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“Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama“
“Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama” by Will Bunch Will Bunch, the author of the brilliant Reagan biography “Tear Down This Myth,” …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Price of Independence
Washington - Imagine that your neighbors started getting letters describing all sorts of horrific deeds you had allegedly performed. Wouldn't you feel you had the right to know who …
Boehner Will Back Middle-Class Tax Cuts if It’s the Only Option
Washington - House Minority Leader John Boehner said Sunday he is willing to back tax cuts only for the middle class if that's the sole option he's got — …
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A Conversation With the Sea Shepherd
Paul Watson doesn’t care what you think. The captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been putting himself between whales and harpoon ships for more than 30 years, …
The NFL’s Win-Win Labor Agreement
The opening of the NFL season, usually an exciting time for fans, players, and owners, may be bittersweet this year because the owners of the National Football League are …
How Much “Success” Can Afghans Stand?
With the arrival of General David Petraeus as Afghan War commander, there has been ever more talk about the meaning of “success” in Afghanistan. At the end of July, …
Fox Calls for Repeal of the 20th Century
Since President Obama's election, Fox personalities have expressed opposition to or called for the repeal of virtually every progressive achievement of the 20th century, including Social Security, Medicare, the …
Right-Wing Republicans vs. Corporate Democrats vs. Progressive Populists
At this bleak political moment, gaining Congressional power for progressives might seem like pie in the sky. More and more desperate efforts are underway to stave off a Republican …
Second Soldier Alleges Former Tillman Commander Ordered “360 Rotational Fire” in Iraq
Another former soldier of Bravo Company 2-16 (2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment) has said in a radio interview that a controversial battalion commander ordered soldiers to open fire on …