Jesse Helms

The Toxic Legacy Of Senator Jesse Alexander Helms

By Cliff Schecter

July 10th, 2008

It is almost fitting that Senator Jesse Helms - longtime US Senator from North Carolina, onetime right-wing political commentator and a constant conservative voice on both domestic and foreign policy issues in American politics for the past half decade - passed away during an election year that may indeed see the demise of the conservative coalition that he was a key player in building. more »

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A Trip Down Memory Lane In North Carolina

By Cliff Schecter

April 24th, 2008

One would have to strain to be shocked that a racist ad is finding its way out of the bowels of conservativism in North Carolina. more »

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