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Debates Are Not About Issues.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...

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Political Masochism: Punishing Ourselves With Republicans

Russ Wellen | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

What are those of us oblivious to the economy or the war voting on? Gay marriage? Abortion? Lapel pins? Chances are many of us may again vote only to our comfort level, as we did with George Bush.

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Standing up for the Sissy

Shaun Jacob Halper | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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If Hillary's candidacy runs its course, feminists and Hillary supporters must continue battling misogyny, despite their former loyalties, by rallying ...

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Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries "Terrorism"

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Washington has alienated Latin America through its economic policy prescriptions, which are widely associated with Latin America's unprecedented long-term economic failure.

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Republican Recruits Show Mediocre Fundraising

Politico | JOSH KRAUSHAAR | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Several of the GOP's most highly touted candidates posted mediocre fundraising numbers in this year's first quarter, raising questions about their abi...

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If You're Not Angry and Bitter, You Haven't Been Paying Attention

Mary Lyon | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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The bile from years of reckless Republican charging and spending, holding no one accountable for anything, and allowing Wall Street to run amok is indeed leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Main Street.

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Obama Should Be the Last One to Scream About GOP Dirty Tactics

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home

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There are two things ridiculously wrong with Democratic contender Barack Obama's complaint at the annual meeting of the Associated Press that Clinto...

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BushCo: An Umpteenth Evaluation

Steven Weber | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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For its clear disdain for citizens everywhere and its use of them as fodder for their profiteering, no penalty would be too severe for BushCo.

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The Historical Psychic

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

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

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The Endless Bummer

Mary Lyon | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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I'm beginning to think it never will be enough, no matter how many years, trillions of dollars, and troops' lives we throw at the Iraq War. This isn't warfare. This is extortion.

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Great American Hypocrites: McCain's Old Packaging

Glenn Greenwald | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics

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Both the 2000 Bush and the 2008 McCain were mavericks -- inspiring, honest figures who transcend partisan warfare and piously float far above the muck of traditional politics.

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How Would Hillary Handle the Next Cuban Missile Crisis?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics

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Throughout the primaries there has been a credulous discussion about the different reasons why Hillary Clinton voted for the Iraq War authorization bi...

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What Obama Owes Bill Clinton

Jordan Michael Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Home

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Despite the nastiness directed at him, however, Obama should be thanking Bill Clinton for one thing: his campaign nomination is unthinkable without him.

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The "L" Word: The Challenge for Progressives

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

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America's two most important national newspapers fret that Obama is unelectable because he is too liberal.

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When McCain Ripped Michael Moore -- and Incited Republicans

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics

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In the thousands of articles and blog postings about John McCain in recent weeks, I haven't seen anything about that notorious night in late-August 2004 when he attacked Michael Moore.

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Dear Democratic Elite: Back Off

Taylor Marsh | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics

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If the Obama elites keep trying to push Clinton out, they're going to lose more than just Clinton votes in November -- they're going to hand the presidency to John McCain.

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NYT This Sunday Probes "The End of Republican America"

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Many more Republicans than Democrats are stepping down this year, making it almost impossible for the GOP to make gains.

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Letting History Be Our Guide

Mike Lux | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

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What Democrats need to do if we win is to cast off the caution and defensiveness of recent decades, and be bold in pushing for the major changes this country needs.

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GOP State Parties Are In Dire Straits: Report

Politico | DAVID PAUL KUHN & CHARLES MAHTESIAN | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

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At a time when the GOP presidential nominee will need more assistance than ever, a number of state Republican parties are struggling through troubled ...

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Obama and Clinton Forces: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics

We Democrats are dangerously close to helping the Republicans score a renewal of the White House lease because the two Democratic front runners are so close in their political philosophies.

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Black Voters Can't Put Obama in the White House

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

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The myth that the black vote wins presidential election has been bandied about for so long that it's taken on the proportion of a political urban legend.

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Bill Kristol Promotes Clarence Thomas for McCain's Veep Choice

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

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The idea of a vice presidential debate between Thomas and a Democrat can only make you guffaw -- and the networks worry about dead air.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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Nickel and Diming Our Way to a Democratic Nominee

Edward Ugel | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

My issue lies with both campaigns. All I see are folks who care more about winning than about being right or doing right by and for their party. The Democratic party is tearing itself apart from within.

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Maureen Dowd and Her Pearls

Taylor Marsh | Posted 03.05.2008 | Media

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Women who stand above the firing line while drawing it obviously don't get that it's not about being "victimized." It's about being treated differently than men, especially in the traditional media.

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