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It's 1968 Revisited, And It's Not The Liberals' Year

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Battleground Poll, Presidential Elections, Pat Buchanan, Triangulation, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, New Deal, George W. Bush, Conservatism, Progressive Movement, Franklin Roosevelt, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Ross Perot, Conservatives, Richard Nixon, John Kerry, Liberalism, Great Society, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Lyndon Johnson, Politics News
Tony Sachs

To elect a far-left liberal in 2008 would be like Reagan getting elected in 1968, or FDR in 1924. The country simply isn't ready yet. The liberals' time will come again -- just not this year.

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Panic, Anyone?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, John McCain, Herbert Hoover George W. Bush, Bear Market, Panic, Pete Seeger, Franklin Roosevelt, Depression, Barack Obama, Recession, Herbert Hoover, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

While President Bush continues to toss around such euphemisms as "rough patch" and "tough times," most Americans have clearly felt the effects of a recession for the past few months.

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My Mother: A Nana for Obama

Sherman Yellen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

Simply said, my mother would have voted for Obama to keep her promise to the future, "for the sake of the kids. I hope that many of those in Florida, and elsewhere, planning to vote for McCain think again.

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The Four Things Necessary to Turn this Historic Opportunity into Progressive Realignment

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

It's exciting for progressives to contemplate making fundamental change in America rather than simply defending our country from a right-wing assault. It's been a long time.

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America's 40 Years War at an End

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

RFK and Barack Obama may come to be seen as the bookends of the second American civil war, a war that has divided the nation and been a dominant force in our politics for four decades.

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Karl Rove and the Media-Politico Revolving Door: It Goes Further Back than Stephanopoulos

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

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Robert Schlesinger

The New York Times traces the trend as far back as George Stephanopoulos's switch from the Clinton White House to ABC News, but it goes much further back.

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Memo to Tom Hanks: Barack Obama Is No Harry Truman

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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Robert Schlesinger

If elected, Obama, could become a magic speaker in the vein of the Big Three; the extent to which he can go off-the-cuff in a Trumanesque manner remains unclear.

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Party Like It's 1932: The Obama Option

Norman Solomon | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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Norman Solomon

Seventy-six years ago, to many ears on the left, Franklin D. Roosevelt sounded way too much like a centrist. True, he was eloquent, and he'd gene...

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Political Correctness on TV Sometimes Goes Too Far: Is it Really Better to Be Deaf?

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.17.2008 | Entertainment

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Michael Russnow

Because deafness is not as limiting as other types of disabilities, there appears to be a backlash against those who are able to benefit from scientific advances.

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The Democrats and Trade

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Robert Schlesinger

The trade debate calls to mind a much earlier presidential campaign, and a classical moment in presidential speechwriting.

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An Essential and Viable Energy Fix, and the Renaissance of Detroit

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.04.2008 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

To make Israel oil independent by 2020, Renault Nissan is building cars running purely on electricity, with Denmark signing on to implement the sinews of this major electric car initiative.

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Start the Presses!

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Jacob Heilbrunn

In an announcement that is sending shockwaves through the mainstream media, the LA Times has apparently decided to begin publishing at least one truthful story each day.

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Running For President - Bee Gees Style...

Martin Lewis | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

"It's only words And words are all I have To take your heart away..." - The Bee Gees (1968) Some Words By Presidents and Presidential Contenders -...

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George W. Bush's Kleptonomics Led Us To Recession

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Grover Norquist, Franklin Roosevelt, David Brooks, George W. Bush, Richard Stevenson, Kleptonomics, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Economy, Privatizing Social Security, Recession, Business News
Joseph A. Palermo

Maybe all of those Republican charlatans who were pushing for Social Security privatization will finally admit their ideologically-driven assault on FDR's New Deal was a failure.

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Apparently He Is Ready

Richard Greene | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

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Richard Greene

Voters are not driven primarily by age or experience. They also will not be driven primarily by issues or political party. What human beings crave is to be inspired, uplifted and moved.

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Obama and the Courage of our Convictions

Gary Hart | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

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Gary Hart

As one who has struggled throughout a lifetime for restoration of idealism to American politics, I can only smile, and perhaps shed a tear of happiness, that our time may have come.

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A Case of Mistaken Identities

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Bobby Kennedy's most recent post makes an intriguing, if dubious, analogy between Hillary and Bill and another presidential couple--Eleanor and FDR, but the comparison falls flat when one takes a closer look.

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Hillary Haters and the Roosevelts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Smithsonian, Franklin Roosevelt, Newt Gingrich, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Harpers Magazine, RFK Jr Hillary, Hillary FDR, Politics News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Hillary supporters should be heartened by intense hatred; hatred of the Roosevelts was dominant in the 30s yet Roosevelt won four landslides and crafted the most successful features of our modern government.

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Excerpt from The Genius of America: How the Constitution Saved our Country and Why It Can Again

Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes | Posted 12.06.2007 | Media

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Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes

We need to embrace that our liberty and freedom flow directly from less glamorous but still vital ideas, such as compromise, checks and balances and representation. A dash of humility would not hurt either.

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Bush Smears "Democrat Party"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.21.2007 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

Once again, Bush has shown his utter contempt for the office he holds. He is not our president but the president of the right wing of the Republican Party.

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