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Jacob Hacker
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Interests: Health Care for All
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Weekend Watchdog

By Terrance Heath
May 16th, 2008

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. We'll post a wrap-up here on the blog on Monday.

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America Will Be ...

By Terrance Heath
May 16th, 2008

Sometimes we are proud of an America that has yet to be, and that we hope will be someday. more »

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The Power of Defiance

By Michael Kwiatkowski
May 16th, 2008

If the electoral disaster of 2004 should have taught us anything, it's that our votes are wasted when cast for those candidates who represent the status quo and refuse to fight it. How many of you regret throwing your ballots away on John Kerry? more »

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Weekend Watchdog: Open Thread

By Terrance Heath
May 16th, 2008

Weekend WatchdogWe're in the process of trying out some new approaches to the Weekend Watchdog. One of them is this open thread, where we hope longtime "watchdogs" and the uninitiated will engage in sorting out what questions about which issues and news items from the past week this Sunday's yet-to-be announced guests should face. more »

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Manufacturing a Food Crisis

By Walden Bello
From thenation.com
May 15th, 2008
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thenation.com — How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.

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How Progressives Can Be Making Sense in 2008

By Bernie Horn
May 15th, 2008

Making Sense 2008A large group of Americans favor both progressive policy and conservative philosophy. As a result, they can be persuaded to side with either progressives or conservatives, depending on how a political question is framed. The "Making Sense 2008" project is producing and distributing research-based talking points on a variety of issues that can be used to reach these persuadable voters.. more »

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Running to the Right: Barack Obama and the DLC Strategy

By Bruce Dixon
From blackagendareport.com
May 14th, 2008
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blackagendareport.com — Back in 2003, when Obama was a candidate for the US Senate in the Illinois Democratic primary this reporter and Glen Ford challenged him on the fact of his affiliation with the Democratic Leadership Council. The right-wing, corporate-funded Trojan Horse inside the Democratic party had fervently embraced his political career...

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Rebranding Republicans

By Robert Borosage
May 13th, 2008

"We're going to give you the change you deserve."
—House Minority Leader John Boehner

That's not a threat; it's a promise—from the Republican congressional leaders. Really. Led by perpetually tanned House leader John Boehner, Republicans have suddenly discovered that the country wants change—and they have decided to offer it to us. more »

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Curtain Time For Barack Obama - Part I

By Evelyn Pringle
From smirkingchimp.com
May 13th, 2008
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smirkingchimp.com — The Illinois political mob already had a major fundraising operation in place for Blagojevich by 2004, and its safe to assume that when Obama and Rezko first started setting up the real estate deal for the mansion and lot in December 2004, Obama never thought about any repercussions on his run for president.

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Health Care As the New Terrorist to Fear

By David Sirota
From smirkingchimp.com
May 13th, 2008
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smirkingchimp.com — Thanks to America's health care system, today was a very stressful day for me. My story is so typical as to be boring -- which is a really sad commentary.

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