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The American Spring

Ronald Ricker | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Equality, Tyranny, Alexander Hamilton, Bill of Rights, Politicians, Lobbying, Middle Class, Majority Rule, U.S. Constitution, Tyranny of the Minority, Federalist Papers, 1st Amendment, John Stuart Mill, Mob Rule, Nafta, Tyranny of the Masses, Patrick Henry, Right to Vote, Voting, Politics News
Ronald Ricker

Somewhere, sometime, accelerating rapidly recently, we Americans have lost it--the American Dream. We were the land of opportunity, the land of equa...

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Where's The Movement?

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Majority Rule, Democracy, Obama, California Democracy Act, Movement, California, Politics News
George Lakoff

We can no longer sit on our hands and just criticize the President, or give him advice and hope he can do it alone. We have to provide the answer to his question: Where's the movement?

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Passing Health Care with a Majority in the Senate Isn't "Jamming" It Through -- It's Democracy

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alice in Wonderland, Health Care Bill, President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Breaking News, Majority Rule, Filibuster, Compromise Health Care Bill, Majority Leader Reid, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Scott Brown was not elected to be the 51st Republican in the Senate. He was elected to be the 41st Republican. That should not entitle Republicans to block every significant piece of legislation -- to block fundamental change.

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What's It Going to Take, Barack? A Screed

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rahm Emmanuel, Rachel Maddow, Mr. Cool, Public Option, Majority Rule, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Right-Wing Extremism, Bush, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

I admire Barack Obama very much. He's smart as hell and his attempt to change the tone of politics has been admirable. But it has failed.

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