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Searching for a Minyan: Our Response to Being Censored by J Street

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hillel, Palestine, Aipac, Van Jones, Gaza, Middle East Peace Process, Commentary, J Street, Weekly Standard, Fox News, Israel, Tikkun Olam, World News

Some right-wing blogs and pseudo-news organizations have churned the alarmist rumor mill about the J Street conference. What is disappointing, and troubling, is J Street's response: caving.

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When Pundits Attack: The Beck-Brooks Fight

Ari Melber | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Glen Beck, Van Jones, David Brooks, Right Wing Talk Radio, Talk Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Talk Radio, Glenn Beck, 2008 Election, Media News

After the summer of townhalls and what's shaping up as the autumn of Glenn Beck, it is hard to see things through David Brooks' bifocals.

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My Brother Loves Glenn Beck, But I Still Love My Brother

Suz Redfearn | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

My brother rolled into D.C. from Boston on a chartered bus, arriving in the dark outside a Marriott. I scanned the pack of fairly nondescript folks ...

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Thank You, Glenn Beck: The Sequel

Melissa Bradley | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Tides Foundation, The Story of Stuff, Media News

Tides would like to extend our thanks to Glenn Beck for helping to generate attention for "The Story of Stuff", one of the projects we proudly support -- though his assertions were totally bizarre.

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From ACORN to Van Jones, the Online Rightroots Flexes Its Muscles

Matt Lewis | Posted 09.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Twitter, Van Jones, Acorn, Green Jobs, Ron Paul, Townhall.com, Hugh Hewitt, Howard Dean, Joe Wilson, Rush Limbaugh, Facebook, Barack Obama, Conservative Talk Radio, Netroots, South Carolina, Gop, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, John McCain, Technology News

Online success has more to do with passion and intensity than with technological sophistication. And in politics, the outsiders -- not the establishment -- own passion.

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The Return Of McCarthyism: Hysteria In Action On The Right (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

***UPDATE 9/22/09*** I haven't found another embeddable version yet, but sharp-eyed reader Mark points out that you can watch the video here. ***UPDA...

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Time Magazine Gives Glenn Beck a Rave Review

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

David Von Drehle's article is a clinic for journalism students who wish to learn about faux balance, false equivalencies, straw men, and omissions of important facts.

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The Right Shoves Obama Even More Rightward

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Van Jones, Rightwing, Taxpayer March, Conservatives, Henry Louis Gates, President Obama, Yosi Sargeant, Gop, Racism, Democrats, Townhalls, Politics News

The Right isn't just dominating the political debate. It has driven Obama -- not to the center; he was never really anywhere else politically -- but to the right of center on some issues.

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Think Again: The Conspiracy Nuts Take Over

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Birthers, Bill Clinton, Fox News, Obama, Van Jones, Laura Ingraham, Media News

Either by denial or by omission, pundits and politicians claim that they don't believe birther accusations. Nonetheless, they stand in alliance with professed birthers.

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Time Misses the Mark with Glenn Beck Cover Story

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar, Green Living, Environmental Justice, Politics, Media, Clean Energy, Glenn Beck, Green, Media Criticism, Global Warming, Van Jones, Climate Change, Green News

Glenn Beck thinks Time's cover story on him is fair. This alone should make it clear to the casual observer that it is in fact anything but.

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Van Jones Breaks Silence On Resignation: 'Nothing But Love For Obama'

Posted 09.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Van Jones, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Van Jones Breaks Silence, Van Jones Resigns, Van Jones Message, Green News

On September 15th, Van Jones addressed his friends and supporters about his recent resignation with the following e-mail message. Dear Friends: My fa...

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Drudge, Limbaugh, and the Sad Return of "Racial America"

Will Bunch | Posted 09.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Van Jones, Kanye West, Rush Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Matt Drudge, Racism, Glenn Beck, Drudge Report, Barack Obama Race, Acorn Scandal, Barack Obama, Drudge, Media News

There's a lot there for a thoughtful, conservative critique of Obama. But that's not where the conversation is going right now -- it's all about the shiny black object.

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Enough With The Apologies! When Mea Culpa Just Doesn't Cut It

Nelson Montana | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, Al Sharpton, Van Jones, Serena Williams, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Living News

There is nothing in life more meaningless than an apology, yet it's become a panacea for just about any behavior, no matter how inappropriate, how vile, classless or sickening. It's down right fashionable!

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An Invitation to Redemption for Joe Wilson and Van Jones

Patty Limerick | Posted 09.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Van Jones, Public Servants, Apology, Redemption, Resignation, Civility, You Lie, South Carolina, Center of the American West, University of Colorado, Joe Wilson, Denver News

The American people have an unfortunate habit of taking valuable public servants who have made stupid public statements and forming an instant bucket-brigade to deliver those public servants to the trash heap of history.

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Repeat After Me: 'The Czars Are Ruining America!'

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Wolff, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Van Jones, President Obama, Glenn Beck, Barack Obama, Czars, Cass Sunstein, Politics News

the Democrats are always scrambling against a rhetoric that they can't parry and don't ever seem to have anticipated. Now it's the czars.

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New Rule: Float Like Obama, Sting Like Ali

Bill Maher | Posted 11.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Van Jones, Death Panels, Snuggies, Elvis, Democrats, Facebook, Harry Belafonte, Barack Obama, Million Mom March, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Protests, Fox News, Fox, Health Care, Glenn Beck, Electronics, Muhammad Ali, Comedy News

Here's the thing: Muhammad Ali also had a way with words, but it helped enormously that he could also punch guys in the face.

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Green Jobs In America

Sandra Thompson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Phil Kerpen, Van Jones, Leed, Acorn, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, China, Green News

It is patriotic to support green jobs -- and we shouldn't need to call them "Red, White and Blue Jobs" to convince anyone otherwise.

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Glenn Beck's Witch Hunt: Who's Next?

Josh Silver | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Mark Lloyd, Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Joseph McCarthy, Media News

Emboldened by his success, Mr. Beck, along with Lou Dobbs, Rush Limbaugh and their extremist cohorts are moving on to their next progressive targets.

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AFL-CIO Convention: Solidarity with Van Jones?

Brendan Smith | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Labor, Green Jobs Czar, Green Jobs, Afl-Cio, Environment, Green Politics, AFL-CIO Obama, Van Jones, Climate Change, Obama AFL-CIO, Obama-Labor-Unions, Green News

f labor wants to promote green jobs, labor should embrace Van Jones -- publicly, loudly, and fast -- at the AFL-CIO Convention.

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Most Americans Wish The 9/11 Families Peace Today. And Then There's Glenn Beck.

James Boyce | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Glenn Beck, September 11, Victims, Van Jones, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Fox News, 9/11 Families, Astrodome, Politics News

As emotional as 9/11 was for all of us, nothing compares to what families who lost a loved one experienced that day. A fact that is totally lost on Glenn Beck.

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A Line in the Sand Against Beck

James Rucker | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Race Baiting, Glenn Beck, ColorOfChange.Org, Van Jones, Advertising, Media News

Beck, in league with big business groups, is seeking to derail the president's agenda, and taking out Van Jones is the vehicle for undermining clean energy and green jobs.

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The Monkey, The Organ Grinder, & the Swift Boating of Van Jones

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Newt Gingrich, Van Jones Resigns, John Boehner, Sarah Palin, Tom Delay, Politics News

We need rope, lots of it, to let the right wing shark-osphere hang themselves in their xenophobic obsessions. Because what won't deter them is shame. There is no shame to these hacks.

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Van Jones May Be Better Off on the Outside

Byron Williams | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vietnam War, Van Jones, Watergate, Martin Luther King, Van Jones Resigns, Politics News

Van Jones' transition from outside activist to inside political player wasn't as easy as it may appear. As an activist, the First Amendment protects Jones, but inside-the-Beltway politics is played by different rules.

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Glenn Beck's "Deep-Seated Hatred" for Obama and Why Fox News Won't Budge

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Bill Shine, Van Jones, Boycott, Racist, Glenn Beck Fox News, Lou Dobbs, Race, Barack Obama, ColorOfChange.Org, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Cnn, Fox & Friends, Racism, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Brian Kilmeade, Media News

If Bill O'Reilly has the "no-spin zone," Glenn Beck seems to have the "sponsor-free zone" of late. In fact, at least 62 companies have ceased advertising on his Fox News program in recent weeks.

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