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Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

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Hey, Carrie (and Chris Brown, and Jon Gosselin, and Others) -- You Can Leave Now

Steve Marmel | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Rihanna, Miss California Carrie Prejean, Chris Brown, Jennifer Aniston, Carrie Prejean, Jon Gosselin, Levi Johnston, Entertainment News, Political News, Media News

Carrie Prejean is having a bit of week, isn't she? I mean, one week you're the darling of the conservative movement, and the next thing you know, you're being called a hypocrite.

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How Sweet The Sound: An Interview With Joan Baez

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

For most of the fifty years since she debuted at the Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has dedicated her life and music to fighting for equality and social justice, and for bringing about positive change in the world.

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Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, General Electric, Ed Markey, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, President Obama, Employee Free Choice Act, PNM Resources, Accce, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Climate Change, Americans With Disabilities Act, New Yorker, Apple, Nike, Kevin Grandia, Adam Green, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, PG&E, Blue America, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Service Employees International Union, Exelon, CREDO Mobile, Global Warming, Family and Medical Leave Act, Political News, Steven Chu, Efca, Natural Resources Defense Council, Duke Energy, Health Care, Chamber of Commerce, Senator Graham, Frank Knapp, Levi Strauss, Move On, Seiu, Entergy, Psef, Green News

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

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Murkowski Spokesman Admits GOP Talking Point Is Completely Irrelevant

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Waxman-Markey, Senator Murkowski, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Politics, Robert Dillon, Treasury, Green Energy, Cap and Trade, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Political News, Green News

I followed up with many Republican politicians on their factually incorrect statements regarding cap and trade. The most interesting response -- by far -- came by way of a series of increasingly heated emails.

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The Damage that Time has Done

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Time's cover is the beginning of a rehab job for Glenn Beck. The magazine is trying once again to make it okay for people to sponsor this "person".

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Eight GOP Politicians Parrot False $1,761 Talking Point on Costs of Climate Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Treasury Department, Waxman-Markey, Senator Murkowski, Senator Inhofe, Fred Upton, John Boehner, Politics, Roy Blunt, Media, Mitt Romney, League of Conservation Voters, Green, Mike Pence, Cbs, Global Warming, Cap and Trade, Politifact, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Political News, Green Living, Wonk Room, Green News, Congressional Budget Office, Politico, Washington Post, Media Criticism, Environmental Defense, Value Voters Summit, Senator Alexander, Deniers, Green News

When your position is based on ignoring science to prop up polluting industries -- as is the case for many Republican politicians -- you have little choice but to cite misleading statistics to make your point.

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Will Low-Skilled Workers Benefit from Economic Recovery?

Brandon Roberts | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: No Worker Left Behind, Working Poor Families Project, Unemployment, Economics, Politics, Jobs, Education, Job-Creation, Schools, High School Diploma, Joblessness, Political News, Economy, Unemployed, Ged, Business News

For millions of Americans at the margins of the labor market, a return to aggregate economic growth is unlikely to improve their personal circumstances.

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I Stand with Van Jones

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Political News, Green Jobs, Van Jones, President Obama, Breaking Political News, Politics, Mccarthyism, Fox News, Clean Energy, Glenn Beck, Obama Administration, Green, Energy, Green Collar Economy, Green News

Sadly, the Obama administration appears to be wavering in its support of Jones. This is not acceptable.

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Why My Comparing Obama to Felix the Cat Is Not Racist

Niall Ferguson | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Obama Racism, Obama Felix the Cat, Felix the Cat, Racism, Niall Ferguson, Financial TImes, Media News, Barack Obama, Politics News

So it's racist to compare President Obama with Felix the Cat? Oh dear, the seemingly dead body of political correctness just twitched. Let's try logic, shall we?

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The Five Stages of Grief over Obama's Drug Policies

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Needle Exchange Program, Medical Marijuana, Stanton Peele, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Ethan Nadelmann, Political News, Harm Reduction, Obama Administration, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Politics News

Obama is not committed enough to drug policy reform to incur the symbolism taking any steps towards liberalization would send.

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Counting What Counts: Accurate Data Leads to Effective Policy

Michael Laracy | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Child Indicators, Census, Children, State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009, Politics, Congress, Child Poverty, Political News, National Academy of Sciences, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, Policy, Poverty Measure, Poverty, Data, Kids Count, Politics News

It's time to update the poverty measure. The current U.S. poverty measure is a 1960s creation -- needless to say a lot has changed since then.

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Job Training: Often Misunderstood But Too Important to Dismiss

Brandon Roberts | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Political News, Politics, Poverty, Unemployment, Economics, Working Poor Families Project, Employment, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Workforce, Job Training, Business, Policy, Economy, No Worker Left Behind, Business News

States' retraining efforts should use a sector-based focus with the goal of transitioning displaced workers into positions that the stimulus will support, in infrastructure and emerging fields.

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Television News Gleefully Trades Integrity for Access

Josh Nelson | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Mark Sanford, Abc, Politics, Media, David Gregory, David Schuster, Nbc, Griff Jenkins, Wall Street Journal, Political News, Msnbc, Cnn, Dow Jones, George Stephanopoulos, John King, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Media News

We have known about the access of evil phenomenon for some time now, but I think this document is the best hard proof of it we've seen yet.

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California TV Stations "Just Say No" to Drug Policy Ad

Anthony Citrano | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, California, Breaking Media News, Media News, Media, Marijuana, Drug Policy, Aclu, Corporate Media, Marijuana Legalization, AB 390, Political News, Politics, California Politics, Breaking Politics News, Media News

Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.

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When Do We All Grow Up? (Part II: Obama the Quarterback)

Peter Clothier | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Liberals, Barack Obama, Progressives, Politics News

Do we really want to nitpick our current Democratic President to shreds, and clear the path for another right-wing ideologue to follow him.

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ACES Is Not a Victory for the Environmental Movement

Josh Nelson | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Political News, Breakthrough Institute, Politics, President Obama, Clean Energy, Greenpeace, Campaign for America's Future, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Green News

The bill doesn't go far enough to spark the transition to a clean energy economy we need to avert catastrophic climate change. It does not meet the science. It does not meet Obama's promises.

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How the Catholic Church Fought for Interracial Marriage and What It Means for Gay Rights

Blaise Zerega | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Catholic Church, fora.tv, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Interracial Marriage, Gay Marriage, Politics News

It was the Catholic Church that stepped forward to successfully challenge anti-miscegenation law. How much longer before the law of the land applies to all its citizens, gay and straight alike?

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P.J. O'Rourke: Gun Control Futile

Blaise Zerega | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Brady Bill, Pj O'rourke, Nra, National Parks, Concealed Weapons Permits, Columbine, Gop, Gun Control, Gun Control Legislation, Politics News

P.J. O'Rourke concludes that gun control is futile: "You simply can't change the nature of America as far as gun control goes. It's the nature of the beast."

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Rep. Pence Caught Lying About Green Jobs Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Policy, Politics, Green News, Henry Waxman, Mike Pence, Green, Cap and Trade, Global Warming, Energy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Political News, Green News

Less than an hour after the Think Progress interview Mr. Pence appeared on MSNBC again and repeated his discredited "$3,100 energy tax" lie. Watch the incredible video below.

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The Politics of a Potential Pandemic: From Sebelius to Smithfield

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

GOP obstruction is literally interfering with the functioning of the Federal government during a time of crisis.

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The Scott Sisters: Two Life Sentences for 11 Dollars?

Anthony Papa | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Wrongful Conviction, Racism, Injustice, The Supreme Court, Crime, Gladys and Jamie Scott, Scott Sisters, Mississippi, Theft, Armed Robbery, Politics News

How do you wind up in prison serving two life terms for a robbery that netted 11 dollars? That question has haunted first time offenders Gladys and Jamie Scott for the past 15 years.

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The Stimulus Plan: Shit Garden Economics

Jane Devin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Political News, Government Spending, Stimulus Plan, National Debt, Government Budget, Ambition, Potential, Hope, Economic Crisis, National Debt Soars, Ayn Rand, Business News

I've managed to keep myself out of the shit garden for the most part, if only because I love the idea of potential. I love knowing that the human brain can keep on learning, thinking, creating.

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Whiplash: Conservatives Play Politics with Stimulus Spending

Scott Lilly | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Politics, Congress Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Economic Crisis, Congressional Budget Office, Republicans, Politics News

Republicans demonstrated that they will adapt to whatever philosophy they find most tactically useful in blocking their political opponent -- the new president.

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