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When the Two Parties of a Two Party System Don't Know Why They Exist

Simon Sinek | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Neither party does a good job of contextualizing why they have the opinions they do in the first place. Though both parties know why America exists, neither party can tell you why it exists.

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The GOP Regulatory Debacle Was Presaged All Along

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business

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I am doing a serial examination of the crisis in terms of Republican complicity, the coming congressional races and the need for an Obama landslide.

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MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

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Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

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Gay Rights More Fully Integrated At 2008 DNC

Calvin Gipson | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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"Although the platform is not emphasizing same-sex marriage, if you look around you'll see that the sky has not fallen. The bigots are still bigots but mainstream people do not feel threatened by same-sex marriage," said Kaplan, a Massachusetts DNC delegate.

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What Americans Want: An Agenda a Majority Agrees On

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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You've probably been there. It's a family gathering, maybe Thanksgiving or a wedding, and someone starts a political conversation that is as ill-infor...

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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A Step Forward

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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We could truly make reducing the abortion rate in America a nonpartisan issue and a bipartisan cause. It is a common-sense approach that could unite the vast majority of Americans.

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Draft Copy of Democratic Party Platform

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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I've been given a copy of the most recent draft of the Democratic Party's platform. I'm told that this is getting close to the end. There is good stuff and bad stuff. Here are the highlights.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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