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Dissent in Denver

Posted on: Aug 27, 2008, Source: The Nation

The Nation hits the streets to talk with DNC protesters.

Comedian Patton Oswalt: "The Bush Presidency Is Kind of Like the Movie 'Battlefield Earth'" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Apr 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"...When it first comes out it sucks and then in twenty years people say, 'Did I say that sucked, I meant it sucked donkeys..'"

40 Years Ago Today: The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [VIDEO]

Posted on: Apr 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

On April 4th 1968, a brilliant and sincere prophet of progressivism was cut down at the age of 39.

Will Hillary Say Anything to Win the Nomination? [VIDEO]

Posted on: Apr 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Hillary Clinton says she wants to count all the votes...but she also wants the super delegates to overturn the will of the voters.

Al Gore on '08 Democratic Race: "I'm Not Applying for the Job of Broker" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Apr 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

On "60 Minutes", Gore talks about his new multi-million dollar climate change campaign and reflects on both the 2000 and 2008 elections.

Cusack on Military Contractors in Iraq: "I'm Not Ready to Cede the Constitution to This Bunch of Hoodlums [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet

John Cusack promotes his new film "War Inc", which satirizes the military culture that makes companies like Halliburton and Blackwater rich.

The Murat Kurnaz Story: An Innocent Man Tortured at Gitmo Tells All [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet

An innocent man held as a terror detainee for years talks about how Americans tortured him in Afghanistan and Gitmo.

Keith Olbermann Presents the Commander-in-Chief Test [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet

How often should the commander-in-chief joke about nuclear holocaust?

Bush Gets Booed by Crowd of 41,000 at Baseball's Season Opener [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Just listen to the massive cacophony of boos then welcomes Bush as he walks to the pitcher's mound. It's glorious!

Sadr Tells Mahdi Army: Don't Lay Down Your Arms [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet

This can't be good...

Recession the Movie: Now Playing Everywhere [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet

From the producers who brought you "The Iraq War" comes a new thriller, guaranteed to send a chill up your spine.

Creationists Pollute Young Minds at Museum [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Disturbing and infuriating footage of creationists manipulating young children on anti-evolution tours of museums.

Eliot Spitzer Linked to Yet Another Upscale Prostitution Ring

Posted on: Mar 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Wicked Models promised clients Ivy-league educated women and employed dozens of prostitutes.

McCain's Achilles Heel [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The Democrats are missing a big opportunity to strike early at John McCain's Achilles heel -- his lockstep support for an extremely unpopular war.

Wal-Mart Sues Brain-Damaged Employee [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The story of the Shank family is heartbreaking in the sense that it could happen to anyone.

This Is What a Feminist Looks Like [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

What do America Ferrera, Larry David, and Amy Brenneman have in common?

"Stop-Loss": New Film Explores Systematic Abuse of Iraq War Veterans [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Back home in Texas after fighting in Iraq, a soldier refuses to return to battle despite the government mandate requiring him to do so.

Fox News Chaos: Anchor Walks Off Set, Wallace Rails Network for "Obama-Bashing" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Fox News' very own anchors are speaking out -- and walking off -- over what they perceive to be "Obama-bashing" on their network.

Maher: "Obama Is the Jackie Robinson of Politics" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Bill Maher says just like Robinson was when he broke the color barrier in baseball, Obama is expected to be perfect at all times and to offend no one.

Al Franken on Letterman: "There's a New Progressive Majority in America" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 19, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Franken talks with Dave about the strength of his Senate campaign in Minnesota and the excitement all across America for a progressive agenda.

Colbert Interviews Samantha Power: "Why Not Call Hillary a 'Cookie Monster'?" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Samantha Power gives her first American television interview since her dismissal from the Obama campaign.

The 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq: Will It Last Another Five Years? [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Nearly 4,000 US soldiers and over 100,000 Iraqi civilians dead. Happy birthday.

Winter Soldier Testimonials 2008: Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Tell All [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

They will present photographs and videos, recorded with mobile phones and digital cameras of brutality, torture and murder.

Colbert Gets "Doped Up" to Interview Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance

Posted on: Mar 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Nadelmann: "There has never been a drug free society in human history."

Bush Cancels Presidential Election [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

At the suggestion of Pakistan's Musharraf, Bush declares a state of emergency and postpones the upcoming election.

Pat Buchanan Flips Out When Black Guest Calls Out His Racial Prejudice, Tells Her to "Shut Up" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow said to Buchanan. "I've never heard you tell anyone to shut up before. That was absolutely, completely ridiculous of you."

Olbermann's Special Comment on Clinton and Ferraro: "This Is Not a Campaign Strategy, This Is a Suicide Pact" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"This, Sen. Clinton, is your campaign, and it's your name. Grab the reins back from whoever has led you to this precipice, before it is too late."

Why Hasn't David Vitter Resigned?

Posted on: Mar 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

And what about Larry Craig, Dick Morris, John McCain and for the matter, George Bush and Dick Cheney?

Did You Know Obama Is Black? Not That There's Anything Wrong with That! [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

A parody of the Clinton campaign's not so subtle attempts to inject race into the presidential race.

Geraldine Ferraro Defends Her Racist Remarks on Obama

Posted on: Mar 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Samantha Power quit. Guess who won't.

The View: Lying About Sex vs. Lying About War [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

What is the greater sin for a politician, lying about personal indiscretions or lying about a major policy decision?

Bill Moyers Journal: John McCain and the Downfall of Conservatism [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Moyers talks to Matt Welch of Reason Magazine, and Mickey Edwards about what a McCain presidency might mean for this country.

FCC Probes Local Alabama Censorship of "60 Minutes" Don Siegelman Story [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Why did "60 Minutes'" expose of how Karl Rove destroyed Don Siegelman's career not appear in its entirety on local Alabama stations?

Iraqi Americans Give Their Two Cents on the War [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"In Iraq they call Paul Bremer, 'Little Saddam'."

Child Featured in Hillary's "3 am Phone Call" Commercial Supports Obama [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"While I love Hillary, I would much rather hear Barack Obama's voice at the other end of the phone at 3am," says the now 17-year-old Casey Knowles.

Samantha Power Speaks Out on "Monster" Controversy [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

"I was just afraid really that the campaign would not stay at the level it had been on and I let out in a wave of frustration, " says Power.

Stephen Colbert and John Legend: "The Girl Is Mine" [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Colbert at the R&B star do an unlikely cover of the Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney classic.

The Onion: New Poll Shows Bullsh*t Is the Most Important Issue for US Voters [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Yet more funny because it's true news from the Onion.

A Tribute to the Fallen GOP '08 Presidential Candidates [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Now that McCain has wrapped up the GOP Nomination, the Young Turks take a trip down memory lane and pay tribute to the wingnuts that have faded away.

McCain Can't Quit John Hagee: Right Wing Televangelist Blames Hurricane Katrina on Gay Pride and More [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Horrible Hagee highlights, like saying God will send terrorists to attack America for supporting a two state solution in Israel/Palestine.

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