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After Conceding, Then Unconceding, Then Conceding, Then Unconceding, NY Conservative Concedes

Doug Hoffman today issued a statement in which he admitted Bill Owens won the NY-23 special election.

Will Joe Lieberman Be the Only Dem to Sabotage Health Reform?

Joe Lieberman will work with Republicans to kill health care reform, no matter the consequences for the millions who are counting on this bill to pass.

What Does it Mean to Take Sarah Palin and the Tea-Bagger Set "Seriously"?

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

I know we're supposed to, but ...

Dems Have No Excuse for Failing on Health Care

by Mike Lux, Open Left

Yes, political changes are hard. But if Democrats don't deliver now, no excuse will cut it.

Fox News' Fuzzy Math: 193 Percent of the Public Support Palin, Romney and Huckabee (Video)

by Ben Armbruster, Think Progress

Pie graphs never lie. Except when they do.

Video: Utah Senator: "I Don't Want The Gays Stuffin' It Down My Throat"

by Adele Stan, AlterNet

In an interview about a proposed anti-discrimination measure, Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars reveals some deep-seated fears.

Lou Dobbs On Whether He's Thought About Running For President: "Yes Is The Answer"

by Matt Corley, Think Progress

In an interview on Fred Thompson's radio show today, Dobbs suggested that he might actually considering a run for the White House.

Conservative Bishop Denies Kennedy His Holy Cracker*

by Joshua Holland

Is God cool with us picking and choosing Her teachings?

Glenn Beck Dividing U.S. into 7 Parts ... Will Offer Americans Right-Wing Education

by Staff, Media Matters for America

9/12 movement spreads its pernicious tentacles.

Sarah Palin Celebrates Her Humble Roots by Eating at a Restaurant That Serves a $25,000 Dessert

by Byard Duncan, AlterNet

Last week, Palin visited a Manhattan eatery that is a destination for celebrities, former presidents, and the "elite" she so proudly condemns.

Sex, Beer, Heroin and Cocaine: How Prosecutors Pay Off Criminal Snitches

Ryan Blitstein, Miller-McCune.com. November 26, 2009.
All too often, prosecutors aid and abet the crimes of their informants. And that's just one disheartening outcome of American law enforcement's bungled dealings with snitches.

White House's Ties to Health Care Industry Deeper Than Visitor Records Show

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
The White House released records cataloguing 575 visits by health care industry heavyweights since Jan. 20. The ties run deep.

The Vampire Banks Are Back: Will There Ever Be Meaningful Financial Reform?

Dean Baker, CounterPunch. November 25, 2009.
The halls of Congress are infected with financial industry lobbyists looking to block necessary changes to our broken financial system.

Is the House's Health Bill Really Worse than Nothing?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 24, 2009.
Some progressive opponents of the health care bill say it's so bad, we may as well drop it. That analysis ignores the millions of Americans who stand to get coverage.

What Denying Unauthorized Immigrants Health Insurance Will Cost You

AlterNet. November 23, 2009.
Call it a "nativist tax."

The Story of 500 Years of Global Greed and Misery

Lucy Komisar, IPS News. November 23, 2009.
"The End of Poverty?", a documentary by Philippe Diaz, paints a lurid picture of globalization's role in the First World/Third World rift.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe: 3 Potential Obstacles to Health-Care Reform

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 23, 2009.
Harry Reid may have gotten the Senate to move his health-care bill forward, but a handful of conservative Democrats could still keep the bill from getting a final vote.

New Right-Wing Craze: Using Bible Quote to Pray That Obama’s 'Days Be Few'

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress. November 20, 2009.
A new slogan is making its way onto t-shirts and even teddy bears: 'Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,' which reads, 'Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”

Reagan Didn't End the Cold War -- Leftist Intellectuals Did

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. November 20, 2009.
Reagan was inspirational, but to claim he defeated Communism is a disservice to the millions of Eastern Europeans who struggled against great odds for their freedom.

Forty Years After Its First Episode, Sesame Street Is Still Saving the World

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 19, 2009.
Thanks to lots of research (and, of course, to Jim Henson's genius), Sesame Street continues to aid in early childhood development.

Iraq Throws Obama a Curve Ball, Key 2010 Elections in Peril

Raed Jarrar, Erik Leaver, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.
Obama has muddied the waters in his response to the current election crisis.

Organizers Fire up Grassroots for Immigration Reform Fight Ahead

Marcelo Ballve, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.
Organizers are putting together a series of “house parties” after the White House said it was preparing to push Congress on immigration reform early in 2010.

Is House Health Care Bill a Threat to Our Constitution?

Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State. November 18, 2009.
The House health-care bill isn't just a threat to women's rights; with the Stupak amendment, it's a breach of the Constitution.

Anti-Abortion Group to Protest Palin

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Online. November 18, 2009.
To liberals, she epitomizes the anti-choice far right of the GOP. But to American Right to Life, Sarah Palin is not pure enough.

A Year After the 2008 Election Galvanized Young Voters and Organizers, Where Are They Now?

Elizabeth Méndez Berry, The Nation. November 17, 2009.
Getting to the bottom of who the "Yes We Can" generation really is.

An Open Letter to Harry Reid: Here's How to Cut Health Care Costs

Robert B. Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. November 17, 2009.
Nobody said this would be easy. But passing the health reform that America deserves involves a little political muscle.

Why Won't Obama Give You a Job?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.
Wall Street's raking in massive profits and paying its execs and traders record bonuses, thanks in part to government cash. What about ordinary Americans?

Does Racism Drive Opposition to Health Reform?

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 17, 2009.
In a recent study, prejudiced people were more likely to support the health plan when it was linked to Bill Clinton, than when it was linked to Obama.

Supremes Hear Case Hinging on Immigrants' Right to Get Cases Reviewed in Fed Courts

Beth Werlin, Immigration Impact. November 17, 2009.
The case may hinge on a technical matter, but the case highlights an important legal principle.

Copenhagen: An Anti-Globalization Movement Comes of Age

Naomi Klein, The Nation. November 16, 2009.
Ten years after the Seattle protests, climate activists are poised to make the U.N. climate change summit their "growing up party."

American Youth in the 21st Century: Pathologized, Criminalized and Disposable

Henry A. Giroux, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
Young people today face imprisonment, the prescription of psychotropic drugs, psychiatric confinement, and zero tolerance policies that model schools after prisons.

Immigration Hardliners Gearing Up to Kill Pragmatic Reform Once Again

Maribel Hastings, America's Voice. November 16, 2009.
Organized anti-immigrant groups range from extremist neo-Nazi organizations to respected Washington, D.C.-based think tanks.

Catholic Bishops Put Sex Obsession Ahead of Mission to the Sick and the Poor

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage. Now they're threatening services to the sick and poor of Washington, D.C., over same-sex marriage.

Napolitano Signals Reform to Come in First Major Discussion of Immigration

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 15, 2009.
Napolitano challenged Congress to do its share, to be brave enough to give her the tools she needs to enforce and transform our immigration laws.

Lou Dobbs Is History at CNN ... Now What?

Angelo Falcón, New America Media. November 14, 2009.
Will we be seeing more Latino executives, anchors, commentators, contributors, and producers at CNN?

Sarah Palin's Poison: The Secret of Her Right-Wing Success

Richard Kim , Betsy Reed, The Nation. November 14, 2009.
Some may secretly relish the embarrassing spectacle that is Sarah Palin. But she's dangerous; the more we chuckle, the more indignant her army becomes.

The Democratic Party: Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. November 14, 2009.
In the wake of the passage by Democrats of a radical anti-abortion measure, Democratic women are asking, "Whose party is this?"

Memo to the Tea-Baggers: God and Country Aren't with You

Glynn Wilson, Locust Forks News-Journal. November 14, 2009.
You don't appear to know what "freedom" means.

Single Payer Now!

Sen. Bernie Sanders. November 13, 2009.
In my view, the real solution to the problem of how to reform health care in this country is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system.

Why the Catholic Bishops Who Pushed Through the Stupak Amendment Are Hypocrites

Jon O'Brien and Nancy Keenan, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.
The same language the bishops thought too weak to truly ban public funding for abortion maintains their charities' own access to public money.

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