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The Glass Ceiling: 18 Million Cracks and Counting

Sara Whitman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Postive Gender Roles, Politics, Education Rights, Education, Gender Bias, Womens Rights, Senator Clinton's Speech, Sexism, Gender Identity, Womens Issues, Hillary Clinton, Living News
Sara Whitman

In Senator Clinton's speech on Saturday, she mentioned not having broken the "glass ceiling." But she had made "18 million cracks in it."

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This is Not a Gaffe -- This is a Pattern

Max Bergmann | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, John McCain, Mccain Gaffes, Politics News
Max Bergmann

McCain saying he's "not too concerned" when troops come home is part of a clear pattern of statements and actions that should cause real concern. He's developing quite the list.

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McCain TV Starts: Vulnerability Wrapped In A Message Of Strength

William Bradley | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, TV Advertising, Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Politics, Iraq, McCain Iraq, Politics News
William Bradley

McCain is starting out by playing a hole card -- his status as the war hero son and grandson of war heroes.

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Who Has No Fundamental Understanding of the Surge?

Max Bergmann | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Warwire, National Security, Barack Obama, Iraq Surge, Obama Iraq, McCain Iraq, Politics News
Max Bergmann

The surge did increase violence in Iraq. 2007 (the year of the surge) was the deadliest year for American troops.

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America's First Blogger: Anne Royall

Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Religion, Washington DC, Appalachia, Anne Royall, Women, Politics, Blogger, Feminist, Media, Media News
Jeff Biggers

The "grandmother of the muckrakers" Anne Royall was an American original and one of the nation's most daring, impassioned and indomitable social critics.

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Republicans Block Oil Windfall Tax

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

Read More: John McCain, Mitch McConnell, The Environmentalist, Politics, Exxon Mobil, Danny Schechter, Congress, Green, General Election, Big Oil Profits, Business, Charles Schumer, Barack Obama, Windfall Profits Tax, Big Oil, Environment, Barack Obama 2008, Pete Domenici, John McCain 2008, Obama General Election, Henry Paulson, Byron Dorgan, Jim Wilkinson, Green News
Janet Ritz

Wilkinson's self-serving act has set off a world-wide frenzy of speculation, particulary oil speculation, with traders in London and Dubai holding onto their oil stocks in order to obtain a better price in Euros than they can now achieve with dollars. That, in turn, plays into the hands of oil producing nations who may have reasons not to like America (i.e. Iran, Venezuela...) to insist on petrol-Euros for their product, further depressing the dollar world-wide.

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The End End

Will Durst | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Politics, Primaries, Hillary Clinton Stages of Grief, Vanity Fair, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Concedes, Election 2008, Bill Clinton Vanity Fair, Democrats, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, 236.Com, Politics News
Will Durst

Say what you will about Hillary, the girl does not give up easily. She possesses the stick-to-itiveness of an emaciated tick.

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Moving Pictures Move Left

Josh Sugarman, Brandon Yankowitz and Patrick Pavon | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hollywood Political Giving, Politics and Film, Politics, Democrats Cool, Hollywood Politics, Movies, Hollywood, Politics News
Josh Sugarman, Brandon Yankowitz and Patrick Pavon

Our goal is to engage young voters, providing them with the sort of entertaining content that reminds them that being a Democrat is "cool" -- the sort that they are willing to spread virally online.

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Barack Obama's Real Problem with the Jewish Vote

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Elections, Politics, John McCain, Campaigns, Obama Jewish Vote, Israel, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Judaism, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Lost in all the noise about Obama's supposed problems winning Jewish support is that he is winning this group by nearly 2-1. Obama should wish for such problems with Christian voters as well.

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Playmates on Politics: Q&A with Politically Savvy Bunnies

Caroline Presno | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hugh Hefner, Miss USA, John McCain, Brande Roderick, Sex, Playmate of the Year, Politics, Playboy, Playboy Bunnies, Roe vs. Wade, Stephanie Glasson, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Jesse Ventura, Jon Stewart, Monica Leigh, Gay Rights, Models, Pop Culture, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Colleen Marie, Bill O'Reilly, Shanna Moakler, Playmates, Politics News
Caroline Presno

Sex and politics cross paths in our culture. So I decided to tie the two together by interviewing Playboy Playmates about this year's presidential election.

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What The White House Needs Is Just A Splash Of Aloha

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, White House, Family, Politics, Flip-Flop, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, San Francisco, Living News
Stacie Krajchir

It looks like the White House has a real shot at getting some Aloha after all. Maybe Obama will bring some simplicity, integrity and laidback-ness to the people, so we can all chill out already.

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FOX Ambushes Bill Moyers; Journalists Ambush FOX

The Uptake | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Fox News, Video, Media, Bill O'Reilly, The Uptake, Bill Moyers, Offthebus, Home News
The Uptake

An "O'Reilly Factor" producer cornered PBS's Bill Moyers at a conference on media reform this weekend, leading Moyers to demand an unedited interview about Iraq. Angry journalists piled on.

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I'm Not a Cry-Baby, I'm Not

Jeremy Gerard | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Media, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Jeremy Gerard

My sense of loss over Hillary has as much to do with my age as with her sex. If she symbolized anything, it was that the aspirations of a generation still had meaning.

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Hillary Loses Again

Jeremy Gerard | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Politics, Barack Obama, Political Pundits, Media, Politics News
Jeremy Gerard

As Hillary Clinton spoke, my 16-year-old son came into the living room, saw what I was watching and asked if Clinton had officially announced her withdrawal. I nodded, unable to speak, and he noticed for the first time that there were tears on my cheeks.

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Corporations' Plea for Climate Legislation Ignored

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Newscorp, Mitch McConnell, Nike, World Wildlife Fund, The Environmentalist, Zimbabwe, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Bali Conference, Green, Global Warming, Business, Climate Change, Shell Oil, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Environment, Fox News, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Wwf, Robert Mugabe, Levi Strauss, Green News
Janet Ritz

The need for the United States to lead by example through legislation has never been greater. Unfortunately, the need for change in Washington may have superseded that consideration.

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Secret McCain Website Edits Leaked to Press

Lee Camp | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, John McCain, McCain Campaign Leaks, John McCain Website, McCain Campaign, Election 2008, Media, McCain Website, 236.Com, Politics News
Lee Camp

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Old Myths From The Age of Idiocy (The One We're in Now)

Larry Beinhart | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Reagan, Cold War, Politics, Vietnam, Iraq, War on Terror, Politics News
Larry Beinhart

The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the Lesser, has been the Time of the Unreal. Recently there have been signs of hope. Yes. Hope means Obama. He speaks of reality.

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"I Don't Understand"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Living, Home News
Earl Pomerantz

There are a lot of things I don't understand. And when I say, "I don't understand", I'm not using "I don't understand" the way Dr. M (my wife, for co...

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Truthiness Into the Inbox ...

A. Siegel | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Politics, Lieberman-Warner, Pollution, Coal, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News
A. Siegel

My in-box just was filled with truthiness and deception from the astroturfing Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Let's take a brief look at this material from America's coal power purveyors.

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Rep. Reichert: Obama "Will Steal Money Out of Your Wallets"

David Goldstein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Darcy Burner, Dave Reichert, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Obama Racism, Racism, Politics News
David Goldstein

Rep. Dave Reichert, a famously former sheriff, warns the crowd that a black man is going to steal their wallets? Yeah, I can imagine the stunned silence.

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The Presiential Election is Not Going to Be Close

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Presidential Election, Obama Wins, Hillary, Superdelegates, Politics, 2008 Election, Obama, Mccain, Nomination, Obama McCain, Obama McCain Matchup, Politics News
Guy T. Saperstein

Simply put, this is the worst possible time for any Republican to be running for president, and Obama is the perfect candidate for Democrats, and a nightmare for McCain.

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Why No Talk of Secretary of Defense?

Max Bergmann | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Hillary Clinton VP, Hillary Clinton Secretary of Defense, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense, Politics News
Max Bergmann

With all the talk swirling over who will be the VP nominee -- I am surprised that no one has mentioned HRC as a possible Secretary of Defense.

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The Lost-Cause/Please Get Lost Hall of Fame

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Religion, Gluttony, Jenna Bush, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Prohibition, George W. Bush, Virginity, President Bush, The Green Party, Ralph Nader, 236.Com, Politics News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

With Hillary Clinton still "not making any decisions," she now joins a select group of causes and phenomena that just won't go away, no matter how much you wish they would.

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A Hunger Conference with Canapes and Thinly Sliced Veal

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Italy, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Rome, The Environmentalist, World Hunger, Politics, Agriculture, United Nations, Green, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Business, Oxfam, Lifestyle, Drought, Hunger, Inflation, Famine, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Climate Change, U.N., Environment, Robert Mugabe, Global Warming, Green News
Janet Ritz

"Leaders can eat what they want as long as they take decisive action to deliver the policies and the aid in agriculture that is needed to ensure that poor people who are suffering from high food prices are helped," said Alexander Woollcombe, a spokesman for the British aid group Oxfam.

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Uncle Grumpy on: "The Men Who Lost Dinner"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Living, Politics News
Earl Pomerantz

It's been a while since we've had a visit from my opinionated, but not always wrong, Uncle Grumpy. My uncle doesn't let me read his posts ahead of tim...

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