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Once Again, Real Journalism From Comedy Central (VIDEO)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media

Read More: David Brock, Sunlight Foundation, MoveOn.Org, Richard Clarke, Jon Soltz, Markos Moulitsas, Howard Dean, Keith Olbermann, Wesley Clark, Center for American Progress, Arianna Huffington, Paul Rieckhoff, Stephen Colbert, Crew, Jon Stewart, John Dean, Brandon Friedman, Glenn Beck, Josh Marshall, Al Gore, Media News
Mark Nickolas

Leave it to Comedy Central -- this time Stephen Colbert -- to do the traditional media's job in exposing the fanatical charlatans like Glenn Beck.

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Bill O'Reilly's 'Ambush Journalism' in 87 Seconds

John Amato | Posted 05.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Amanda Terkel, Center for American Progress, O'Reilly, Jesse Watters, Fox News, Bill O'reilly Ambush, Fox Ambush, Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly Fox News, Fox News Channel, Bill O'Reilly Fox, Thinkprogress, Media News
John Amato

We've highlighted many instances where Bill O'Reilly's producers harass and attack journalists, whistleblowers, judges, politicians, and bloggers who do not share Bill O'Reilly's political views.

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Jason Linkins

Bill O'Reilly Threatens To Not Travel To Spain Anymore (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Video, Amanda Terkel, Spain Lawsuit, John Yoo, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, Bill O'Reilly, Spain, Dick Cheney, Center for American Progress, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politics News

Oh, snap, y'all! Fox News' Bill O'Reilly is WARRING, people! And not just with tearful towheaded turf taker Glenn Beck. No, no! O'Reilly has heard...

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Progressive Think Tank Tells Obama to Escalate

Tom Hayden | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Center for American Progress, Pakistan, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Tom Hayden

It is tragic that the Center for American Progress, which has positioned itself as a "progressive" think tank, has aligned itself with the strategy of the "long war" in Afghanistan.

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Open Letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin

Jennifer Nix | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, David Sirota, Msnbc, Populism, Television Ratings, Death of Newspapers, Progressive Movement, Keith Olbermann, Center for American Progress, Blogs, Phil Griffin, Progress, Media Matters, Activism, Rachel Maddow, Traditional Media, New Media, Television News, Media News
Jennifer Nix

I hope you'll take a moment to consider why I think your move with the 10 p.m. program is so important, and why David Sirota is the best candidate for host.

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Barack Obama and the Promise of Progress

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressives, Christian Progressives, Martin Luther King Jr., Progressive Movement, Race, Center for American Progress, Barack Obama, Religon and Progress, Religion, Sojourner Truth, Progress, Conservatives, W.E.B. Dubois, Social Conservative, Christian Conservatives, Sin, Racism, Religion and Politics, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Politics News
Paul Raushenbush

The progressive movement throughout the last century has enlisted political leaders, economists, educators, and clergy who strive to create a more equitable world, a task we believe is possible.

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Lilly Ledbetter's Courageous Acts Pump Up Your Pocketbook

Gloria Feldt | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Pay Equity, Economy, Paycheck Fairness Act, George W. Bush, Lisa Maatz, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, 111th Congress First Legislation, Center for American Progress, Barack Obama 2008, Power of Women in Politics, Courageous Acts, Gender Equality, Linda Hallman, Women's Voices Women Vote, Lilly Ledbetter, Economic Stimulus, Courage to Act, Aauw, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

Hey, women: want to earn a cool half million? That's about what the average woman loses over a career lifetime due to gender inequities in pay for the same jobs as men.

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No Military Solution In Gaza

The Progress Report | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Israel, Center for American Progress, Home News
The Progress Report

To receive The Progress Report in your email inbox everyday, click here. On Dec. 27, 2008, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of air ...

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Obama's Stimulus Package

The Progress Report | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Center for American Progress, John Podesta, Obama Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus Package, Obama Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Obama Stimulus Package 2009, Politics News
The Progress Report

Today, President-elect Obama is moving forward with what he has billed as his top priority: an economic stimulus package called the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan."

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Jason Linkins

Minor Blogging Controversy Yields New Term For The Political Lexicon

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Center for American Progress, Matt Yglesias, Political Blogging, Blogging, Media News

Last Friday, blogger Matt Yglesias penned a rather innocuous post that, in part, criticized a centrist messaging factory called Third Way of whom you'...

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Forging an Equity Agenda Aimed at Inclusion Across America

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Equity, Public Policy, White House Office on Urban Policy, Urban Policy, Design for Disease, H.O.M.E., Civic Engagement, Equity Agenda, Youth Build, Infrastructure Equity, Center for American Progress, Urban Sprawl, Angela Glover Blackwell, Social Empowerment, Policy Link, White House Office on Civic Engagement, Fresh Food Financing Initiative, Smart Growth, Digital Divide, Urban Strategies Council, Public Advocates, Urban Agenda, Economic Equity, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

There is no better time for implementing an equity agenda than now. 37 million people live in poverty and many more are one paycheck away. All it takes is one health crisis or a downsizing at the office.

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Al Qaeda, Obama and Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Islam, The Middle East, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Israel, Obama, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Afghanistan, Presidential Transition, Center for American Progress, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ayman al Zawahiri's unwelcomed reemergence from his cave today is a sad reminder how much the Bush Administration's failures are being dumped into Obama's lap.

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Dean's 50 State Strategy Can Help Combat Racism

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Keep the 50 State Strategy, The Cure for Racism, Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy, Obama 50 State Strategy, Rahm Emmanuel Was Wrong About the 50 State Strategy, The South, Race, Center for American Progress, Civil Rights, Voters in Virginia, Democratic Strategy in the South, Create Everlasting Change, Racial Politics, Every Vote Counts, 2008 Election and Racism, Howard Dean, Virginia, Progress, Keep the Obama Campaign Going, Victory, Racism, Tom Pierriello, Fight for Change, How to Comab Racism, 745 Votes, Home News
Andrea Chalupa

One thing volunteering for the Obama campaign in southern Virginia reiterated to me is that racism is alive and well in this country and there's somet...

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McCain's Health Care Plan: 20 Million Americans Would Lose Coverage

Kathlyn Stone | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Minnesota Health Care, James Kvaal, Minnesota, John Edwards 2008, Seiu, John McCain Healthcare, Center for American Progress, Mccain Health Care Plan, Millions Americans Uninsured, Takeaction Minnesota, James Kvaal Health Care, Uninsured, Barack Obama, Health, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, Policy Coverage, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Obama Health Care Reform, Home News
Kathlyn Stone

While Obama's health care plan would spend roughly 20 percent more than McCain's, it would cover more people and cost less per capita.

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The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Refugee International, General Petraeus Surge, Shi'a Truce, Iraqi Benchmarks, United Nations, Internally Displaced Persons, US Congress, Sunni Ethnic Cleansing, Department of State, Ngo, Muqtada Al Sadr, The Surge, Unhcr, Justice and Accountability Law, Iraqi Refugees, Ehtno-Sectarian Violence, Sadrist Shi'A, Department of Defense, Siic, Kurds, Constitutional Review Committee, Abdul Al-Hakim, Baghdad, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, John McCain, Government Accountability Office, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Basra, Kirkuk, Ethnic Cleansing, Badr Corps, Marine Corps General Jones, Population Shifts Baghdad, Ucla, Kenneth Katzman, Congressional Research Service Report, Second Largest Refugee Crisis, Shi'a Militias, Center for American Progress, War on Terror, De-Baathification Law, Sons of Iraq, Second Presidential Debate, Transparency International, Crc, 2008 Presidential Race, War in Iraq, International Crisis Group, Sigir, Msm, Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Peshmerga, Maliki, Sectarian Violence, Dr. John Agnew, General Petraeus, Sunni Awakening, Icg, Krg, Igos, Isf, Idp, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.

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Right Now, $100 Billion Doesn't Sound Like Much for a Million Green Jobs and Lots of Clean Energy

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Green Energy, Center for American Progress, John Podesta, Solar Power, Green News
Graham Hill

It's hard to focus on anything else but elections and the state of the economy, yet sadly the media mainstream and the candidates seem to speak in the...

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Huckabee Hearts Music

Adele Stan | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bass, Music National Service Initiative, Mike Huckabee, Music Education, John Podesta, Rep. Joe Crowley, Center for American Progress, Mnsi, Musiccorps, Politics News
Adele Stan

Huckabee, embracing a position that seems designed to rile his fellow social conservatives, has long been a proponent of music and arts education in the public schools.

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MoveOn v. "Big Oil" McCain: Spend Our $39 Billion on Clean Energy

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Energy, John McCain, MoveOn.Org, Center for American Progress, Energy Policy, Big Oil, Politics News
Robert Naiman

Yesterday, MoveOn and the Center for American Progress teamed up to call out McCain and Republicans for pretending that handing out huge sacks of cash to Big Oil constitutes an energy policy.

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Facts and Lies about Lowering Oil Prices

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Center for American Progress Action Fund, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Security, Renewable Energy, Big Oil Profits, Green Energy, Center for American Progress, Low Carbon Economy, Pelosi, Rita, Addiction to Oil, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Real Energy Solutions, Oil Prices, Katrina, Spr, Green News
Alan Rosenblatt

Big Oil makes more money when prices go up and that money is nicely spread among its allies in Congress. Trusting these guys is like trusting your neighborhood pusher.

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Elizabeth Edwards Joins Progressive Think Tank

Washington Post | Chris Cilizza | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Center for American Progress, John Edwards Elizabeth Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Center for American Progress, Elizabeth Edwards, Politics News

Former senator John Edwards (N.C.) remains on the political sidelines but that isn't stopping his wife, Elizabeth, from rejoining the fray as a senior...

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Sam Stein

An Analyst Looks At Back On Iraq With Sadness and Scorn

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Katulis Iraq Analysis, Pentagon, Katulis and Iraq, Breaking Politics News, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq Five Years of War, Brian Katulis, Iraq War Anniversary, Iraq Five Years Later, Center for American Progress, Politics News

As the war in Iraq completes its fifth year this week, The Huffington Post is featuring interviews with and essays by those journalists, elected offic...

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