Stories by Brad Reed

Brad Reed is a writer living in Boston. His work has previously appeared in the American Prospect Online, and he blogs frequently at Sadly, No!.subscribe to Brad Reed's rss feed

8 GOP Primary Moments That Would Make Jesus Weep

Posted on Jan 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The party that loves to talk about Jesus has been defying His Word this season.

The Great GOP Primary Crash and Burn: 5 Republican Would-Be Saviors Flame Out in Hilarious Ways

Posted on Nov 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The GOP's "anyone but Romney" strategy has backfired.

The GOP's Lame Presidential Candidates: Are They Crazy Enough for the Right-Wing Screamers?

Posted on May 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Most of the GOP favorites have certain critical flaws that could cripple their chances of winning over the Limbaugh-Fox News-Malkin axis of the GOP base.

Yes, the Latest Right-Wing Paean to Sociopath Ayn Rand Is Really, Really Awful

Posted on Apr 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Take Lisa Simpson and combine her with Gordon Gekko and the obnoxious child-android from “Small Wonder,” and you get the perfect Rand hero.

5 Right-Wing Scumbags Bankrolling Dangerous (and Plain Weird) Conservative Causes

Posted on Nov 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Much ink has been spilled about the Koch brothers. But there are plenty of other wealthy right-wingers promoting dangerous policies.

6 Revolting Breakfasts That Just Might Kill You Before Lunch

Posted on Oct 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

From candy cereals to dead pigs piled onto biscuits, Americans start their days with some deadly concoctions.

The Ultimate Escape: The Bizarre Libertarian Plan of Uploading Brains into Robots to Escape Society

Posted on Aug 27, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Led by Futurist Roy Kurzweil, "Transhumanism," promotes the adoption of technologies that will eventually help “humans transcend biology."

Republicans Apologize, Grovel to BP

Posted on Jun 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet

One after the other, GOPers and conservatives are taking the side of the British company destroying our gulf.

Obama Can't Be Trusted on Wall St. Reform -- Here's How to Forge a Finance Bill That Doesn't Suck

Posted on May 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet

We can't trust Obama to forge an effective financial bill. But we don’t have to live in despair, because we have an alternative to the Obama-Dodd-Frank approach.

How the Sleazy Used-Car Salesmen at Goldman Sachs Tricked Investors into Buying Their Busted Clunkers

Posted on Apr 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Goldman Sachs is being sued by the government for allegedly defrauding its investors. Confused? Here's some plain talk about a mega rip-off.

3 Easy Ways to Smack Down Wall Street

Posted on Feb 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

A strategy for winning the next round of the finance debate sets up the progressive case for real reform, for the next time the bankers wreck our economy.

Learning Stupid "Lessons," Courtesy of the Washington Post

Posted on Jan 20, 2010, Source: Sadly, No!

No, voters aren't moved by "bipartisanship."

The 4 Stupidest Lose-Weight-Quick Schemes

Posted on Jan 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

From ab belts to Taco Bell diets, here are some of the dumbest -- and unhealthiest -- things people do to lose weight.

White House Scorecard for 2009: Why Obama Gets at Best a 'C" Grade

Posted on Jan 7, 2010, Source: Commonweal Institute

Merely being better than Bush is not how you get a good grade.

The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods

Posted on Dec 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Once upon a time, some brave scientists had a noble dream of ridding food of nutrients. That dream is closer to reality than ever.

Krauthammer: My Pants Don't Tingle When Obama Gets On His War-Talk!

Posted on Dec 5, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

War isn't a matter of national security for the neocon.

9/11 Suspect to be Tried in NY... and Right-Wingers Got Grievances

Posted on Nov 13, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

Really, it's their defining trait.

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Posted on Oct 31, 2009, Source: Commonweal Institute

The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

5 Crazy Right-Wing Freak-Outs in Just One Glorious Week

Posted on Oct 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A hilarious look at conservative thought in the Obama era.

GOPer: Fire Those Lefty Labor-Lovin' Cops and Bring in Private Mercenaries!

Posted on Oct 2, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

A vision of things to come?

Why Getting Health Care Passed Is Insanely Difficult

Posted on Oct 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Special interests have always worked to kill national health plans -- from the progressives' proposals during the Wilson era to Clinton's failed reforms in the 1990s.

Americans Pay More to Die Earlier -- Why Is Our Health Care System So Screwed Up?

Posted on Sep 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Because it was created by Dr. Frankenstein and Satan? Actually, the truth is far less comforting.

Why Are So Many Poor People Fat? Maybe it's the Triple Grease Burgers

Posted on Aug 28, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

But according to Megan McCardle's Glibertarian readers, they're losers!

The Fast Food Industry's 7 Most Heinous Concoctions

Posted on Aug 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

One of AlterNet's most popular articles of 2009: Some of America’s favorite chains offer some thoroughly repellent dishes.

Can't the New York Times Find a Better Stale Culture-Warrior?

Posted on Aug 10, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

You'd think there'd be someone on the right with something interesting to say.

In Right-Wing Bizarro World Military Coups Are the Embodiment of Democracy!

Posted on Jul 1, 2009, Source: Sadly, No!

Some things need to be read to be believed.

Rating the Greatest GOP Sex Scandals of the Past 20 Years

Posted on Jun 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

From Clarence Thomas to Mark Sanford, the definitive guide to randy Republicans

Seasteading: Libertarians Set to Launch a (Wet) Dream of 'Freedom' in International Waters

Posted on May 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A fringe brand of libertarians have been planning to escape the iron fist of democracy by founding a new country in the middle of the ocean.

Brain-Dead Economic Reporting: If Wall Street Approves of Obama's Plan, It Must Be a Winner!

Posted on Mar 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The corporate media's coverage of the administration's bank rescue plan comforts the comfortable.

Geithner's Folly: The Bank Rescue Plan Is a Disaster in the Making

Posted on Feb 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The new Treasury secretary's bailout could waste hundreds of billions of dollars and still not fix the financial sector.

What a Cheesy 1980s Teen-Flick Can Teach Us About the Bush Doctrine

Posted on Jan 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

From rejecting diplomacy to abusing prisoners to disdaining Europe, "Red Dawn" offers a blueprint for the Bush years.

The Desperate Right's Five Biggest Flops of the 2008 Election

Posted on Nov 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

How Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and other stupid stunts did not win the election for McCain.

How the Dems Can Alienate McCain From the GOP Base in Four Easy Steps

Posted on Oct 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Shameless tricks that date back to the Nixon days of "ratfucking."

How the GOP Is Counting on Hurricane Gustav for an Image Makeover

Posted on Sep 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

As the storm bears down on the Gulf Coast, the Republicans see an opportunity to help salvage their brand.

The Right's Five Most Hilariously Boneheaded Anti-Obama Smears

Posted on Aug 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

From birth certificates to Bernie Mac, a look at the goofiest attacks against the presumptive Democratic nominee.

The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency

Posted on Jul 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

A shorter version of our long national nightmare.

Elections in America: Millionaires Accusing Each Other of Elitism

Posted on Apr 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

This country can't afford to have another election decided by the idea that a member of the ruling class is "genuine" and others are "elitist."

Jonah Goldberg's 'Liberal Facism' Brings Historical Revisionism to Comical New Heights

Posted on Jan 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The welfare-wingnut king has decided that fascism is a phenomenon of the left.
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