the continued attempts of a handful of career politicians to overrule the will of Missouri voters, the Voter Protection Alliance has filed a constitutional amendment to provide greater protections for voter-approved initiatives. The Voter Protection Act would require a three-fourths vote in both the House and the Senate, or a vote of the people by referendum, in order for the legislature to repeal or amend a citizen initiative.

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Issues

• Economic
• Health Care
• Energy
• Education
• Science & the Environment
• Rural

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Economic Issues:

What our taxes pay for

 

Alliance for Retired Americans - A primary objective of the Alliance is to enroll and mobilize retired union members and other senior and community activists into a nationwide grassroots movement advocating a progressive political and social agenda-one that respects work and strengthens families. The long-term goal of the Alliance is to become the voice for all older Americans. By engaging in important political battles to protect and preserve programs vital to the health and economic security of older Americans, the Alliance will gain recognition as the country's leading progressive grassroots senior organization.

The Job Party is a nationwide grassroots movement to demand an Emergency Jobs Bill for 15 million jobs so every unemployed American can go to work, feed their families, and put a roof over their head. Move over, Tea Party - the Job Party has arrived. Join us today!

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Health Care:

Impact of Repealing the Health Care Reform Law In the Greater St. Louis Metro Area On Tuesday, January 18, 2011, the Democratic staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a report on how efforts to repeal health care reform would negatively affect each congressional district. To view the report for the St Louis area, click on the link above. Included in the report is an interactive map of the U.S. with links to each member of Congress and information on how many people fall into the doughnut hole, how many are receiving early retiree coverage help, and other health care facts. To view that map, click HERE.

Physicians for a National Health Program is a single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Explaining the Basics of Health Reform. Look here for a comparison of the different plans being debated.

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) - Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is a national grassroots campaign of more than 1,000 organizations in 46 states representing 30 million people dedicated to winning quality, affordable health care for all.

- GuaranteedHealthcare.org is a project of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, and patients and community groups around the country. CNA/NNOC is a leading national advocate for universal healthcare reform, through a single-payer style system based on an improved and expanded Medicare for all.

Missouri Health Care for All is a non-partisan, grassroots movement committed to securing access to affordable, high-quality health care for all Missourians.

Missourians for Single Payer Healthcare Advocates a single publicly financed statewide health program to provide universal comprehensive health care services.

MissouriCures.com The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures was created in 2004 and has grown to include 75,000 members and more than 100 leading patient, medical and faith groups. Our job is to inform Missourians about timely medical advances taking place in Missouri and around the world and to protect our families’ access to those discoveries. You will find us at fairs, club and organization meetings, churches and local events.

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Energy:

"Let's Talk Ethanol" This Website was built in an effort to be a useful source of knowledge, news, events, and opinion on the future of Ethanol. It does not have a political agenda and is trying to be as factual and objective as possible. This site is an effort to bring care and wisdom to the adoption of Ethanol.

Alternative Energy News a comprehensive set of online resources designed to raise public awareness and encourage debate about renewable energy technologies. We are dedicated to providing an open and comprehensive collection of discussions, information, media and news promoting the research and development of renewables.

Repower America was first introduced as a bold plan to "repower" our country with 100% clean electricity and revitalize our national energy infrastructure. At its core, Repower America stands for the importance of investing in energy efficiency; clean, renewable and diversified energy sources; a unified national smart energy grid that connects these renewable energy sources to every part of the country; and clean car technology.

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Education:

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Science & the Environment:

Labadie Environmental Organization (LEO) WHO IS LEO? LEO is a grassroots, non-profit, non-partisan citizens group which formed to address important environmental issues that impact our lives today and in the future.
OUR MISSION: The mission of the Labadie Environmental Organization (LEO) is to inform and educate the community about the environmental issues impacting health and well-being; to inspire positive change; and encourage practices for sustainability. We believe an engaged community is an unstoppable natural resource and intend to mobilize its power for the betterment of our community and those whose interests are intertwined with ours.

The Union of Concerned Scientists - is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

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Rural:

GRO-Grass Roots Organizing - GRO-Grass Roots Organizing, is a community based statewide, nonprofit organization incorporated Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, headquartered in a recently renovated African-American funeral home in a small rural Missouri town (Mexico, MO). The mission is to create a grassroots voice to win economic justice and human rights for all Missourians.

Rural America is an In Motion Magazine section and the Web Site of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center (MRCC) edited by Rhonda Perry and Roger Allison. The MRCC is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985. It is a progressive, statewide membership organization that works to empower farmers and other rural people. The mission of MRCC is to preserve family farms, promote stewardship of the land and environmental integrity, and strive for economic and social justice by building unity and mutual understanding among diverse groups, both rural and urban.

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Media:

• Radio:
• Television
• Newspapers & Magazine
• Websites

PROGRESSIVE RADIO options in St. Louis area:

KWMU 90.7 FM   National Public Radio (NPR) in St. Louis - Local and National News and Talk Radio of interest - The Diane Rehm Show, St. Louis on the Air, Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, Public Radio International's (PRI) The World, All Things Considered and several others.

WGNU 920 AM   Music & Talk with a Purpose - "We want the programs to help bridge the gap of racial and ethnic differences in our Fair City. We want to draw citizen elements together in a spirit of harmony and brotherhood; leaving behind confusing, divisive or rudely confrontational attitudes and language." (The Murdock Report airs on Tuesday's at Noon.)

Satellite radio (Subscription):
~Sirius – Talk Left Channel 146 - Coast-to-coast liberal talk featuring outspoken, unique, and entertaining hosts like Alex Bennett, Lynn Samuels, Ed Schultz, Bill Press, Thom Hartmann, Mark Thompson and more! http://www.sirius.com/siriusleft
~XM – America Left Channel 167 - Fresh viewpoints on politics and current events with a progressive twist. http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=167

Thom Hartmann, the #1 Progressive Talk Show Host can now be heard online at http://www.thomhartmann.com/radio/listen-live

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TELEVISION

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 10 p.m. weeknights on the Comedy Channel - repeats are aired (in no particular order) at 7 p.m. weeknights.

Monday thru Friday on MSNBC beginning at 4 p.m. with Chris Mathews and Hardball (repeated at 6pm) followed by The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell at 7pm, the Rachel Maddow Show at 8pm and the The Ed Show with Ed Schultz at 9pm. Repeats air beginning at 10 p.m.

Democracy Now with Amy Goodman airs on:
Dish Network Channel 9410 (Link TV) 10-11 a.m. & 5-6 p.m., M-F CT
Direct TV Channel 375 (Link TV) 10-11 a.m. & 5-6 p.m., M-F CT

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NEWSPAPERS - NEWSLETTERS - MAGAZINES

Missouri Newspapers Contacts: This link downloads a PDF file containing the addresses (and email addresses) of newspapers in Missouri collected by Rea. It's a great reference to use when writing those "letters to the editor".

Pro-Vote's Media Center - Statewide List of Newspapers: This extensive list of (mostly) email addresses of Missouri newspapers is maintained by the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition

Gateway Journalism Review: (Formerly the St Louis Journalism Review - SLJ) Covering and investigating the local print and broadcast media that the general media has ignored.

St Louis Beacon: The St. Louis Beacon is a non-profit, online publication dedicated to "NEWS THAT MATTERS" for people in our region. A beacon is a light to steer by.

AlterNet is an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources. AlterNet’s aim is to inspire action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care issues, and more. Since its inception in 1998, AlterNet.org has grown dramatically to keep pace with the public demand for independent news. We provide free online content to millions of readers, serving as a reliable filter, keeping our vast audience well-informed and engaged, helping them to navigate a culture of information overload and providing an alternative to the commercial media onslaught. Our aim is to stimulate, inform, and instigate.

Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.

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WEBSITES

ProPublica "Journalism in the public interest". ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Our work focuses exclusively on truly important stories, stories with “moral force.” We do this by producing journalism that shines a light on exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those with power to vindicate the trust placed in them.

Investigative journalism is at risk. Many news organizations have increasingly come to see it as a luxury. Today’s investigative reporters lack resources: Time and budget constraints are curbing the ability of journalists not specifically designated “investigative” to do this kind of reporting in addition to their regular beats. This is therefore a moment when new models are necessary to carry forward some of the great work of journalism in the public interest that is such an integral part of self-government, and thus an important bulwark of our democracy.

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Blogs:

PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in politics. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times examine statements by members of Congress, the president, cabinet secretaries, lobbyists, people who testify before Congress and anyone else who speaks up in Washington. We research their statements and then rate the accuracy on our Truth-O-Meter – True, Mostly True, Half True, Barely True and False. The most ridiculous falsehoods get our lowest rating, Pants on Fire.

Fired Up! Missouri - In March 2005, Fired Up! Missouri was "ignited" by former Senator Jean Carnahan and the savvy political analyst, Roy Temple. The Fired Up! website and community has grown a lot since then, but our core mission has remained the same. We continue to be a progressive, web-based news source dedicated to monitoring current issues, unveiling hypocrisy, and opining on political happenings in Missouri.

The Huffington Post Breaking News and Opinion - sign-up for "The Huffington Post's Daily Brief".

Salon Breaking News, Opinion, Politics, Entertainment, Sports and Culture - sign-up for their "Today in Salon" email.

The Nation.com will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred. -- from The Nation's founding prospectus, 1865

Talking Points Memo >- Breaking News and Analysis.

Sojourners - "Christians for Justice and Peace" - Our mission is to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.

Show Me Progress Missouri's Progressive Politics Community - Missouri News, Views and Issues.

Momocrats Raising the Next Generation of Blue. Where Mothers Get Political.

AFL-CIO NOW Blog News and Issues for working Americans.

Daily KOS - is at once a news organization, community, and activist hub. Among luminaries posting diaries on the site are President Jimmy Carter, Senator Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and dozens of other senators, congressmen, and governors. Even more exciting than that however, are the hundreds of thousands of regular Americans that have used Daily Kos to shape a political world once the exclusive domain of the rich, connected, and powerful.

St Louis Pushes Back Blog This blog is intended to push back against the nonsense and misinformation being put forward by the leaders of the St. Louis Tea Party movement.

ThinkProgress is a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The Center for American Progress Action Fund is a nonpartisan organization. Through this blog, CAPAF seeks to provide a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies.

Truthdig is a news Web site that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. The site is built around reports by authorities in their fields who conduct in-depth exploration of contemporary topics. To offer frequent change and surprise, the site also presents a diversity of original reporting and aggregated content culled by the site's editors and staff.

MichaelMoore.com website and blog

Sanity News - Finding the crazy that passes for News

BuzzFlash Blog - BuzzFlash provides headlines, news, and commentary for a geographically-diverse, politically-savvy, pro-democracy, anti-hypocrisy web community, reaching five million* people a month and growing.

OpEdNews.com is a tough progressive website, supporting values that are really dead center American, like fairness, democracy, justice, protection of our national resources and commons, and preferring to support humans and America before corporations and religions.

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