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Hometown: Chicago, IL
Interests: The Big Con, conservative failure
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Running From Reality

By Bob Herbert
From nytimes.com
September 6th, 2008
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nytimes.com — If there was one pre-eminent characteristic of the Republican convention this week, it was the quality of deception. Words completely lost their meaning. Reality was turned upside down.

From the faux populist gibberish mouthed by speaker after speaker, you would never have known that the Republicans have been in power over the past several years and used that titanic power to lead the country to its present sorry state.

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Weekend Watchdog

By Terrance Heath
September 5th, 2008

The conventions are behind us, and as the balloons and confetti are swept up, it's time for for the watchdog to make its weekend rounds. The Sunday show line-up particularly interesting this week, both because of the names you see and the names you don't see. 

At least one politician who made a big splash this week isn't taking any questions for a while, but there's lots of time to study (and time for tutoring) on the way home for all the questions to come on the campaign trail. In the meantime, we'll have to make do with the line-up we've got.

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White Christian America versus Everybody Else

By Sara Robinson
September 4th, 2008

In the current issue of The Nation (which also featured a cover story co-authored by our own Bob Borosage), Chris Bowers pointed out a structural truth that lies at the heart of both American political parties. In the Age of Reagan, it came to pass that the GOP consolidated itself as the party of people who are white and Christian. more »

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Access to the Courts in the Obama Moment

By Kia Franklin
September 3rd, 2008

On this site we are in the middle of a critical discussion about the Obama Moment. Progressives fighting to restore our values in this country must seize upon the increase in political engagement and energy that Obama has inspired, to meet our agenda for those tangibles that our values require. more »

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When did lawful dissent become "terror"

By Marjorie Cohn
From truthout.org
September 2nd, 2008
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truthout.org — Marcus Washington hit with pepper spraySo here it is America, vegetarians and left wing groups have been defined in the policies of the FBI and the state as suitable candidates for observation, surveillance, illegal arrest and detention. The security paradigm has changed.

The Mugabe tactics in Zimbabwe are here on your streets, now, at the hands of the state. The darkness is coming.

Also from the New York Times: Dozens Detained Ahead of Convention

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Twin Cities Violence: Just What The RNC Ordered

By Sara Robinson
September 2nd, 2008

What we're seeing in Minneapolis (and did not see in Denver) is incitement to riot on a grand scale—planned and executed by law enforcement agencies themselves. There's plenty of evidence that the orders are coming from the federal level—and a credible suggestion that local law enforcement has been promised some sweet favors if they deliver. more »

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Indian Americans Could Be Critical To Election

By Toby Chaudhuri
August 31st, 2008

The political attitudes and values of Indian American voters tend to be more progressive and Democratic than their non-Indian American counterparts, according to the first-ever focus group of likely Indian American voters conducted in Fairfax, Va. this summer by the Campaign for America’s Future. more »

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Making Them Do It: The Next Challenge

By Digby
August 30th, 2008

progressive-moment-button-1.jpgNow that the festivities in Denver have drawn to a close, one thing, at least, is clear to me after having spent four days among progressives from all over the country: They are convinced that this moment is real and that the stakes have never been higher. There is a sense of opportunity and engagement with issues that I haven't seen in progressive circles for some time. more »

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New Spy Software Coming On-Line: "Surveillance in a Box" Makes its Debut

By Tom Burghart
From globalresearch.ca
August 29th, 2008
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globalresearch.ca — You've heard of the FBI's "Quantico Circuit" and were outraged by illegal warrantless wiretapping by Bushist minions. To no avail, you flooded Congress with emails and phone calls, angered by the bipartisan "FISA Amendments Act of 2008" and the swell party thrown by AT&T for "Blue Dog" Democrats in Denver this week for the convention.

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Georgia and Kosovo: A Single Intertwined Crisis

By Philip Palij
August 29th, 2008

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