War of Northern Aggression

Taking on the GOP's "Fairy Tale Politics"

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bennet Kelley

Obama needs to combat the GOP's Fairy Tale Politics so that voters understand how we got into this mess and that it simply is too risky to go back to Neverland.

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Unlearning the "Perfect Lessons" From History

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Smaldino

To admit our part in emotional and educational and political violence, through our modeling of hatred and righteousness or through our passivity, we would have to begin to turn the notion of perfectionism on its head.

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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