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What Kind of Legacy, Mr. President?

Bob Edgar | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics
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Bob Edgar

And so the president who gained office largely on promises to change Washington and stem the obscene flow of money into our political system immerses himself more deeply in the capital's pay-to-play culture. Shame on him.

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America's Ideological Crisis

Eric Zuesse | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Progressivism Politics, Citizens United, Collective Bargaining, Obama NAFTA, Obama Money Politics, Romney 2012, Obama 2012, Politics News
Eric Zuesse

The problem with America that is displayed in the Hobson's choice of an "election" is ideological: voters are being compelled to choose between an elitist version of liberalism and conservatism itself, which is elitist by its very nature. Progressivism has lost out in this country.

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