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Time for a Tea Party with the Right: Why Progressives Need a Transpartisan Strategy

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Bill Shireman

Let's sit down with the right for tea. Let them vent their anger and hate - and we can vent ours. Let's listen to the fear that lies beneath the hate, to the reasons they're afraid.

Life in These Untied States

Ellis Weiner | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


Ellis Weiner

This entire cycle (rage; exploitation; more rage) seems to me worse than usual, as does its manipulation by the wealthy and their servants. Or is it a relatively minor, if lurid, sideshow?

Arianna on Countdown Discussing Republican Desperation and Culture Of Conservative Paranoia

Huff TV | Posted 05.16.2009 | Media


Huff TV

Arianna joins Keith Olbermann on Countdown to discuss the increasingly desperate state of the right-wing media and the dangerous statements of some Re...

Sharing Tea Bags with Right Wing Extremists

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Bob Cesca

Whether intentional or not, the talkers and bloggers who appear to be driving the post-Bush crazy train have opened up the conservative tent to some pretty unsavory and dangerous characters.

Conspiracy Theory Conservatism

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

Should it come to pass that conspiracy theory conservatism wins out once and for all over Goldwater conservatism, the Republican Party will be doomed, broken, kaput.

Take The Right Seriously, Please

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

The right may appear to be crazy -- and they are -- but this doesn't mean it isn't going to work. Let me explain. In another life I was involved in direct mail -- I learned a lot.

The GOP: Conservatism's Empty Vessel

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Andrew Sargus Klein

There will be plenty of battles in and outside the Democratic Party in the months to come; what is evident now is the very real and uncertain shift toward to left's slightly more pluralistic platform.

Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media


Chris Weigant

Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

Laura Ingraham is Scared of Meghan McCain

Taylor Marsh | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


Taylor Marsh

Ms. Ingraham went after John McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, using weight to get the job done. She might as well have challenged Meghan to a pillow fight.

Hey, Remember the War President...? Guess What?!

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

Apparently, Republicans in Congress and the radical far right don't believe you should fall down on your knees in total obedience to a war president.

Why Are the Republicans Such Anti-Obama Liars?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

The religious right infection (of wanting failure to prove a moral/religious point) has become the Republican illness: root for failure so "we" win ideologically.

Rush's Ramblings at CPAC

Taylor Marsh | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics


Taylor Marsh

I'm really at a loss of what to make of Rush's performance on the whole. It was a rambling, sometimes incoherent, self-indulgent mess.

Can We Handle the Truth?

Larry Gellman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


Larry Gellman

Only Obama and the financial markets are telling us the truth. Not only can we handle it, most Americans are thrilled to finally have a president who is smart enough to know what's going on.

Don't Listen to Wall Street, They Are the Ones That Got Us in This Mess

Donald Cohen | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


Donald Cohen

Why do cable TV, blogs and proliferating new media still care about how Wall Street evaluates public policy? Why would we listen to them?

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Israel's most controversial political figures, is favored to win the election for prime minister over Tzipi Livni. Netany...

The Politicization of Sex and Reproduction

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics


Rep. Diana DeGette

Instead of policies based on extreme ideology, we need to start a new dialogue about reproductive and sexual health that is based on sound, science-based public policies.

Can Progressives Grow Up? (President Obama Needs the Left to Change Its Ways)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

First President Obama wasn't "black enough" for the black left. Then he was "too centrist" in his appointments for the white left. Then he wasn't gay friendly enough. Now he is President.

A Surprise for the Right: Obama's Election Has Caused a Patriotic Spirit to Sweep America

Robert Creamer | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

Tomorrow, the celebration will not be limited to the mall in Washington, or the inaugural events all over our country. Tomorrow will be a day to celebrate being an American citizen of a new World.

The Dick and Dubya Show

Mike Papantonio | Posted 02.15.2009 | Media


Mike Papantonio

An interesting narrative coming from the Right is that some day in the future historians are going to uncover presidential memoirs that will finally expose the true genius of the Cheney/Bush duo.

Inside the Tel Aviv Bubble

Omri Marcus | Posted 02.07.2009 | World


Omri Marcus

Here is a short guide to the various characters you will find in the Tel Aviv bubble these days, including Mr. Right Wing, Mr. Left Wing, The Escapist, and The Conspiracy Theory Guy.

Guilty: A Sample Chapter From Ann Coulter's Newest Soon-To-Be Bestseller*

Steve Young | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media


Steve Young

I was able to access an excerpt from Ann Coulter's soon to be released, Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America Enjoy... Chapter 14 ...

Center-Right Hype vs. Center-Left Data

Marty Kaplan | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

As the country went to the polls this past fall, the meme that America is a "center-right" country surged. I have some data to add to that debate, and it drives a final stake into the center-right talking-point.

Right-Wing Fear Machine

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.)

2008-12-15-radiological.jpgThis video comes courtesy of the unabashed hawks at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. Watch it for yourself, but you might want to put the kids to bed first.

California Cracking

William Bradley | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

The state's chronic fiscal crisis, dramatically deepened by the national financial crisis, is now even more exacerbated by conservative GOP intransigence.