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The Rise of 'The Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party'

By David Sirota
August 28th, 2008

Despite the personality tiff between the Obama and Clinton people, and despite some blemishes on Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden's record, one thing is undebatable: The progressive wing of the Democratic Party—the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party, as Paul Wellstone famously called it—has finally defeated the party's corporate wing. But there's much more work to do. more »

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New U.S. Census Data: Same Reality

By Alex Carter
August 26th, 2008

Newly released data by the United States Census Bureau continues to show how much President George W. Bush has ravaged the American economic landscape. more »

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Beyond The Clintons: The Unity Democrats (and Republicans) Need

By Sally Kohn
August 26th, 2008

All eyes are on Denver and whether the Democratic party will unify around Barack Obama, healing rifts that remain from the protracted primary fight. But the focus should be on unity of values and purpose, not just candidacy. By now, we all know American voters want change. But what do they mean? more »

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Convention Eve: Kaine's Geography Lesson, The People Party's HQ & Connective Tissue

By David Sirota
August 24th, 2008

I'm just home from the first unofficial day of the convention (officially, the event starts tomorrow). I'll give you a blow-by-blow of my day, and some random thoughts in between. more »

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Cell Division

By Tom Sullivan
August 24th, 2008

We were winding down after a weekend of staffing the campaign booth at our local Goombay! festival when an old friend interrupted his bike ride to chat on the front walk. Barry opined that the presidential election would be a victory (for Obama) of monumental proportions. more »

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What We Stand For—In Twelve Words

By Bernie Horn
August 24th, 2008

Creating the Progressive MomentBecause Bush and his allies have failed, our fellow citizens are ready to consider the progressive message. But what is it? In simple terms that all Americans understand, what do we stand for? Try using this 12-word answer. Then join our continuing debate on how to take advantage of "the progressive moment." more »

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A New Rush to Spy

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August 23rd, 2008
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nytimes.com — There is apparently no limit to the Bush administration’s desire to invade Americans’ privacy in the name of national security. According to members of Congress, Attorney General Michael Mukasey is preparing to give the F.B.I. broad new authority to investigate Americans — without any clear basis for suspicion that they are committing a crime.

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What Does Presidentialism Look Like?

By David Sirota
August 22nd, 2008

I've gotten some email today about my column in the Denver Post about the concept of "presidentialism" - ie. the obsession with presidential election politics to the exclusion of all else. more »

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The Conquest of Presidentialism

By David Sirota
August 22nd, 2008

If the Founding Fathers could see us all now, they would be appalled. As America has been trained to treat the presidency as a royal throne, we have stomped all over the very anti-royalist revolution that brought this nation into being. more »

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TRADE REPORT: GOP Cites America's Richest County As Proof Economy Doing Well

By David Sirota
August 21st, 2008

In this week's edition of The Trade Report, Barack Obama visits Virginia to discuss how unfair globalization policies have hurt rural areas of that state - and the Republican Party responds by citing the wealthiest county in America as proof everything is swell. more »

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