A joint project by Democrats has flipped traditional fund-raising on its head, by starting a campaign aimed at collecting $1 a day from supporters “to make Norm Coleman go away.”

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a new group working to get like-minded candidates elected, has teamed up with Howard Dean’s Democracy for America to tap the wallets of Democrats who are disgruntled by the five-month-old ballot contest in Minnesota between Mr. Coleman, the former Republican senator, and Al Franken, the Democrat.

Happy 100 years Progressive!

"Now let us all sing happy 100th birthday to the Progressive.

The April issue may prove that amid the industry's escalating revenue travail, there can be hope, even if you are, as editor Matthew Rothschild concedes, "woefully undercapitalized" for what amounts to a full century.

You'll also see how the dissident voice has persevered. At minimum, this is a rich primer on the issues which struck a nerve among men and women of the left over 100 years. If financial creakiness proved an avoidable threat, then one can only hope that similar fragility holds the Progressive in good stead for the rest of this century. You can check them out online at www.progressive.org. "