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As If the Last Eight Years Never Happened

By Tom Sullivan
September 5th, 2008

Scratch out Barack Obama's name and insert Al Gore or John Kerry's, and this week’s GOP convention was the same gleeful character assassination fest we have come to know and loathe. Except during Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech when it took on the air of a political movie written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.

Come to think of it, a lot of the convention had that feel. more »

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The Hot Mike of Truth - Two Cons Turn Thumbs Down on Palin

By Tom Sullivan
September 3rd, 2008

"It's over." - Peggy Noonan

Caught in a hot-mike moment, conservative pundits/advisors Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy reveal their feelings about McCain's VP pick to Chuck Todd: more »

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Myopic Selfishness of the Wealthy Leads to Constricting Economy

By Gordon Johnson
September 3rd, 2008

The economic stance in favor today is to give breaks to the wealthy under the expectation that if they have more money, they are more likely to be in a position to invest to make our means of production bigger and better. What the stance is missing is that corporations do lots of marketing studies to figure out how much of what to produce. Guess what the marketing studies look at? more »

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Access to the Courts in the Obama Moment

By Kia Franklin
September 3rd, 2008

On this site we are in the middle of a critical discussion about the Obama Moment. Progressives fighting to restore our values in this country must seize upon the increase in political engagement and energy that Obama has inspired, to meet our agenda for those tangibles that our values require. more »

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When did lawful dissent become "terror"

By Marjorie Cohn
From truthout.org
September 2nd, 2008
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truthout.org — Marcus Washington hit with pepper spraySo here it is America, vegetarians and left wing groups have been defined in the policies of the FBI and the state as suitable candidates for observation, surveillance, illegal arrest and detention. The security paradigm has changed.

The Mugabe tactics in Zimbabwe are here on your streets, now, at the hands of the state. The darkness is coming.

Also from the New York Times: Dozens Detained Ahead of Convention

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All the King's Hatchet Men

By Tom Sullivan
September 1st, 2008

Let's see:

Karl Rove
Steve Schmidt
and now Tucker Eskew has joined McCain. more »

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Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC; Reports of Tear-Gassing

From huffingtonpost.com
September 1st, 2008
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huffingtonpost.com — Journalist Amy Goodman has been arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota: Her arrest comes amid accusations of police brutality in St. Paul.

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Carpe Dial

By Tom Sullivan
August 31st, 2008

Barack Obama’s seven year-old daughter, Sasha, said “Hi, Daddy” to his big-screen image after mother Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic convention in Denver. It was a humanizing moment, those two words perhaps doing more than her mother’s speech to make Obama accessible to voters. more »

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Indian Americans Could Be Critical To Election

By Toby Chaudhuri
August 31st, 2008

The political attitudes and values of Indian American voters tend to be more progressive and Democratic than their non-Indian American counterparts, according to the first-ever focus group of likely Indian American voters conducted in Fairfax, Va. this summer by the Campaign for America’s Future. more »

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Making Them Do It: The Next Challenge

By Digby
August 30th, 2008

progressive-moment-button-1.jpgNow that the festivities in Denver have drawn to a close, one thing, at least, is clear to me after having spent four days among progressives from all over the country: They are convinced that this moment is real and that the stakes have never been higher. There is a sense of opportunity and engagement with issues that I haven't seen in progressive circles for some time. more »

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