Darfur: Stop the Genocide, Stop the U.S. Spin
Everybody talks about genocide, but, it seems, nobody in authority does anything about it. This past Sunday, there were major protests in Washington, featuring Sen. Barack Obama and actor George...
View ArticleHow the Democrats Played at Reform
This was the year that the Democrats were supposed to seize on the public outrage over Republican corruption (and incompetence) as a mandate to clean up Washington and win back Congress. But by the...
View ArticleCan Economic Populism — or “Authenticity”— Save the Democrats?
Last week, some of the Democrats’ most engaged proponents of pushing the Democrats leftwards — including Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana and author Thomas Franks — gathered to promote economic...
View ArticleFade-Out: Jazz Fest and the African-American Future of New Orleans
Following Tuesday night’s contentious debate between incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin and white challenger Mitch Landrieu, yesterday’s Washington Post had a disturbing story about the changing face of New...
View ArticleAfter gays and flag-burning, what’s next for GOP?
With the President and his panicky Republican allies seeking to rally the base with constitutional amendments against gay marriage and flag-burning, what else can they do to win support? They’re...
View ArticleWhy are the comics tougher on Bush than the Democrats?
Tonight, on HBO, comic Lewis Black eviscerates George Bush, Dick Cheney and right-wing fundamentalists in a funny, biting way that the leaders of the Democratic party — or even many progressives —...
View ArticleAmericans want change, but can progressives make the sale?
At the opening of today’s Take Back America conference, hosted by the Campaign for America’s Future, progressive leaders, pollsters, Robert Redford and even a bland Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid,...
View ArticleHillary meets the anti-war left: booing at progressive conference
Hillary Clinton is supposed to have some of the most dedicated factions of the Democratic Party in her corner, but there’s a new interest group competing for power in addition to minorities, the...
View ArticleObama offers vision, while Dems offer laundry list
On the final day of a largely inspiring Take Back America progressive conference, Sen. Barack Obama offered, in a powerful, well-received speech, a searing critique of Bush administration policies,...
View ArticleMore than a prayer: activists take on corruption and poverty today
Progressive activists are launching new initiatives today that take on, in different ways, our distorted government priorities fueled by crony capitalism and a corrupted Congress. Hundreds of...
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