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Obama: Help Wanted for Stimulus in Urban Areas

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Energy, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Urban Areas, Chicago, Green, Jobs, Business, Chicago South Side, Barack Obama, Infrastructure, Clinton, Jobless Rate, Chicago Urban League, President-Elect Barack Obama, Bronzville, Chicago News
Cheryle Jackson

Though Obama's plan feels right on the surface, for me it raises two questions: "Which Main Streets?" and "Who gets those jobs?"

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Obama Chooses Wall Street Over Main Street

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Bailout, Barack Obama, Clinton, Tim Geithner, Economy, Lawrence Summers, Aig, Robert Rubin, Wall Street, Citigroup, Obama Cabinet, Financial Crisis, Obama Economic Team, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Maybe Ralph Nader was right: the same Wall Street hustlers will have a lock on our government no matter which major party wins the election. How else is one to respond to Obama's economic picks?

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Where is the Economic Team of Rivals?

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citigroup, Robert Rubin, Clinton, Economy, Deregulation, Regulation, Free Trade, Peter Orszag, Timothy Geithner, Bob Rubin, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Obama Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

It appears there is at least one area of his fledgling administration that is not open to discussion or debate -- the economy.

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It's the Occupation, Stupid!

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Bank, Usaid, Palestinians, Israel, Occupation, Clinton, East Jerusalem, It, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

The village of Beita was a major news item in June 1998 when a clash between stone throwing youth and Israeli civilians led to the death of one Israeli and three Palestinians.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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He's the President, Stupid

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, House Negro, Military Industrial Complex, Clinton, Centrist-Left, George W. Bush, Hawk, Obama, Ted Kaczynski, Barack Obama, Center-Left, Uncle Tom, Anti-War, Field Negro, Dwight Eisenhower, Clintonista, Bill Ayers, Malcolm X, Somalia, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Beau Friedlander

Obama's peace train is on tracks that have led to the same place since Eisenhower first told America to beware the military-industrial complex.

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Obama Diplomacy

Lance Simmens | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Mccain, Clinton, Politics News
Lance Simmens

We are witnessing the first test of statesmanship from our new leader. We may not readily see it, but he does. What we are getting is exactly what we found so appealing in the first place.

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Is Hillary Nomination Offer A Red Herring?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Obama, Barack Obama, Red Herring, Clinton, Cabinet, Chris Weigant, Hillary, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, Sos, Politics News
Chris Weigant

You've got to ask yourself -- why is this the only story that has leaked in this fashion from the transition team?

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Axl Rose and the Return of the Great American Bad Ass

Matt Stewart | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Guns N Roses, Bad Asses, Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tupac, Rap, Entertainment News
Matt Stewart

I'm not fifteen and pissed off anymore, and today's fifteen year-olds don't seem as pissed off as I was at their age. America has changed, and I have too.

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Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Primary, Obama, Mccain, Democratic, Election Results, Missouri, Caucuses, Election, Republican, 2012, Margins, Primaries, Elections, Clinton, 2008, Calendar, Iowa, New Hampshire, Margin, Results, Politics News
Will Bower

The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.

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Obama Promised Change -- Change from Bush and Cheney: So Why Do the Media Foment Faux Controversy?

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Broadcast Networks, Bill Clinton, Abc, John McCain, Russnow, George W. Bush, Webster's Dictionary, Nbc, Fox, Cbs, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Msnbc, Cnn, Election Reaction, Clinton, Michael Russnow, The Media, Fox News, Cable News Networks, Election 2008 Coverage, Media News
Michael Russnow

Change is coming no thanks to many in the media, who, perhaps looking at the gloomy economic forecasts, are more concerned at being downsized themselves.

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Obama and Africa: The Change We Have Been Waiting For?

Howard W. French | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Africa, Obama's Cabinet, Genocide, Obama, United States, China, Congo, Foreign Policy, Rwanda, Politics News
Howard W. French

The 53 countries of Africa have remained profoundly attached to a vision of America as land of justice, opportunity and freedom. Obama's election will only make such feelings much more intense.

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Famous People on Why The Chicken Crossed the Road--From a Liberal Perspective

Rob Kall | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chickens, Obama, Apple, Clinton, Mccain, Palin, Political Humor, Politics News
Rob Kall

An old friend sent me something like this, but clearly written mostly with a right wing slant. So I rewrote every one, deleted some and added some to ...

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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The Battle for Obama's Economic Soul

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Phil Gramm, Warren Buffett, Bailout, Barack Obama, Clinton, Truthdig, Sarah Palin, Deregulation, Socialist, Pornography of Power, Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, Politics News
Robert Scheer

The battle for Barack Obama's economic soul is on in earnest, and it has nothing to do with the "European socialism" that John McCain attempted to use as an epithet against him.

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Poverty in America: The Problems and Solutions

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Yunus, Poverty, Check Cashing, Louisiana, Microlending, Nobel, Payday Loans, Obama, Mccain, Western Union, Rural, Teen Moms, Bush, Education, Clinton, South, Palin, Public Transportation, Communities, Shreveport, Economy, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

We need to make communities strong again. Our local money does not need to be mixed in with some guy's hedge fund abstract tranche of nothing all to make a fee for some banker in New York.

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Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...

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Bill Clinton "Daily Show" Interview On Economy, Obama (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton Bailout, Clinton, Bill Clinton, The Daily Show, Clinton Obama, Bill Clinton Obama, Bill Clinton Daily Show, Video, Politics News

In Part I, Clinton discusses the economic crisis and how he would handle it: In Part II, he talked about why he thinks Barack Obama will win the el...

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My History Of P.U.M.A.: From Iowa To Denver and Beyond

Will Bower | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Facebook, Delegates, Mccain, Democratic, Obama, Caucuses, Puma, Donna Brazile, Primaries, Howard Dean, Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Rendell, Harriet Christian, Dnc, Party Unity My Ass, David Letterman, Home News
Will Bower

What now? Our primary goal is to unite the millions of disaffected Democrats and to hold the DNC and its leadership accountable this November and beyond, working to defeat key players and create fairer elections.

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When Lipstick is Neither Red Nor Blue, But American

Marie Wilson | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Clinton, Gender, Sarah Palin, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Politics News
Marie Wilson

On the anniversary of 9/11, I'd like to remind our country of the importance of a time when we focused not on those divisions but on our unity as a nation.

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Business-Friendly Democratic Party Platform Reflects Interests Of Party Leaders

Brad Parker | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Clinton, Clintons Democratic Leadership Council, Crony Dlc, Democratic Leadership Council Platform, Democratic Leadership Council, Net Neutrality, Dlc Platform, Party Platform, Ford Dlc, Dlc, Bill Clinton, Denc Platform, Harold Ford, Net Neutrality Clinton, Democratic Party Platform, Home News
Brad Parker

In its successive drafts, the DNC party platform moved from progressive to liberal to conservative, offering clear evidence that the Democratic Leadership Council and its corporate cronies still control the Democratic Party apparatus.

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Is Palin Afraid to Talk to the Press?

Caroline Presno | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy, Clinton, Free Press, Tom Brokaw, Media Bias, Katie Couric, Republicans, Chris Matthews, Sarah Palin, Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown, Politics News
Caroline Presno

For a group that wraps itself in patriotism, the extreme Right is certainly being unpatriotic about one of the cornerstones of democracy--the free press.

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Obama: Name Your Cabinet

Dave Winer | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Powell, Jon Corzine, Clinton, Mccaskill, Corzine, Obama, Dodd, Webb, Sebelius, Napolitano, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dave Winer

In a major break with tradition, in a year when tradition counts for naught, he should show us the depth of the Democratic bench and show us the role that powerful women will play on his team.

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MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

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The Palin Impulse Purchase

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, Clinton, Mccain, Palin, Sarah Palin, Home News
Sasha Abramsky

The Republicans have intruded on my sleep patterns, and I bitterly resent it. A week ago, I was driving back home from a long work trip in the Southw...

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