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The latest from Jim Hightower: If Obama Wins, Who Will Be in His Cabinet -- And Who Should Be? Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power.
Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy Mar 28, 2008Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There Feb 7, 2008We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening Jan 14, 2008 |
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The latest from Mark Weisbrot: Bolivia: Can the Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It? A wealthy minority in Bolivia seems determined to thwart the changes demanded by a majority of the population.
Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can Aug 1, 2008Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran Jul 22, 2008Senator McCain Has a Serious "Knowledge Gap": It's an Issue Jul 11, 2008 |
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The latest from Robert Scheer: John McCain: Running for War President at Any Cost In order to win, McCain needs a new Cold War. Lucky for him that Republicans are so good at whipping up false international threats.
McCain's Warped Worldview Aug 20, 2008The New Face of Terrorism? A Square White Guy Aug 6, 2008Obama and McCain Suck Up to the Bankers Jul 30, 2008 |
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The latest from The Masher: Jumping Jack Rachel Maddow An exuberant Maddow called for a stronger progressive media to counter the right-wing propaganda machine.
Media Mash: Crashing an Obama Book | CNN: Getting as Bad as Fox Aug 18, 2008Moyer's NOW, Carville Crossfire May 13, 2002Free Bill Moyers, 9/11 Conspiracies and Enron Mar 8, 2002 |
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The latest from Deb Price: Gay Colorado Politician Heads Toward Election Milestone The success, so far, of Jared Polis' run for Congress underscores how far voters have come in looking beyond sexual orientation.
Courts Support Rights of Gay Students Aug 11, 2008Congress Reconsiders Ban on Gays in the Military Jul 28, 2008Online Adoption Agency Denies Service to Gays Jul 21, 2008 |
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The latest from David Sirota: There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President Yet the media fixate on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, neglecting local elections and issue-based organizing.
Evan Bayh: Worst Choice for VP Aug 15, 2008The West Takes Center Stage in National Politics Aug 8, 2008Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies Aug 1, 2008 |
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The latest from Norman Solomon: The Clash Between Progressives and Obama Support for Obama should not require a lack of candor about his defects.
Fund Health Care, Not War Jun 19, 2008Bush's Deadly "Diplomacy" Jun 12, 2008Democrats Must Move Past Anger Jun 4, 2008 |
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The latest from Amy Goodman: Dissent Is Essential to Democracy So why are people being arrested for lawful protest?
Army Recruiter Threatens High School Student with Jail Time Aug 7, 2008U.S. Election Turns Global Jul 31, 2008Who's Paying for the Conventions? Jul 24, 2008 |
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The latest from Sean Gonsalves: Respected Academic Denied Entry into U.S. Our government finds it necessary to protect Americans from academics who disagree with Bush.
Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism? Jul 7, 2008Who Cares About the Vice President? Jun 24, 2008What Liberal Media? Jun 17, 2008 |
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The latest from Susie Bright: Finally, Marriage Licenses for All The legalization of gay marriage is a huge milestone in the fight for equal rights. Still, it begs the question: why do people get married, anyway?
What We Might Hear If We Injected Spitzer (AKA Client #9) with Truth Serum Mar 12, 2008The Reality Behind Hollywood Pregnancies Jan 7, 2008The Sexual Self-Interest of the Cuckolded Wife Sep 5, 2007 |
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The latest from Will Durst: The Primary Is Finally Over: Now What? The Democrats are fond of calling themselves the party of the big tent. Let's hope the tent doesn't end up housing a circus.
McCain Hustles for Bush's Wealthy Friends Jun 4, 2008Obama Gets NARAL's Stamp of Approval May 17, 2008It's Over for Clinton May 10, 2008 |
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The latest from Arianna Huffington: Why the Media and Independent Voters Need to Break Up with McCain The straight-shooting John McCain people fell in love with in 2000 is no more.
The 2008 Race for President and the Search for Our Better Selves Feb 5, 2008Big Money Conservatives Do Not Heart Huckabee Dec 18, 2007With Norman Mailer's Passing, Heaven Just Got a Lot More Interesting Nov 12, 2007 |
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The latest from Rory O'Connor: The Not-So-Great Debate Clinton won by not losing and Obama lost by not winning.
First Black President? Jan 28, 2008Should Big Media Choose Our Candidates? Jan 2, 2008Where Did All the Good Journalism Go? Dec 21, 2007 |
