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New Spy Software Coming On-Line: "Surveillance in a Box" Makes its Debut

By Tom Burghart
From globalresearch.ca
August 29th, 2008
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globalresearch.ca — You've heard of the FBI's "Quantico Circuit" and were outraged by illegal warrantless wiretapping by Bushist minions. To no avail, you flooded Congress with emails and phone calls, angered by the bipartisan "FISA Amendments Act of 2008" and the swell party thrown by AT&T for "Blue Dog" Democrats in Denver this week for the convention.

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Georgia and Kosovo: A Single Intertwined Crisis

By Philip Palij
August 29th, 2008

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Support the Employee Free Choice Act

By Terrance Heath
August 29th, 2008

Sign the petition to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and make America work for working families again.

Labor Day is here, yet working families in America are having more trouble than ever before making ends meet. Meanwhile, conservatives have undermined the rights of working Americans, and undermined the collective bargaining that once helped working Americans fight for fair and safe workplaces. The system for bargaining with employers and forming unions has been intentionally broken. The Employee Free Choice Act is a chance to fix it. 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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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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From nytimes.com
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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Voters Souring on Obama As Never Before

By Dan Amira
From nymag.com
August 21st, 2008
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nymag.com — Although many reasons are given in the NY Magazine article for Obama's failure to lead in the polls, the one, absolutely crucial and most glaring one has been left out: the DLC candidate's alienation of his party's progressive base.

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If I Were a Dem Again, Here's What I'd Tell Obama

By Timothy Gatto
August 21st, 2008

I would be utterly confounded, confused, upset, hopeless and most of all, hurting like hell. Even though I’m not a Democrat, I still feel all of these particular emotions. It feels as if the end of the world is coming and there is not a thing I can do about it, and unfortunately, nobody seems to care, especially the Democrats. more »

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Values and Worldviews

By Digby
August 20th, 2008

One of the more interesting developments in this campaign year is the extent to which Democrats have sought out the so-called "values" vote --- the mostly evangelical and catholic voters who have tended to vote Republican in the past. With the guidance of a newly formed Democratic religion lobby, the presidential campaigns all formulated a sophisticated outreach effort to appeal to voters who were open to Democrats by broadening the Christian agenda to include other issues, like poverty and the environment. more »

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