Don Santina has this column in Counterpunch, arguing that progressive Democrats should leave the Democratic Party.

On February 22, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down an initiative passed by the voters in 2008, Amendment 54. It made it illegal for companies or unions with a government contract of value greater than $100,000 to contribute to candidates for state or local office. Here is the decision. The case is Dallman v Ritter, 09SA224.

Howard Dean, former national chair of the Democratic National Committee, has this op-ed in the February 26 issue of the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press. His op-ed asks Burlington voters to retain Instant Runoff Voting. He points out that the Democratic Party nominee lost the Mayor’s election in both 2006 and 2009 in Burlington, but he still supports IRV and he also predicts the Democratic nominee will win the Mayor’s election in 2012.