Stories by David Sirota

David Sirota is a best-selling author of the new book "Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live In Now." He hosts the morning show on AM760 in Colorado. E-mail him at ds@davidsirota.com, follow him on Twitter @davidsirota or visit his website at www.davidsirota.com. subscribe to David Sirota's feed

Resisting False Choices & Getting to a Truly Humane Immigration Policy

Posted on: Apr 23, 2009, Source: Open Left

Big Money is wrapping exploitative policies in the patina of human rights and tolerance.

Journalism, the Drug War and Democracy: Bill Moyers' Must-See Interview with 'The Wire' Creator David Simon

Posted on: Apr 20, 2009, Source: Open Left

Simon is firing on all cylinders throughout the interview, but I found this statement on the politics of the drug war particularly poignant.

The Right Goes Batshit Crazy Over Progressives' Huge Tax Victory

Posted on: Apr 6, 2009, Source: Open Left

The most important tax fight you've never heard about.

Obama's Bailout Double Standard and the Revival of Reaganism

Posted on: Apr 1, 2009, Source: Brave New Films

What’s fascinating about all this is the surprising revival of tactics first pioneered under Ronald Reagan.

Energy Taxes' Faustian Bargain Hits Colorado

Posted on: Mar 28, 2009, Source: Open Left

The danger of governments relying too much on fossil fuel taxes smacks CO square in the face.

This Is What the Class War Looks Like

Posted on: Mar 24, 2009, Source: Open Left

There is an incredible amount of hate out there right now - and the most intense of it is coming from those at the top.

Economic Double Standard: America Is a Kleptocracy, Not a Democracy

Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Source: Open Left

What this moment is is a huge opportunity.

America Is Angry; Why Are Obama Aides Still Fretting About Elite Opinion?

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009, Source: Open Left

Why is the Obama admin more worried about the populist anger's consequences for its image rather than its utility in passing an aggressive agenda?

From the 'I Shit You Not' File: Rove Slams Politiczing

Posted on: Mar 9, 2009, Source: Open Left

It's like something you'd expect to read in The Onion -- only it's actually happening in real life.

Why AIG Is So Central to the Meltdown

Posted on: Mar 5, 2009, Source: Open Left

Any institution that is allowed to become so foundational to the whole economy should be at least partially nationalized.

Cartoon Makes the Point: Nothing Is Too Big to Fail

Posted on: Mar 4, 2009, Source: Open Left

Nothing is too big to fail -- and if it is, it shouldn't be private.

Making Reid Do It: The Best Way to Prevent Dem Defections and Pass EFCA

Posted on: Mar 3, 2009, Source: Open Left

Make Harry Reid choose between getting every Democrat on board, or ending his political career.

Nationalization Is Not Scary, It's as 'American as Apple Pie'

Posted on: Feb 26, 2009, Source: Open Left

Nationalization is everywhere in America and has been for a long time.

Mr. President, Shouldn't Health Care Come First?

Posted on: Feb 23, 2009, Source: Open Left

Why is Obama is adamant about focusing the debate over entitlement reform even partially on Social Security and not on universal health care?

Market Populism vs. Grassroots Populism: Which Side Are You On?

Posted on: Feb 20, 2009, Source: Open Left

This divide between the Market Populism people are fed through the media and people's own Grassroots Populism is a major catalyst.

GOP Aims to Outflank Dems on Economic Populism

Posted on: Feb 17, 2009, Source: Open Left

Democrats need to hurry up and embrace their populist wing.

A Great and Easy Way to Compare the House and Senate Stimulus Bills

Posted on: Feb 11, 2009, Source: Open Left

For those who want to dig into the differences between the House and Senate stimulus bills, ProPublica has produced this great side-by-side chart.

Ridiculous: Radical 'Free Trader' to Head Obama's Trade Enforcement Apparatus

Posted on: Feb 3, 2009, Source: Open Left

It's hard to believe that the government's trade enforcement apparatus will be focused on fair trade now that Gregg will run it.

Four Less-Reported Pieces of Hugely Good News

Posted on: Feb 2, 2009, Source: Open Left

Let's kick the week off with four pieces of less-reported but nonetheless significantly awesome headlines.

Corporate Media Manufactures Power for Limp GOP

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009, Source: Open Left

Cable news shows gave powerless and irrelevant Republican legislators twice as much media coverage about their views on the stimulus bill.

Fox News Spins History (Again)

Posted on: Dec 25, 2008, Source: Daily Kos

The New Deal was responsible for extending the Great depression, according to the "fair and balanced" propaganda channel.

Maddow Busts Morgan Stanley Board Member for Lack of Transparency

Posted on: Dec 24, 2008, Source: Blog for Our Future

Last night, Rachel Maddow did something I never thought I'd see a journalist do ...

Obama Backs Off Promise to Pass Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil

Posted on: Dec 3, 2008, Source: Blog for Our Future

Between this move and the move to wait to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, it looks like Obama is breaking some promises.

Study Shows 'Center-Right Nation' Narrative Spiked Immediately After Election Day

Posted on: Nov 22, 2008, Source: Blog for Our Future

We're not talking about theory anymore -- we're talking about empirical fact.

Are There Any Other Qualified People In America Other Than Clintonites?

Posted on: Nov 19, 2008, Source: Open Left

I ask this based on the Obama appointments - my back-of-the-envelope estimate is that they are 90 percent Clinton administration officials.

Why Are Democratic Leaders at War With 'the Left'?

Posted on: Nov 18, 2008, Source: Open Left

"The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their votes."

Excellent Maddow Piece Spells Out Why Lieberman Must Be Stripped of His Chairmanship

Posted on: Nov 14, 2008, Source: Open Left

Maddow took all the arguments against Joe and summed them up in a really great piece last night.

Ron Paul Will Help Obama in Montana

Posted on: Sep 9, 2008, Source: Open Left

Good news for Barack: Paul will appear on Montana's ballot in November.

Pelosi Plays Hardball on Trade: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on: Apr 9, 2008, Source: Open Left

Mostly the ugly...

The Issue That Could Decide the Democratic Nomination and the General Election

Posted on: Feb 23, 2008, Source: Open Left

It's NAFTA stupid.

Hillary Clinton's Superdelegates Coordinate "Screw Democracy" Message

Posted on: Feb 14, 2008, Source: Open Left

Egomania knows no bounds and no loyalty - not even to the founding principles of democracy.

Economic Class Is Finally a Presidential Campaign Issue

Posted on: Jan 11, 2008, Source: Open Left

On the Democratic side, Edwards class-based campaign has pushed candidates like Clinton and Obama to lately vent more populist themes

Why Is Rep. Al Wynn Being Primaried? He's The New Joe Lieberman

Posted on: Nov 1, 2007, Source: WorkingForChange.com

David Sirota: Wynn represents part of the corrupt Washington Establishment, the Money Party that both Republicans and Democrats are a part of.

Democrats Are Afraid of Their Own Shadows

Posted on: Jul 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: Democrats' spinelessness and unprincipled calculation imperils the efforts to end the war and reform health care.

A Conservative Collapse in the Rocky Mountain West

Posted on: Jul 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: Conservatives economic elitism rejected by one of the most reliable conservative ideologues in one of the most reliably conservative strongholds.

Why Progressives Should Look Westward

Posted on: Jul 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: The big chance to stand with the little guy, split apart conservatives' coalition and protect the environment all at the same time.

Why Washington's Pundits Are Scared of You

Posted on: Jul 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: Men like David Broder, Joe Klein and George Will are afraid the politicians in D.C. are going to start listening to the people instead of them.

Are Progressives Jealous of Michael Moore?

Posted on: Jul 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: Doing good and doing well is not something to be looked down upon by the progressive movement.

Barack Raises Millions … Now What Does it Mean for the Future?

Posted on: Jul 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: What are the deeper questions the Barack Obama fundraising bonanza raises about American politics?

Rocky Mountain Right Reels As Public Rejects GOP's Outdated & Elitist Rhetoric

Posted on: Jul 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Sirota: The era of the right's economic message potency is over in the Rocky Mountain West - and that creates opportunities for Democratic politicians and progressive movement activists.

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