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If Sarah Palin Knew Anything
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." ~ Thomas Jefferson "Keep the faith," Sarah Palin says to Canadian conservatives. "Your health care system could be worse. But only if you work hard...
Imperial Blues
..."[O]ur troop commitment in Afghanistan cannot be open-ended -- because the nation that I am most interested in building is our own."—President Obama But Afghanistan comes first? President Obama made the best possible case for dispatching more troops to...
Fixing Jobs: Normal Isn’t An Option
The “Jobs Summit” is Thursday. Are they going to try to get things back to normal? I hope not! “Normal” isn’t an option anymore, because it is what led to where we are. The financial sector bailout is based on the idea that things will get back to “normal” if the...
Americans Believe in Government...When it Works
On issue after issue, President Obama is locked in a struggle for the hearts and minds of the American people. At issue—transcending health care reform, economic stimulus, the bailout of banks and automakers, and beyond—is the role of government in our society. The...
Vancouver 2010: Authoritarianism Comes to Canada
I've lived in Canada for very nearly six years now. I've loved it here. I love the people, the health care system, the bigness of the place, and the fact that the Canadian Charter of Rights includes an Equal Rights Amendment. I own a home, pay taxes, and am learning...
The Case For A Government Jobs Program
A federal program of direct job funding, even at a time when unemployment is expected to exceed 10 percent for the next several months, is the third rail of any discussion about reducing unemployment. But to say that the government should not, to borrow a phrase from...
On World AIDS Day: All I Want Is a Cure and My Friends Back
Today is World AIDS Day, and while I'd like to write something about it, I can't come up with anything better than a post I wrote a few years ago. That's because so much has changed since then, for better and for worse. The numbers are more encouraging now than they...
Progressive Breakfast: Into Afghanistan
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. More Troops To Afghanistan President to announce new Afghanistan strategy tonight. NYT: "President Obama has decided to expedite the deployment of 30,000...
Progressive Breakfast - 12/1/2009
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. More Troops To Afghanistan President to announce new Afghanistan strategy tonight. NYT: "President Obama has decided to expedite the deployment of 30,000...
Members of Congress Stand Up To Subsidized Chinese Steel Pipe
Recently, China has dumped a flood of subsidized OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) steel pipe into the U.S. market. Known as OCTG pipe because it is used for the extraction of oil and gas, this pipe has flooded the U.S. market and, from 2006 to 2008 alone, the volume...
