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Unequal Democracy

Unbranding Obama

John O'Kane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Larry Bartels, Obama Branding, Unequal Democracy, Two Party System, Obama, Larry-Bartels, Economic Inequality, Barack Obama, Politics News
John O'Kane

Obama is hardly an outsider. He's an elite member of the establishment, a product brand, as Noam Chomsky claims, packaged by investors to sell and control the public.

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Adopt-A-Republican

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Unequal Democracy, Gop, Solutions, Tax Relief, The Party of Job Creation, Working Pooor, Recession, Help Is on the Way, Great Depression Round Two, Obama, Help, Barack Obama, Fiscal Responsibility, Outsourcing, George Packer, Republicans, Great Depression Ii, Job Creation, Ronald Reagan Legacy, Economic Instability, Bartels, Politics News
Andrea Chalupa

I hate to say this, because President-Elect Obama is setting the example for us to be nice and dignified and stop all the political/cultural warfare t...

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Larry Bartels' Unequal Democracy

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Larry Bartels, Unequal Democracy, Economy, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Social Science, Zelizer's Book Corner, Politics News
Julian E. Zelizer

Bartels provides readers with stunning statistical data about the close connection between partisanship, policy, and economic inequality. The book demonstrates that it will make a huge difference which party will be in power after November.

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