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Pat Buchanan's Racist Rant
MSNBC has another Imus problem, and his name is Pat Buchanan. In fact, the racist drivel that Buchanan has recently penned (posted on Human Events, among other places) is arguably more offensive than the insult Don Imus thoughtlessly tossed at the Rutgers University...
Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up
Holding guests accountable for their past statements proved too much for the Sunday shows, which went 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. On CBS' Face The Nation, Sen. Lindsey Graham was not asked to explain his 2007 observation of the Iraqi government: "If they can’t do it by...
Weekend Watchdog
Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....
Merci, John McCain, for Killing American Jobs
The Campaign for America’s Future has released a 30-second video that mocks Sen. John McCain’s involvement in an Air Force tanker contract that, as a result of McCain’s intervention, has gone to the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), the parent...
Issue No. 1: The Economy
Given the headlines of the past few weeks, it's perhaps no surprise that the number one issue on the minds of Take Back America participants is the economy, according to a poll done by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Politico.com. "The economy and jobs" was...
"... For All"
I sat on the panel on "Blog Power: 2008 and Beyond" at the Take Back America conference Tuesday, alongside Pam Spaulding, Digby, Tracy Russo, and Chris Bowers. Towards the end, someone in the audience asked a question that made me think about what being a progressive...
An Honor For 'A Born-Again American'
Norman Lear was the too-rare Hollywood producer who could get television audiences to laugh heartily and think deeply at the same time. Television shows like "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons" and "One Day At a Time" not only entertained but enriched by tackling...
An Historic Mobilization of Progressive Power
One of the underappreciated success stories of 2008 is the growing ability of the progressive movement to accumulate resources and use them to push toward a set of common goals. That was on clear display at a news conference here at the Take Back America conference,...
Speaking To The Future: Obama's Speech on Race
A while back, while I was deep in the midst of my maundering three-week wander
The New Green Deal
At the "New Green Deal" luncheon, Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx just delivered one of the most powerful presentations heard at Take Back America 2008, detailing her efforts to bring green-collar jobs and open spaces, sparking a transformation of the poorest...
