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Battle for the Bench

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truthdig.com — If the long conservative era that began with Ronald Reagan's election is over, will the judges appointed during the right's ascendancy be able to block, frustrate and undermine the efforts of a new progressive majority? Is the Supreme Court, as two influential journalists describe it, 'the last hope of the conservative interests in the United States.'

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Olbermann has sold out.

I just got done reading Keith Olbermann's tortured excuse for not calling out Barack Obama on his FISA cave, and frankly, it's as lame as it can get. Sorry, Keith, but you've sold out to the far right without even realizing it. Here's why. more »

Party Crashing: How the Facebook Generation Does Politics

alternet.org — How do today' youth — black youth in particular — choose their leaders? Hint: It's not by skin color or party affiliation.

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Pearls of Thunder

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opednews.com — Here are some Rock and Roll you-tube videos that will tell you what any war is good for. From For What Its Worth, to Which Way are You Going, Lives in the Balance, to David Evans singing Bring all the Boys Home.
As good an anti-war article as you will ever find, right now on the netweb.

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Capitulation Row for Dems

progressive.org — Before heading out for summer recess, the Democratically controlled Congress is on the cusp of handing Bush two big victories — and the American people two big defeats.

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Where Is the Debate on Race?

thenation.com — While the nation pats itself on the back for finally offering up a serious black presidential candidate, racial inequality and what — if anything — to do about it, have not been part of the discussion. Yet race remains a fundamental divide in American society.

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Fear and hope on the runaway train: A review of “Beautiful World"

Before I offer my review of “Beautiful World,” Eliza Gilkyson’s new CD on Red House Records, two disclaimers up front.

First, this really isn’t a music review because I don’t know anything about music. I’m the guy they put in the back row of the choir with instructions to mouth the words as quietly as possible. I learned three guitar chords once; I remember two of them. more »

Czech Anti-Radar Protest Gaining Ground

Following a year of protests and coalition building at home and abroad in opposition to the proposed U.S. radar base in the Czech Republic, activists Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar launched a hunger strike. The hunger strike that began in Prague on May 13 and ended three weeks later, has touched off series of actions that are gaining national and worldwide support. more »

Where Is the Debate on Race?

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thenation.com — Racial inequality and what, if anything, to do about it, have not been part of the discussion. Yet race remains a fundamental divide in American society.

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What Liberal Media?

alternet.org — If the media are so liberal, why did most mainstream news outlets swallow Bush's lies about Iraq?

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