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6 Reasons the Koch Brothers Had a Very Bad Week

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

An FBI investigation, a new documentary, and a negative court ruling: here's a look inside the Kochs' worst week in a while.

The Right Wing's Election-Year Islamophobia Fuels a New Smear Campaign Against Obama

John Feffer, TomDispatch.com. March 29, 2012.

In an election in which racist slogans are off the table, the Islamophobic accusation of "acting Muslim" remains a politically acceptable chauvinism.

Conservative Alternatives to the DREAM Act: New and Hardly Improved

Afton Branche, Huffington Post. February 12, 2012.

The right seems to be motivated by restrictionist ideology rather than a consideration of common sense.

The Truth About the Conservative Mind: Why Reactionaries from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin Have Fought Real Liberty

Corey Robin, The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 29, 2012.

Conservatism is a reaction to democratic movements, like OWS, that challenge the authority of elites.

3 Ways Conservative Christianity's Obsessions Promote Abortions

Valerie Tarico, Away Point. January 24, 2012.

One of the great ironies of American society is that most abortions in the U.S. are caused by conservative Christians.

Andrew Sullivan is Right: Obama Has Governed as a Conservative

blah bla, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.

Sullivan took Obama's critics to task for not recognizing his accomplishments--sadly, those accomplishments only appeal to "conservative-minded independents" like him.

Is Your Senator Representing Charles and David Koch?

Robert Greenwald, Huffington Post. January 15, 2012.

Americans for Prosperity released its rankings this week of senators and congressman who toe the Koch line most, and it gave a total of 44 A+s for the 112th Congress.

Is There a Scientific Reason Many Conservatives Hate Science?

Chris Mooney, Huffington Post. January 11, 2012.

Some conservative denial of science may well be cynical. But polls show that large numbers of conservatives really believe the global warming and evolution aren't real.

10 Stupidest Moments of Fox and Friends

Justin Berrier, Media Matters for America. December 16, 2011.

Fox & Friends punctuates its incessant campaign to promote conservative politics with some extremely absurd moments.

The War on Halloween: A Mixed Message from Fox News and the Right

Leslie Savan, The Nation. October 30, 2011.

Conservatives can't make up their mind: is Halloween Satanic or an all-American tradition being sabotaged by immigrants?

The Foxification of CNN? 8 Signs the Network Is Trying to Tilt Crazy Right

Mark Howard, AlterNet. October 12, 2011.

If there's one thing that American media doesn't need, it's another Fox News. The first one is already doing a stellar job of advancing the GOP agenda.

"Letting Jesus Pick Your Birth Control?" Conservatives All Over the Country Fighting to Deprive Women of Contraception

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. October 7, 2011.

Right-Wing politicians at the federal and state levels have launched an attack on contraception.

Meet the Wealthy Men Trying to Buy Our Upcoming Election

Justin Elliott, Salon. September 29, 2011.

These are America's best-funded political factions, their war chests filled by some of the richest men (and almost all are men) in the country.

The Rise of the Pro-Ignorance Right Wing Puts us All In Danger

Stephen Pizzo, The Smirking Chimp. September 25, 2011.

Tea Party simpletons wrap themselves in prideful ignorance, and treat matters of life and death, like global warming, with dismissive derision.

How the Modern GOP Is Like a Death Cult

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. September 18, 2011.

Contemporary conservatism has surrendered to a virulent, dystopian, and pathologically hyper-individualist state of nature.

8 Ways Conservatives Abuse History ... and the Truth

Zachary Newkirk, The Nation. August 22, 2011.

The conservative movement is powered by selective memory and convenient historical revision.

The Obama Wars: Why Do We Tear Each Other Apart Over Whether the President Is a Failure or Success?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 16, 2011.

The debate over Obama's role in the mess we're in is distracting progressives from the real fight.

Shock Doctrine: How Conservatives and Corporate Elites Are Stoking Economic Hysteria to Force Catastrophic Cuts

Robert L. Borosage, Blog for Our Future. August 8, 2011.

Conservative and corporate elites are stoking the turmoil, and using fear to panic a public into accepting harsh measures that would be otherwise unacceptable.

Yep, Right-Wingers Still Banning Books -- Slaughterhouse-5 Booted from School for Being "Contrary to the Bible"

Rob Boston, Talk To Action. August 8, 2011.

Let's hope students at Missouri high school can find another way to get their hands on Vonnegut's masterpiece.

If You Own An Xbox -- Or An Air Conditioner -- Can You Still Be Considered Poor?

Rae Gomes, AlterNet. July 21, 2011.

A conservative think-tank seeks to redefine poverty, and of course, gets it all wrong.

No, We Won't End Up Like Greece: 5 Reasons Conservative Fear-Mongering Is Totally Wrong

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 17, 2011.

Right-wing media and lawmakers are spinning utterly wrong comparisons between the US and Greece.

Inside ALEC, The Koch-Funded Group Behind Right-Wing State Laws

Beau Hodai, In These Times. July 13, 2011.

How ALEC, the Koch brothers and their corporate allies plan to privatize government.

The Relentless Christian Crusade to Prevent Kids from Learning Science

Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine. July 11, 2011.

Religious Right strategies to introduce fundamentalist Christianity into public school science classes have (ironically) evolved over the years.

10 Reasons Andrew Breitbart Should Apologize (Or Just Shut Up and Go Away)

Mark Howard, AlterNet. June 7, 2011.

Just because Breitbart lucked into being correct about Weiner doesn’t mean his long-established pattern of deception should be dismissed.

Thought Police: How the Tea Party's Assault on Dissenting Thought Has Trapped the GOP

Paul Waldman, The American Prospect. May 24, 2011.

The Right has always policed dissenting thought in its ranks. But in the past few years the Tea Party has upped the ante.