ACTION: Give Workers A Fair Deal and Bring Netroots Nation Convention to...
Hi -- this is Rhode Island State Rep. David Segal.The folks at Netroots Nation and RIFuture.org have done a great job of shining the spotlight on a labor dispute we are facing locally in Providence --...
View ArticleWhy I Kicked Off My Campaign for Rep. Kennedy's Seat in Front of Bank of America
(Cross posted at Huffington Post)For the last eight years, I've had the privilege of representing Rhode Islanders, first as a Providence city councilor, now as a state legislator. I entered public...
View ArticleDisclose Act Isn't Nearly Enough, With Or Without The "NRA Exemption"
The "NRA exemption" to the Disclose Act is undoubtedly a travesty, but in harping on it, we're missing the forest for the trees.
View ArticleThe Segal campaign: Not For Sale
Hi everyone, I am a current State Rep running to replace Patrick Kennedy in Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District.I’m getting ready to leave for Netroots Nation, but I wanted to stop by and tell...
View ArticleSegal For Congress: Nobody's Puppet
We have more than enough puppets in Washington. Corporations and the extraordinarily wealthy have too much control over our government, and over our society — and that power is only growing. We’re at a...
View ArticleRI-01: Segal for Congress Endorsed By DFA, SEIU State Council, AFSCME
The Segal for Congress campaign announced today that it received three major endorsements: AFSCME Council 94; the SEIU Rhode Island State Council; and the national Democracy for America endorsement....
View ArticleJoin me in Washington - Tonight!
We're very excited to be joining a roster of progressive all stars in Washington, DC for a reception tonight. If you are in the area, please join us!Congressman Raul Grijalva, Dean Baker, Jeff Blum,...
View ArticleRI-01 New Segal For Congress Ad- I Fought and Won to Put People to Work
Today I aired an ad for my campaign for Congress in Rhode Island's First District. It's a contrast between myself and another person in the race, David Cicilline, the current Mayor of Providence, on...
View ArticleStop the Internet Blacklist
By David Segal and Aaron Swartz, cross-posted at Huffpo.When it really matters to them, Congressmembers can come together -- with a panache and wry wit you didn't know they had. As banned books week...
View ArticleWill we finally get a seat at the table? Help pick a replacement for Larry...
David Segal and Aaron SwartzAn elitist, technocratic mutli-millionaire who disdains dissent and made a fortune on Wall Street, Larry Summers typifies that which ails the Democratic Party. For the last...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Chamber of Commerce Disaffiliates from National: Let's Make it...
The Greater Hudson Chamber of Commerce has had enough: It's so fed up with the shameless politicking that's being done in its name that it disaffiliated from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier this...
View ArticleThe Chamber's Agenda: Killing Net Neutrality and Censoring the Internet
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's attempt to throw next week's elections is cause for widespread alarm -- their agenda includes privatizing social security, undoing worker and consumer rights, blocking...
View ArticleThe Secret Plot to Censor the Internet -- And How You Can Stop It
The Internet blacklist bill that we've been fighting since September is back.We're defending the Internet against a multi-pronged attack by the big business lobby. The entertainment industry, garment...
View ArticleThe Next Big Leak
As the Pentagon and Department of Justice scurry across the web chasing after WikiLeaks, corporate America is working to silence the whistles of potential informants in its own ranks -- undoubtedly...
View ArticleThey Should Leave in Droves: Help Undermine the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The right-wing U.S. Chamber of Commerce is living a lie: It does the bidding of big business's baddest boys, but maintains its standing by exploiting the good names of local chambers of commerce and...
View ArticleInternet Blacklist Bill Dead For Now: Help Keep It That Way
Thanks to the more than 300,000 Americans who have signed Demand Progress's petition opposing the "Internet Blacklist Bill" we've been able to put the brakes on this terrible legislation.
View ArticleWho Knew? PATRIOT Act Up For Renewal This Month
Did you hear that the PATRIOT Act is up for re-authorization? No? Well, I guess the US intelligence services can still keep a secret.
View ArticleIs Our Government More Enlightened Than Egypt's? Fight America's Internet...
Governments across the globe recognize that the Internet is increasingly the life-blood of democracy -- that's why Egypt's regime has scrambled to shut down online communications in the face of vast...
View ArticleFBI: Outlaw Skype?
Skype, BlackBerry, and other Internet communications services are under attack. The Obama administration and the FBI are pushing legislation that would ban online communications technologies like...
View ArticleWall Street Wants Americans to Fork Over Another $14 Billion!
Wall Street's still trying to bleed us dry -- they want Americans to fork over another 14 billion dollars. The big banks are urging Congress to block a rule that will save small businesses and...
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