Moving Ideas Alert:  October 27, 2004

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Join Civil Rights Leaders to Urge the RNC to Halt Plans to Challenge Voters
Despite earlier requests from the civil rights community, the Republican National Committee has failed to put an end to Republican-initiated plans to aggressively target minority voters and voters with disabilities for challenges at the polls during the November 2nd general election. Join us in urging the RNC to put an end to its plans to challenge voters on Election Day. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, with the support of the NAACP, USAction, and American Association of People with Disabilities, will hold a press conference outside of the RNC headquarters to highlight the party’s failure to stop this intimidation by its state and local operatives.
10 am, Thursday, October 28
Republican National Committee, 310 First St SE, Washington, DC
http://www.civilrights.org/civil_rights_calendar/detail.cfm?id=1707

How to Move the Progressive Agenda Forward with Technology
PopandPolitics.com is hosting an exciting roundtable event exploring progressive politics and technology starting at 5:30pm on Thursday, November 18, 2004 in Washington, DC at the headquarters of the AFL-CIO. Moving Ideas’ is a co-sponsor and will be part of the panel!
http://www.2004progressivetech.com

NEW FROM MOVING IDEAS

Ready? Set? Vote!
Your Vote Matters! Be Prepared! Find your polling place, learn about the candidates, access voting tools, and get involved!
http://www.movingideas.org/gotv_action.html

On the Minds of Americans: Jobs and the Economy
Analysis of recent trends regarding job growth and loss and other economic indicators.
http://www.movingideas.org/issuesindepth/jobs.html

On the Minds of Americans: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
Analysis of the negative effects on government, businesses, the economy, families, seniors, and the chronically ill.
http://www.movingideas.org/issuesindepth/health_care.html

FEATURED ARTICLES

Less Cash in Their Pockets
From: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
Less Cash in Their Pockets: Trends in Incomes, Wages, Taxes, and Health Spending of Middle-Income Families, 2000-03, offers new detail on the middle-class squeeze that has been reported in the media.
http://www.movingideas.org/cgi-bin/rd/epn_letter.pl?id=5985  

Leaving Women Behind
From: TOMPAINE.COM
Karen Kornbluh and Laurie Rubiner
President George W. Bush has framed his domestic agenda in recent speeches as a response to women's economic security concerns. In fact, in the president’s “Ownership Society,” women would be less—not more—economically secure.
http://www.movingideas.org/cgi-bin/rd/epn_letter.pl?id=5976

Approximately Half of Americans in Medicare Are at Risk of Losing Coverage When the New Law Is Implemented
From: FAMILIES USA
This analysis of the new Medicare law and proposed regulations for the law shows that the new program will be more than a disappointment - half of America's Medicare beneficiaries are at risk of being worse off than they are today.
http://www.movingideas.org/cgi-bin/rd/epn_letter.pl?id=5988

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