Politics of Fear

Obama vs. The Politics of Fear

Brian Whetten | Posted 04.27.2012

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As things stand today, Obama's not running against the Republican Party. He's running against our fears, and the Republican Party has just been going along for the ride.

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September 11, 2001: The Day the World Shifted

Don Kraus | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Politics of Fear, Cost of War, Terrorism, Rule of Law, United Nations, 9/11, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, September 11 Anniversary, Politics News

Ten years later, we know the policies of war have failed. Yet we still allow the fear generated by the horrors of 9/11 and the terrorist acts that followed to silence our better selves.

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The Politics of Fear

Corey Robin | Posted 01.14.2012

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Even before Osama bin Laden was killed and negotiations with the Taliban had begun, it was clear that the war on terror, understood in those terms, had come to an end.

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The Fear Profiteers

Naomi Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Tsa, Full-Body Scanners, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Politics News

Billions of dollars in profit now depend on insiders maintaining US society in a state of overhyped alert that demands increasingly costly technology. Maintaining these profits requires a population conditioned by a theater of fear.

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When Being Scary Is Okay

Melanie Billings-Yun | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Women, Fear, Income Inequality, Self-Confidence, Women in Business, Confidence, Barack Obama, Communication, Women's Empowerment, Healthy Living News

Some people are scared when women, who are supposed to be the weaker sex, are smart, successful, display confidence, take part in the conversation with opinions and challenging questions, and have ambitions.

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Chris Matthews, Bobby Kennedy and My Ethical Dilemma

Robert Ellis Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Politics, Bobby Kennedy, Talking Heads, Chris-Mathews, Voting, Elections 2010, Prison, Books News

The publisher said do it. The publicist said do it. The agent said do it. My friends said do it. Above all the landlord's insistence that I come up ...

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Why The Democrats Deserve To Lose

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Bill Clinton, Fearmongering, Fear, John McCain, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News

It's fitting that Halloween and Election Day are only a few days apart. Both days use the iconography of fear to help gain treats and both leave a sor...

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Fear Itself, and Why We Should Fear it

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Tea Party Movement, Fear, Gary Hart, Recession Fears, Tea Party, Politics News

In this era of change, older, white, conservative Americans should be listened to with respect and encouraged to overcome their fears. It is a law of nature that generations must move on.

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Why Democrats Should Not Join in Economic Scapegoating

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Economy, Economic Crisis, Democrats, Recession, Politics News

China bashing doesn't educate the public about what's truly at stake economically and what must be done in the years ahead. Worse: It reinforces the politics of resentment, and further legitimizes other forms of isolationism and xenophobia.

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Health Care Reform Benefits: Truth vs. Pure Politics

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Politics of Fear, Jim McDermott, Congress, Fearmongering, Fear, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News

Six months after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, the sky is still there, grandma hasn't been euthanized, and there are no death panels. Today, just six months after becoming law, even more benefits of reform take effect.

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What Does a Vote for a GOP Candidate in November Really Mean?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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A vote for the GOP in November will be a vote for the richest one percent of the country at the expense of the rest of us. And it will be a vote for the kind of fear that we, as a country, would eventually come to regret.

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Reinventing Repower America: Our Only Hope for Winning the Climate Change Battle in America

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fear, Global Prosperity, Strategy, Repower America, Hope, Al Gore Climate Change, Peter Drucker, William McDonough, W. Edwards Deming, Climate Change Legislation, Politics of Fear, Reinventing the Government, Amory Lovins, Buckminster Fuller, Climate Change, Al Gore, Southern Strategy, Russell-Ackoff, Green News

If Repower America transforms into a future-based movement, we will be tapping into that core American belief in doing whatever it takes for however long it takes to build a more hopeful future for ourselves and our children.

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State of Disgrace: The Right Fiddles While Arizona Burns

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Politics News, Arizona Immigration, Kyrsten Sinema, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Arizona Politics, Arizona, Race, Arizona Immigration Law, Sb 1070, Politics News

When fear is rampant on all sides of the immigration debate, perhaps the recognition of a basic commonality can serve as a crucible for turning this into an opportunity for Arizonans to act well with the eyes of the nation now squarely upon us.

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Guest Blogger Ian Danley in Phoenix: 'I don't want my city to be the Birmingham or Selma in this drama'

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, a group of local faith and community leaders, along with Jim Wallis and Noel Castellanos, called on the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, t...

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America's Perfect Storm of Fear: Finding the Cure

Michael Maslansky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recession Fears, Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Fear, Politics News

When and if government and the media want to get serious about rebuilding trust with the American people, a few corporations are there to help guide the way, as surprising and ironic as it may seem to many.

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Wing-Nut Tea

Susan L. Travis | Posted 05.25.2011

These are interesting and difficult times for all Americans, though the predicament of our Republican brothers and sisters bears special reflection.

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Health Care Passes... Here Comes the Fear!

Ryan Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Coverage, Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Ryan Mack, Republican Obstructionism, Health Care Reform, Gop, Barack Obama, Politics News

It is not enough to yell at the TV to create change. We have to arm ourselves with truth and become as active as members of the GOP. The political success of the left depends upon it.

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Caving on the 9/11 Trial Would Send All the Wrong Messages

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama's advisors are planning to recommend that the administration reverse its decision to try the September 11 suspects in federal court. That would be astonishingly bad politics.

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Immigration Reform: Change Takes Courage and Faith

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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If our political leaders won't make room for the "strangers" among us, we will -- because Jesus commands us to do so.

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Is the Fate of Democracy in Sarah Palin's Hands?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Democracy, Sarah Palin, Politics News

When Sarah Palin delivers the keynote address in February we will learn something about political passions and the future of democracy -- something we wish wasn't there.

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National Health Care and September 11th

Dr. Gino Yu | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Power of Nightmares, Fear, Barak Obama, Health, Adam Curtis, Media, National Health Care, September 11th, Franklin Roosevelt, Healthy Living News

With the confluence of the national health care debates and the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, I couldn't help but put the two together and wonder about the psychological impact of the "War on Terror" and its impact on the health.

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Calling All Cynics

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Anger, Listening, Cynicism, Mark Goulston, Just Listen, Communication, Healthy Living News

Deep inside all skeptics and most cynics is a deep ache to trust again, but to do so without the fear of being let down, disappointed, betrayed or devastated.

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Lunatic Fringe

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Grassley, Health Care Town Halls, Town Hall Debate, Congress, Lunatic Fringe, Obama Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Debate, Obama Health Care, Right to Life, Politics of Fear, Patriotism, Town Halls, Healthcare Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Death With Dignity, South Park, Politics News

The fringe elements, carefully nurtured by fear, hatred, mistrust, and fitful bouts of fantasy are positioning the conservative opposition into a death spiral

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Celebration, Fear and Loathing on National Sovereignty Day

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Fear, Congress, Troops, George W. Bush, Iraq, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

Don't be surprised if the spike in violence that came in advance of Iraqi Day of National Sovereignty continues. And don't be surprised if here at home, the right-wing goes on the attack with its favorite weapon, fear.

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Why Do So Many Republicans Hate America?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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I say that Cheney and Gingrich don't love America because they don't seem to care about American values as they have traditionally been viewed.

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