Blog Archive: August, 2008

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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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Don't Laugh.

By Rick Perlstein
August 30th, 2008

Nixon/Agnew won.


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Support the Employee Free Choice Act

By Terrance Heath
August 29th, 2008

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. Meanwhile, conservatives have undermined the rights of working Americans, and undermined the collective bargaining that once helped working Americans fight for fair and safe workplaces. The system for bargaining with employers and forming unions has been intentionally broken. The Employee Free Choice Act is a chance to fix it. more »

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For NIXONLAND Nerds

By Rick Perlstein
August 29th, 2008

I'm at the American Political Science Association convention in Boston so I won't be blogging today—but check back here early and often next week, when I'll be typing up a storm from the Republican convention in St. Paul. more »

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Obama Convention Speech Makes Economic Populism Central Thrust of Election '08

By David Sirota
August 28th, 2008

If his convention speech tonight is any indication, Barack Obama has (finally) signaled that progressive economic populism is going to be the central thrust of Democrats campaign in the stretch run of the 2008 election.

The speech is probably the most populist national speech Obama has given. more »

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Convention Dispatch: Dinner with the Ruling Class, Lunch In the Police State

By David Sirota
August 28th, 2008

As the world waits to hear Barack Obama's message of change tonight at Invesco Field, I am still marveling at how I got to eat dinner last night with the American ruling class. more »

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Bed-wetter Nation (2)

By Rick Perlstein
August 28th, 2008

A while back I did apost that got a lot of attention on how much more confidence and character the American nation enjoyed before the conservative ascendency turned us all into a bunch of pants-piddling cowards. Here's another interesting illustration, from roundabout San Diego, courtesy of more »

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Get The Right Blend Into The Discussion

By Isaiah J. Poole
August 28th, 2008

progressive-moment-button-1.jpgWe need to work harder to bring a larger set of voices into "the progressive moment," says Pam Spaulding, the founder of Pam's House Blend and one of the leading African-American and LGBT bloggers. more »

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The Rise of 'The Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party'

By David Sirota
August 28th, 2008

Despite the personality tiff between the Obama and Clinton people, and despite some blemishes on Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden's record, one thing is undebatable: The progressive wing of the Democratic Party—the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party, as Paul Wellstone famously called it—has finally defeated the party's corporate wing. But there's much more work to do. more »

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