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The latest from David Sirota: 'Centrists' Are Running the Asylum Washington's pundits and politicians have waged an ongoing propaganda campaign to pass off crazy, fringe politics as reasonable and mainstream.
Homogeneity Threatens Democracy Jul 11, 2008Cutting Through the News Noise Jun 27, 2008Obama's Clearest Path to the Presidency: Talk About Wages Jun 24, 2008 |
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The latest from Amy Goodman: Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid We can't let the nuclear power industry use global warming as an opportunity to sell its insanely expensive and dangerous power plants.
Celebrate Betancourt's Release, Not Colombia's Oppressive Regime Jul 10, 2008Obama Runs to the Middle Jul 3, 2008George Carlin: A Funny Man in an Unfunny World Jun 26, 2008 |
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The latest from Robert Scheer: The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution' Greedy corporations expect government hand-outs and deregulation at the same time.
China and Taiwan Declare Peace Jul 9, 2008Wasteful Weapons and the Politicians Who Love Them Jun 25, 2008Is Clinton the Ticket for Obama? Jun 18, 2008 |
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The latest from Deb Price: Changing Hearts and Minds on Gay Marriage Young activists are trying to reach out to conservative voters.
Congress Learns About Transgender Bias Jun 30, 2008Gay Marriage Is Supported by a Majority of the Public Jun 23, 2008Governor's Acceptance of Gay Daughter Sends Message of Tolerance Jun 16, 2008 |
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The latest from Mark Weisbrot: Senator McCain Has a Serious "Knowledge Gap": It's an Issue The Senator appears clueless on a number of crucial policy areas.
Why Subsidize Purchases Made on the Internet? Jun 24, 2008Chavez's Call for FARC Disarmament Takes Washington By Surprise Jun 11, 2008The IMF's Going Down -- Is that a Bad Thing? May 1, 2008 |
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The latest from Sean Gonsalves: Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism? While journalists should view Wikileaks with some skepticism, it cannot be ignored. Welcome to the brave new world of investigative reporting.
Who Cares About the Vice President? Jun 24, 2008What Liberal Media? Jun 17, 2008We Must Combat Government Secrecy Jun 3, 2008 |
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The latest from Annalee Newitz: My Last Column After 9 long years, it's time to move on. One final thought: don't ever stop ruthlessly criticizing everything that exists.
Three Myths About the Internet That Refuse to Die Jun 20, 2008Using Sci-Fi to Change the World Jun 5, 2008How Do We Fight Corporate Control of the Internet? May 22, 2008 |
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The latest from Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Nader Plays the Race Card Nader holds Obama to a different standard than he holds McCain or any other white mainstream politician; a standard based solely on his color.
The Danger Obama Faces Is Real Jun 13, 2008Singer R. Kelly Reinforces Racial and Sexual Stereotypes May 30, 2008Pretrial Lock Up May 2, 2008 |
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The latest from Norman Solomon: Fund Health Care, Not War The old claims of a justified war in Iraq have melted away. So have promises of a humane society back at home.
Bush's Deadly "Diplomacy" Jun 12, 2008Democrats Must Move Past Anger Jun 4, 2008Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity May 7, 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 Jim Hightower: Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy America can't shop its way to greatness, and this one-time, government-funded shopping spree won't lead us to a sound economy.
Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There Feb 7, 2008We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening Jan 14, 2008Bush-Cheney Really Are Planning to Attack Iran! Nov 17, 2007 |
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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 |
