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Sens. Sanders, Brown and Landrieu Conduct Mock Filibuster to Voice Criticism of Tax Deal (Video)
Editor's note: This story was originally published on Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern time, while Sen. Bernie Sanders speech was still in progress. This morning at approximately 10:30 am, …
WikiLeaks: Tying Assange to Manning Won’t Be Easy
Washington — Even as some government officials contend that the release of thousands of classified documents by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange jeopardizes U.S. national security, legal experts, Pentagon officials …
Justice Department Prepares for Ominous Expansion of “Anti-Terrorism” Law Targeting Activists
In late September, the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and antiwar offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids, the Obama Justice …
After the Arctic Spill – Shell, Palin and Obama
I’ll tell you a fictional story ‘After The Arctic Spill,’ but first some announcements from the real world. Last week was filled with news about offshore oil drilling in …
Can Union Solidarity Trump Tea Party Rage?
Despite the somewhat rocky relationship between the labor movement and the Obama Administration, Democratic hopes for holding on to Congress were largely dependent on the political efforts of organized …
Pelosi’s Hawkish Views Undermine Obama’s Middle East Peace Efforts
There are a number of ironies in the efforts by conservative Democrats to oust Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader for being “too liberal.” For …
An Open Letter to the Left Establishment
Editor's Note: We have received this text from its original authors; many of us have signed on as individuals; we share it now with you, our readers. www.ProtestObama.org A …
Cops Guilty in Post-Katrina Shooting. Can Verdict Help New Orleans Heal?
The conviction of three New Orleans police officers Thursday, for the shooting and subsequent coverup of the death of Henry Glover in the chaotic days after hurricane Katrina in …
Back to Basics
In the first few shaky, panicky days after the attacks of September 11, I found myself driving through downtown Keene, New Hampshire. There on the green of a large …
Halliburton May Pay 500 Million To Nigerian Government To Settle Case And Keep Cheney Out Of Jail
As ThinkProgress previously reported, earlier this month, the Nigerian government moved to “charge former Vice President Dick Cheney in a massive bribery case involving $180 million in kickbacks paid …