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American Dream

The Long Exhale

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Religion, Obama Election Day, Hope, Presidential Election, Obama, Mccain, Immigration, Idealism, American Dream, Race, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Election, Barack Obama, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Election Analysis, Politics News
Sasha Abramsky

The tears running down my face last night and this morning were of something so much more than happiness, so much more than simple relief. They were an exhalation.

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Paris Notebook: Slumber Party for Obama

Elizabeth Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: France, Paris, Obama, Election Reaction, American Dream, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Obama International Reaction, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Election, Barack Obama, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Obama Reaction Abroad, Politics News
Elizabeth Bard

I did not fully understand the power of our inspired cliche; until I moved to a place - even one as civilized as France - where they are not born with it .

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We Are the Heirs of the First Revolution

John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Change, Social Justice, Thomas Paine, America, Revolution, American Dream, Peoria Illinois, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Is there any hope? Yes, there is. But that hope does not rest with a president, Congress or the government. And it never has.

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Obama's Economic Plan

Lynn Forester de Rothschild | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Forester De Rothschild, Progressive Taxes, Progressive Taxation, Obama Economics, Obama Tax Plan, Obama Economy, American Dream, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Lady Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Politics News
Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Regrettably, the road kill of Obama's reckless rhetoric and policies is not the rich taxpayer, but the entire American economy.

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Barack Obama's America

Lynn Forester de Rothschild | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Lady Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Progressive Taxes, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Obama Tax Plan, Obama Economy, American Dream, Forester De Rothschild, Barack Obama, Obama Economics, Politics News
Lynn Forester de Rothschild

What Obama offers, in substance and in spirit, is a radical departure from the principles of the American Dream that has defined our nation over the last two centuries.

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An All-American Obama Nation (VIDEO)

Hilary Beard | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, Obama Patriotism, Obama Inspiration, Barack Obama Unamerican, Democracy, Barack Obama, Mccain-Palin, Obama Paraphernalia, Senator Barack Obama, Patriotism, Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama American Dream, Election 2008, Un-American, John McCain, Diversity, American Dream, Video, Home News
Hilary Beard

The McCain/Palin campaign has engaged in an abominable campaign of painting Obama and his backers as "un-American." But Obama's supporters know that the candidate personifies the American dream.

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Paulson Deal Cheats American Taxpayers

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Hank Paulson, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, U.S. Treasury, Henry Paulson, $700 Billion Bailout, Warren Buffett, Congress, Alan Greenspan, American Dream, Richard Kovacevich, Wall Street Crash, Stockholder Bonuses, Congressional Bailout, Financial Crisis, Treasury Secretary, Corporate Bonuses, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

We need to bury the philosophy that worships only business, free markets, deregulation and free trade, and replace it with an economic program that rebuilds the middle class.

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Voters Haven't Given Up On American Dream

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, John McCain Negative Ads, Obama Volunteers, Leonard Mlodinow, Jason O'mara, Undecided Voters, Barack Obama, Sam Tyler, Obama American Dream, Vietnam, Attack Ads, American Dream, Canvassing, Voting, Home News
Lisa Solod Warren

The last time we had spoken, Richard had been a clear undecided. Intelligent, thoughtful and torn he was also a man clearly down on his luck and looking for a way out.

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The Re-New Deal, The Palin Effect and Spreading the Wealth Around

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Obama, Class Warfare, American Dream, Re-New Deal, RedistributingWealth in America, Economy, Sarah Palin, Palin Effect, Politics News
Karen Kisslinger

We're supposed to be class free and infinitely upwardly mobile, but downward mobility is the order of the day and only radical change in the form of a "Renew Deal" can turn it around.

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Just When You Thought You Were American -- Conservatives Say Not So Fast

Burns Strider | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Congressman Hayes, Congresswoman Bachmann, Mississippi, Palin, Washington DC, Liberal, American Dream, Election, Barbara Jordan, North Carolina, Politics News
Burns Strider

Palin has decided that you are not a real American, maybe you are even anti-American, if you either don't have the same views as they do or you are from the wrong part of the nation, or both.

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Parable of the Poor and Rich Plumber

David Bromwich | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Spread the Wealth Around, Barack Obama, American Dream, Politics News
David Bromwich

Is the American dream a selfish dream? Obama's questioner in Ohio seemed to believe that it was, and that it was always meant to be. It is clear the McCain-Palin campaign is doing everything it can to encourage that belief.

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Sharing the Obama Love

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Mccain, Obama, Love, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Political Critiques, Michelle Obama, Obama Loyalty, Political Allegiance, Obama Campaign, American Dream, Barack Michelle Obama, Bipartisanship, Attack Ads, Obama Spiritual Leader, Politics News
Stephen H. Dinan

As we share openly with others what we love about Obama and what his presidency will mean, we allow people to shift from policies, parties, and attack ads into real human connection.

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Big Bottom

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gas Prices, Wall Street, Bailout, American Dream, Ceos, Banks, Banking Crisis, Financial Crisis, Bailout Plan, Energy, Renewable Energy, Politics News
Jamie Lee Curtis

The American dream is NOT that everyone is entitled to credit based on no ability to pay it back. It is based on the idea that anyone can try, to be free from persecution, and can, if they work hard, build a life.

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Listen Up, Young'uns

Ann Medlock | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dementia, Obama, Mccain, Elders, American Dream, Rove, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ann Medlock

If McCain doesn't stop being a poster boy for senile dementia, I may start dissing seniors myself. And I am one. Sheesh!

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Dear CEOs: Pay For Your Own Round of Golf

Andy Stern | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Aig, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, American Dream, Wall St Crisis, Ceos, Financial Crisis, Fannie Mae, Business News
Andy Stern

It's not enough to talk about foreclosures. It's not enough to acknowledge the impact on ordinary people without addressing the root cause of the crisis: basic inequality.

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Wealthy Kennedy's Democratic Philosophy Starkly Contrasts with Ferragamo-Loafered McCain's Republican Dollar-Worship

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Reagan, John McCain, Wall Street, Middle Class, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Cuts, Cindy Lou Hensley, Democratic Party, American Dream, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

McCain's absentminded elitist air would be one thing, but the real distinction is his philosophy. He believes the rich, like him, should stay rich -- too bad for the middle class, which is supporting that wealth.

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Thoughts on the American Dream

Richard Stuebi | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Automobiles, Green Living, American Dream, Public Transportation, Green News
Richard Stuebi

This week at the Democratic National Convention, a labor-based group called Change to Win has been loudly trumpeting the need to "restore the American...

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Staying the Course for Working Families: Kennedy and Obama (Mchelle this time)

Thomas Kochan | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Working Families, Michelle Obama, Work and Family, American Dream, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Thomas Kochan

Senator Ted Kennedy brought participants at the first night of the Democratic Convention to their feet just by showing up. His courage, valor, and de...

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More Important Than Running Mates

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Vice President, Freddie Mac, Economy, American Dream, Middle Class, Fannie Mae, Running Mates, Celebrities, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

What we are witnessing is the breakdown of the link between middle class America and the global financial markets it has over tapped across the last several decades.

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Obama Refines The American Dream

Simon Woods | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Reality TV, Pop Culture, 2008 Election, American Dream, Politics News
Simon Woods

In the age of reality TV, there is a danger that the paradigms of pop culture have become the model of the American Dream for a generation of young people. Barack Obama is addressing that danger.

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