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Sour Notes on Social Security
Like an “American Idol” reject, John McCain keeps warbling George W. Bush’s greatest flops. The latest is Social Security privatization, a proposal so roundly rejected by the American people when Bush tried to foist it on the nation in 2005 that even a solidly...
Learning from The Cultural Conservatives, Part I: Messing With Their Minds
Make no mistake: When the conservatives set out to take over America 30 years ago, they were working off of a well-thought-out plan. The plan was put in place by a wide variety of thinkers—but three of the main strategists were Howard Phillips, Richard Viguerie,...
One in Nine: Conservatism's Strange Fruit
One in 100 is bad enough. One in nine is a full-blown national tragedy — one aided and abetted by conservative ideology. You know, if you've read today's headlines, that the "one in 100" figure represents the percentage of American adults now serving time in prison,...
The Society of the Owned: Deeper In Debt
Part Three of a series. Let's return to our metaphorical street corner from the previous post, because to understand the current economic crisis it might help to consider how many have been run down at that economic intersection, as conservatism stands by and watches....
Health Care Reforms Americans Want
It's rare that Americans speak up and speak clearly about what we want, and that Washington has in hand a plan that delivers it. In its latest issue, Consumer Reports has published some survey results that spell out six health care reforms the majority of Americans...
Progressives: Take Back America!
This song, recorded and produced by Campaign for America's Future, is adapted from Willie Nelson's anthem "A Peaceful Solution." Nelson welcomed people to re-record the song in their own styles, create new lyrics and use the song to promote peace and justice. Below...
Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up
Another weak performance for the Sunday shows, failing to ask the key Watchdog queries. Neither CBS' Face The Nation or Fox News Sunday pressed McCain's top campaign aides about their vocation as corporate lobbyists and the inherent conflict of interest that presents...
The Society of the Owned: Under the Bus
Part Two of a series. Consider this scenario. You're standing at a busy street corner when you see someone about to step off the curb right into the path of an oncoming bus. You have just enough time and you're close enough to reach out and stop them before it's too...
Pete Seeger: Changing the World With Song
Folk singer Pete Seeger's book, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," includes a tribute to the people who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that recalls the spirit of fortitude and hope of the early civil rights movement — and asks us to recapture it in a post...
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....
