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A Christian Conservative That Cared

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

His name was William Wilberforce. He's proof an evangelical Christian conservative can be a good person.

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How Progressives Can Move Obama to the Left

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate, White House, Centrist, Rahm Emanuel, Howard Dean, Liberal, Conservative, Move the Island, Barack Obama, Lost, Establishment Media, Corporate Media, Corporatists, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

I'm positive that Obama thinks that he's doing his best to bring about as much change as he can within the limits of this system. But is he a true progressive or a corporatist sell out?

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To the Disappointed

Reno | Posted 12.20.2009 | Politics

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Reno

If we're going to throw Barack Obama out as a phony power-monger just like all the rest, I have one question: Who is going to replace him?

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One Year After Election Day 2008: Still A Center-Left Nation

Bill Scher | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Progressive, Liberal, Obama, Majority, One Year Later, Politics News
Bill Scher

The combined percentage of voters of who deem Obama's agenda "just about right" or "not liberal enough" is 58% -- roughly parallel to Obama's overall approval rating of 54%. That's the center-left governing majority.

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A City and Nation of Bystanders

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

How could any American, any human, stand by as another is brutally raped? How could other Americans join in, jeer, take photos and videos with their c...

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

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Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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Kyle Orton Is Making an Impact -- and Not Just in the NFL

Wade Norris | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Global Warming, Kyle Orton, Rush Limbaugh, Media, Liberal, Environment, Denver Broncos, Nfl, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Hybrid Cars, Rush Limbaugh St Louis Rams, Denver News
Wade Norris

There is more than football to like about Kyle Orton. His environmental conscience.

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A Stupid Made-for-TV Controversy

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Joe Scarborough, President Obama, Controversy, Children, School Message, Education, Media, Liberal, Conservative Republicans, Indoctrination, Republicans, Outrageous Statements, Rhetoric, Saddam Hussein, Msnbc, North Korea, School Speech, Republican Party, Florida, Fox News, Iraq, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Jim Wallis

News cycles thrive on controversy and the extreme, so those elements of our country are continuing to get more and more airtime.

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Progressive Progress

David Horton | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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David Horton

As a biologist I tend to observe the behavior of conservatives in the way that I would observe bird behavior, or the behavior of, say, skunks.

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What To Choose After This Bad Week

Jim Selman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Iran Crisis, Liberal, Conservative, Iran Supreme Leader, North Korea, President Obama, Living News
Jim Selman

Last week was not a good week for the planet and I've been taking it personally.

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Too Clever By Half: Obama, Sotomayor and The Politics of Abortion

Carol M. Swain | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Rights, Sonia Sotomayor, Conservative, Liberal, Obama Abortion, Hispanics, Barack Obama, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

(Sunday, May 31, 2009) - President Obama is a masterful politician who uses his intellect and popularity to confuse supporters and distractors. His m...

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Exclusive Interview With Geoffrey Nunberg, On The Years Of Talking Dangerously

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media

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Chris Weigant

Epithets like "socialist" and "fascist" enable people on the right to bond with each other and -- though they may not acknowledge it -- to alienate everybody else.

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The Next Justice: What Obama Wants

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, David Souter, Liberal, Obama Supreme Court, Liberalism, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

Obama will want his nominee at the very least to be as "liberal" as Souter, Breyer, Ginsburg and Stevens. He will not want to make an error on this.

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A New President and a New Generation Seek a Nuclear Weapons Free Future

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

A new generation of Evangelical Christians launched The Two Futures Project whose mission is "for the abolition of all nuclear weapons."

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The Specter Switch: The Incredible Shrinking Republican Party

Lanny Davis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

The shrinkage is primarily due to two facts about the current Religious-Right dominated Republican Party: unpopular ideas and bad attitudes.

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The Radical Middle Wins in Iowa -- Gay Marriage and the Power of Progressive Centrism

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

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Bill Shireman

The Iowa decision illustrates that progress is possible when principled people on the left and right set aside their cultural preferences, and examine their beliefs at a deeper level.

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Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

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Chris Weigant

Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

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Murdoch and Fox Portray Black Men as Terrorists on 24

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media

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Ronald B. Robinson

The first two Presidents on 24 were Black men. The first was assassinated and the second was responsible for allowing nuclear bombs into the country, causing mass destruction.

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The Ugly Side of Progressive Politics

Justin Callaway | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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Justin Callaway

I used to joke helplessly that I'd be better off working for less in a menial retail job with good benefits once you weigh my hourly rate with the high out-of-pocket cost of my lack of benefits.

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Rupert Murdoch and Fox Use 24 to Portray Black Men as Terrorists

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 03.15.2009 | World

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Ronald B. Robinson

Can somebody spell the words, "advertisers" and "boycott," and then can the congregation give me a resounding, amen?

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Obama Right to Resist Left Turn

Jim Jaffe | Posted 03.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Obama Bipartisan Support, Gun Control, Obama Administration, Universal Health Care, Liberal, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Medicare, Democratic Party, Single Payer, Obama Transition, Home News
Jim Jaffe

Public consensus takes a long time to get. But it is worth waiting for if the goal is a lasting result.

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Changing the Image of Religion: The New Faith Coalition

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living

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Jim Wallis

The day after the inauguration, I will be joining religious leaders at the National Prayer Service for our new president. I will pray that this new era can change the image of religion in our country.

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Global Warming Deniers: The New 9/11 Truthers

Sahil Kapur | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

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Sahil Kapur

Both groups are convinced they possess a uniquely superior grasp of reality. Facts and evidence are muffled by their messianic quest to inform society of its delusions and inadequacies.

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Running on Fumes

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Sargus Klein

While keeping major progressive reforms such as health care, the economy and Iraq in his sites, Obama's choices for his administration have been pragmatic and, gasp, a bit moderate.

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How Will Obama Enrage The Left?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Populism, Left, Leftist, President Obama, Progressives, Fisa, Democrat, Left Wing, Democratic, Liberal, Obama, Barack Obama, Bush, Lieberman, Republican, Politics, Sister Souljah, Progressive, First 100 Days, Cabinet, Chris Weigant, Joe Lieberman, Socialist, Enrage, Populist, Annoy, Bush Mess, Torture, Barack Obama Cabinet, Obama Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet, Obama 100 Days, 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.

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