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Keith Ellison: Do We Want Health Care or Do We Not?

Rep. Keith Ellison, AlterNet. August 25, 2009.

We are on the verge of bringing about health care reform 60 years in waiting. The fight to get it was never going to be easy.

White House Tries to Strong Arm Progressive Dems -- We Can't Let That Happen

Robert Naiman, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.

The White House wants progressive House Democrats to abandon their constituents and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental.

In Obama Era: Can We Think Big and Make the Changes We Really Need?

Rep. Keith Ellison, AlterNet. June 11, 2009.

Martin Luther King didn't say, "I have a complaint."

U.S. Politicians Warmly Greet Reactionary Dutch Islamophobe

Daniel Luban, Eli Clifton, IPS News. March 3, 2009.

The fiercely anti-Islam Geert Wilders has been traveling through the U.S. on a highly-publicized trip to raise money for his legal defense back home.

Another Election Victory: Anti-Muslim Rep Goes Down in VA

John Nichols, The Nation. November 9, 2008.

Virgil Goode, the creepy congressman who launched an ugly campaign following the election of Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison, was defeated Tuesday.

Rep. Keith Ellison on the Ugly Attacks Obama Has Faced in the Election

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. November 2, 2008.

The first Muslim in Congress, no stranger to the prejudice and fearmongering leveled at Obama, explains why these attacks ultimately fail.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn) Condemns Police Attacks on Journalists

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 2, 2008.

Rep. Ellison discusses the crackdown on reporters, why he opposes escalation in Afghanistan, and his experience as the first Muslim Congressman.

Four Things You Should Do RIGHT NOW

David Sirota, April 7, 2007.

David Sirota: Here are the easy things you can do right now to help build the progressive movement.

The Threat of a "Clean" Iraq Supplemental Bill

David Sirota, March 28, 2007.

David Sirota: The prospects of a bill setting the antiwar movement back is still a very real possibility.

CNN host to first-ever Muslim congressman: "Prove to me that you're not working with our enemies." [VIDEO]

Lindsay Beyerstein, November 16, 2006.

More dreck from Glenn Beck.