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Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt
Dear Tea Party Movement, For the last few months, the world has been fascinated by your frenzied search for a presidential candidate who is not Mitt Romney. …
The Year of Voter Suppression
Claren Merritt, 3, looks up at her father Andy Merritt as he casts his ballot in Atlanta, on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (Photo: Erik Lesser/The New York …
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US Political News Is a Fool’s Game
“Game On” was Rick Santorum’s first comment after his “surge” was considered successful with a mere 30,000 votes in Ioway. He inadvertently gave the game away by calling it …
Super PACs, Occupy Iowa Protests and a Surging Rick Santorum: Iowa GOP Caucus Begins 2012 Race
Iowa is awash in millions of dollars of negative campaign ads funded by so-called Super PACs as voters head to their caucuses in the first real test of the …
If Ron Paul Wins Iowa, Antiwar Democrats and Independents Likely to Provide Margin of Victory
Ron Paul, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, on December 28, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) …
Ten Winning Moments for the 99% in 2011
2011 will be remembered as the year the world woke up and began to fight back against a tiny minority that had held on to control—of money, of political …
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Occupy Rigged Elections: A Call for the Second American Revolution in 2012
A protester with the Occupy movement is led away by law enforcement after interrupting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. …
Department of Justice Nixes South Carolina GOP’s Photo ID Restriction Law
Brad Friedman, BradBlog No time to detail this one for the moment, as I'm preparing to guest host the nationally-syndicated Mike Malloy Show tonight, so I'll just link to …
Occupy Wall Street, Mass Media and Progressive Change in the Tea Party Era: Our Window of Opportunity
Better understanding how both OWS and the Tea Party are discussed in media should remain a major focus of those concerned with promoting bottom-up notions of grassroots democracy.
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Tens of Thousands Gather in Moscow to Protest
Moscow - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered here on Saturday afternoon for a second large antigovernment demonstration, as a wave of new activists struggle to convert an inchoate …