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Obama's Passive Conservatism Is Making a Lot of People Angry

Clancy Sigal, Comment Is Free. August 7, 2011.

In many ways, Obama's contribution to the left has been to weaken it. Should progressives go elsewhere?

Inaugurate This: Let's Celebrate the Grassroots That Sent Obama to the White House

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. January 17, 2009.

To discover who will make change once Obama takes office, supporters need to look in the mirror.

Why Obama Shouldn't Listen to the Media Noise Machine

David Sirota, AlterNet. November 21, 2008.

The media are telling Obama to ditch the agenda he won on and appease electorally humiliated Republicans. This is the last thing he should do.

Corporate Media Try to Scare Obama Into Betraying Progressives

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. November 20, 2008.

Bill Clinton's alleged lurch to the left in '92 is being used to push Obama to the right. Problem is, it never happened.

Obama Retreats from Key Progressive Issues

John Nichols, Roberto Lovato, TheNation.com and Of America. July 10, 2008.

Obama votes like a Republican on FISA and backs off from Iraq, keeping corporate America happy.