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George McGovern Continues to Sell Out Labor

By Rick Perlstein
October 7th, 2008

This just arrived in my via my inbox: more »

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The Real Economy Strikes Back

By Robert Borosage
October 7th, 2008

So much for the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Stocks are tanking across the world. Clearly, once the bailout passed, investors took a good look at the real economy and dove for the mattresses. We’re headed into a great reckoning. And at the heart of that, as argued in our new op-ad in the New York Times, is this country’s unsustainable global economic strategy. more »

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Ten-Point Program for Systemic Economic Transformation

By Rebecca Em Campbell
October 6th, 2008

TEN-POINT PROGRAM FOR SYSTEMIC ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

1. Nonviolent secession of North American bioregions from the American empire, breaking the power of its criminal federal government that has seceded from the American people, and is actively violating human and natural rights throughout the planet. more »

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Weekend Watchdog Wrapup

By Terrance Heath
October 6th, 2008

Well, it looks like another 0-for-3 weekend for the watchdog, as most of the questions focused less on the economy and more on the presidential race and campaign tactics. more »

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Foreign Disservice

By Tom Sullivan
October 5th, 2008

Two items this weekend reminded me of the Foreign Service Exam. To be considered for the U.S. diplomatic corps, applicants have to pass a test which includes a challenging section on English usage. An English professor of mine once said he'd known college deans who couldn't pass it. Too bad passing it isn’t a requirement for American heads of state. more »

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E. coli conservatism headline of the year

By Rick Perlstein
October 4th, 2008

Tiny bit of melamine in food is OK, experts say/ But U.S. officials emphasize they won't tolerate deliberate additions more »

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Aesthetic Affirmative Action

By Rick Perlstein
October 4th, 2008

The reviews are in: American Carol, the conservative "comedy" about the liberal plot to ban the Fourth of July, is the worst film in the history of celluloid.

But according to our conservative friends, you've no less than a duty to see it anyway, because we've got a culture war to win, dammit! more »

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Is Bailout Constitutional?

By Jeff Watkins
October 4th, 2008

According to our Constitution, all appropriation bills must start in the House of Reps. So, here is my question and thought. Is the bailout bill that started in the Senate Constitutional? more »

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Postcard from Wasilla

By Sara Robinson
October 4th, 2008

Jonathan Raban, writing in the London Review of Books, gives us a keen insight into what happens when you let conservatives build cities: more »

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Weekend Watchdog

By Terrance Heath
October 3rd, 2008

It's been a nail-biter of a week, as the nation's attention rocketed between the bailout wranglings on the Hill (Will there or won't there be a bailout package? There is.) and the vice presidential debate (How will the candidates do? Both survived.). But the real question is: Who will be on the Sunday shows, and what questions will the watchdog ask?

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