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White Christian America versus Everybody Else
In the current issue of The Nation (which also featured a cover story co-authored by our own Bob Borosage), Chris Bowers pointed out a structural truth that lies at the heart of both American political parties. In the Age of Reagan, it came to pass that the GOP...
Still Needed: An Elevator Pitch
At the Denver convention, Sen. Barack Obama gave a very fine acceptance speech, but not a great one. His speech after winning the Iowa caucuses lifted you up and carried you along with the historical significance of the moment: “They said, this day would never come....
A Sad Night for Conservatism
Conservatism is addicted to snidery, and Gov. Sarah Palin looks to be just another pusher. Unwilling to forcefully argue that our government shouldn't do anything to strengthen our economy, guarantee health coverage or generate clean energy, conservative leaders try...
The Conservative "Secular Problem" And The Palin Pick
Gov. Sarah Palin appears to have successfully rallied the conservative rank-and-file. And she will probably give a good speech tonight. (Expectations have been set so low it would be hard to come up short.) But the pick itself tells me that after the congressional...
Phil Gramm Is Conservatism: The Sequel
When Phil Gramm called America a "nation of whiners" for not loving the economy, I said: "This is does not make Gramm uniquely callous. It just makes him a conservative." Gramm was merely echoing documented and widespread sentiment among conservative leaders -- that...
Twin Cities Violence: Just What The RNC Ordered
It almost seems like the Twin Cities cops are going way out of their way to create trouble, doesn't it? We had our share of ugly police events in Denver—almost all of them resulting when party leaders ordered police to harass journalists trying to document swanky...
The Week in Blog: From The DNC
On Thursday before the final night of the Democatic National Convention, the Heritage Foundation's Conn Carroll and I taped our regular The Week In Blog segment for bloggingheads.tv, sharing our Denver experiences, discussing the growth of the progressive movement,...
Support the Employee Free Choice Act
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. Rising fuel and food prices, along with health...
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Kuttner and Borosage Discuss the Progressive Moment
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