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Polishing the Rust Belt

The Uptake | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Lehigh Valley, PA, is in transition: recession and recovery exist side by side. People want more change. So small business owners in this corner of the Rust Belt at least are leaning toward Obama.

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Making Lemonade From Lemons After Debate

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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Carlotta Cooper

Obama's politics of change is just a more subtle version of the same. He said the debate was all about "gotcha games" and "slash-and-burn politics." Then he said Clinton "looked in her element" on stage there.

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Mad As Hell At ABC's Debate

Oliver Willis | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media

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Oliver Willis

2008-04-17-madashell_abc.jpgAny right-thinking American who watched the travesty of a debate on ABC last night should get mad. Very mad.

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GAO Slams Bush on Terrorism - Says Al Qaeda Attack Likely and We Have No Plan

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Warwire, Iraq, Pakistan, Foreign Policy, Pakistan Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Pakistan Al Qaeda, Al Qaida, Pakistan Crisis, Pakistan Gao Report, Pakistan Al Qaeda Pakistan, Politics News
Max Bergmann

This GAO report, released today, may be the most damning condemnation of the Bush administration's counter-terrorism efforts.

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The Debate Over Our Checkbooks: Our Livelihoods and Our Liberty

Heath Calvert | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Heath Calvert

Oh man, wasn't last week's National Enquirer Presidential Debate phenomenal? We talked about all the important issues. Talked, again, about Hillary (...

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Bush/Nero Climate Speech: "Let's Fiddle Until 2025"

Joseph Romm | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, President Bush, Global Warming, Environtmentalism, The Environment, Emissions, Green Technology, Politics News
Joseph Romm

Bush's call for utility emissions regulations is a rehashing of a 2000 campaign promise that he reneged on seven years ago. He is all hat and no cattle.

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All Eyes on Pennsylvania: The Big Debate

Marc Lampkin | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Marc Lampkin

Americans understand that education is the crux of all the issues facing our country and they want to hear the candidates' long-term solutions for solving the crisis.

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Holiday for Destruction

Heath Calvert | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Heath Calvert

Friends, acquaintances, countrymen, and assorted fellow humans. This is my first attempt at political poetic expression. I don't know what it is, bu...

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Religion in Politics: Does Anyone Really Believe Obama, Clinton and McCain Are Particularly Devout?

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Michael Russnow

The candidates' pronouncements seem designed to appeal to a mass audience of believers rather than actually provide an indicative revelation of the devout convictions they presume to uphold.

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McCainomics: A Double Dose of the Same Poison

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

McCain's proposed tax cuts would increase our national debt to lavish billions on oil and pharmaceutical companies already enjoying record profits.

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The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Donahue

It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."

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NWA/Delta Merger: What About The Workers?

The Uptake | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Politics, Labor, Workers, Uptake, Unions, theuptake.org, Delta Northwest Merger, Offthebus, 2008 Election, Home News
The Uptake

"Northwest and Delta are talking about merging. It would be the largest airline company in the world. But what about jobs? It's just one more way for a couple of rich guys to get richer."

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Obama, The Rookie

John Fund | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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John Fund

While Republicans tend to nominate their best-known candidate from previous nomination battles, Democrats often fall in love during a first date. They are then surprised when all the relatives don't think he's splendid.

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"They're Not Talking To You"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

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Earl Pomerantz

Thinking about my Uncle Grumpy's tirade against cable news last week reminded me of Ann Coulter, and the way she makes a living. In this country, it'...

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The Olympic Torch Relay's Nazi Origin

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't pretend that the torch protests sully some pure tradition in a way it has never before been sullied. This particular tradition began in shame, not in purity.

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Our "Home Alone" Government Helps No One

John Fund | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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John Fund

The bloody-minded absolutism of the current confirmation wars threatens to have long-term negative consequences for whichever party holds office in the future.

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Disconnect: How Arabs and Americans See the 2008 Elections

James Zogby | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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James Zogby

At least among the elite audiences I addressed, despite the domestic challenges they were facing, they saw the American election as critical to their futures. In many ways they viewed this election as their own.

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"Citizenship Day"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 04.11.2008 | Living

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Earl Pomerantz

Paraphrasing the glorious movie, Avalon I came to America in 1974. April the 12th was the thirty-fourth anniversary of the day I flew to Los Angeles...

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Hang in There Tavis Smiley, Don't let the Black Obama Thought Police Run You Out

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

As late as this past January, black talk show host Tavis Smiley was the darling of black America. Three months later he's the butt of black Americ...

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Stop That Patient! (Or the Corpocracy Rules, Part 1)

Doug Bremner | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Doug Bremner

arge hospitals are trying to go through to squash the smaller guys, using arguments like "conflict of interest" because the smaller hospitals are owned by physicians. Shouldn't healthcare consumers be able to comparison shop hospitals?

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The Way Out of Iraq

Larry Diamond | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Larry Diamond

We urgently need an exit strategy from Iraq, but it cannot simply be to declare we are leaving by some fixed, early date -- and goodbye and good luck.

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The Historical Psychic

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

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Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

I had to resort to Nostradamus for Dummies by Scarlet Ross to learn the meaning of Nostradamus' predictions.

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Mush

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home

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Max Bergmann

I think that pretty much summed up the testimony of Pe-Crock yesterday, as well as the questioning from administration supporters like McCain and Grah...

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Politics Live, Politicians In Person

Joe Zapert | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Joe Zapert

Americans used to travel and listen for hours as political leaders spoke to them about their ideas. Today, we learn about our leaders from the living room, their ideas broken down into 15-second excerpts.

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Petraeus Testimony: Summing Up Today's Hearing on Iraq (Update)

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

Petraeus and Crocker tell us they can't make predictions into the future, but they have no problem making scary predictions about what will happen if we withdraw.

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