Tom Matzzie

You Ended the War in Iraq

Tom Matzzie | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Iraq War, MoveOn.Org, George W. Bush, Tom Matzzie, Iraq, Peace, Anti-War, End-of-the-War-in-Iraq, Barack Obama, World News
Tom Matzzie

America is weary of war and this war has been a psychic trauma on the United States that has shaken core beliefs of many. Now that it is over we must work to end other wars and start nation building here at home.

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Anti-War, But Supporting Obama on Libya

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Libya, Nato, Obama Libya, Qaddafi, Muammar El-Qaddafi, War, United Nations, President Obama, Tom Matzzie, Moammar Gadhafi, Obama, Barack Obama, Srebrenica, Libya Protests, Politics News
Tom Matzzie

Assuming a civil war is inevitable in Libya, stopping certain massacres and protecting civilians is the priority, even knowing that you have to figure the rest out later. This is the pro-peace argument for our intervention.

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CES 2011: Looking for Green Tech

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Matzzie

While a lot of the news you will hear about over the next few days will focus on the next "iPad Killer" device or what's around the corner for television, one of the often-overlooked growth areas in consumer electronics is Green Tech.

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Senate Invites Arsonist to Testify on Cause of Fire... Kind Of

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Accountable America, Help Committee, Senate, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Steven Eisman, Stock Market, Tom Matzzie, The Big Short, Short Selling, Michael Lewis the Big Short, Business News
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After all that has happened with the financial crisis and the role that short-sellers played in dragging big companies down into the muck, you'd hope the U.S. Senate wouldn't play this role. But it is going on today.

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Obama is Right: Don't Blow College Money in Vegas

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Matzzie

The media who have breathlessly reported these statements need to get a grip. The controversy here is how Mayor Goodman could pretend to be in touch with the family values of millions of Americans.

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Keep the "Internet Bus" Rolling for Kids, Jobs

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wifi Bus, Laptops, Broadband, Fcc, Internet, The New York Times, Tom Matzzie, Internet Bus, Schools, Wifi, Empire High School, Digital Divide, Technology News
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As Congress is considering a new jobs bill maybe they should consider helping school districts around the country to provide a computer and Internet access to all of our students.

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Take the "Opt Out" Public Option--Good Policy, Politics

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Senate, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Tom Matzzie, Opt-Out, Democrats, Health Care, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Tom Matzzie

Progressives should see in the "Opt Out" an opportunity to win their policy proposal and create a political bulwark of public support behind the Public Option.

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Meet Wall Street's Man in the Adirondacks

Tom Matzzie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Accountable America, Financial Crisis, Glenn Beck, Club for Growth, Doug Hoffman, Sarah Palin, Ny-23, Tom Matzzie, Politics News
Tom Matzzie

The irony of a grassroots movement -- supposedly angry about being victimized by the financial crisis -- supporting the Wall Street candidate in the special election in upstate New York couldn't be more obvious.

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Rahm Emanuel's Think Tankers Enforce 'Message Discipline' Among 'Liberals'

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Scahill

Independent journalists have tried to shine a spotlight on how groups like the Center for American Progress and MoveOn are now supporting the continuation of wars because their guy is now commander-in-chief.

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New Group Plans Campaign Targeting GOP Donors

New York Times | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Accountable America, Tom Matzzie, Political Fundraising, 2008 Elections, Campaign Gop Donors, Politics News

Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding "warning" letter in the ...

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