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!.

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 26, 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: Apr 30, 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 19, 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 17, 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 17, 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 30, 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 4, 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: Sep 30, 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.