Gerald Seib

Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

No wonder the conventional wisdom in Washington holds, without evidence, that the United States is a "center-right" country. Those making that argument might not be real, informed commentators -- but they play them on TV.

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Think Again: The World As it 'Ought to Be'

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Alterman

When Gerald Seib complains that the debate "didn't happen as much as it should have in 2008," he seems not to know that it's pretty damn difficult to find an election where it did.

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The Bipartisanship Scam

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arianna Huffington

The public's "hunger for change" is not caused by a lack of bipartisanship. It might have something to do with the Iraq war, the sputtering economy, the price of gas, and the way the Bush administration has systematically abandoned the moral high ground.

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