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Why 99% Spring?

George Goehl, AlterNet. April 8, 2012.

During the week of April 9-15, 100,000 people will train to engage in non-violent direct action in the name of a new economic vision.

Go Away, Daddy! The Revolting Bob Parsons and His Toxic Internet Empire

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. January 3, 2012.

If unbridled capitalism is the plague, Go Daddy Founder Bob Parsons and his horrible company are the infected boils on the body politic.

The Era of American Dominance is Coming to a Close

Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com. November 13, 2011.

The “postwar world” brought into existence as a consequence of World War II is coming to an end. A major redistribution of global power is underway.

Conservatives Have Defiled "Freedom" Long Enough -- It's Time for Liberals to Reclaim the Word

Corey Robin, The Nation. May 16, 2011.

We must push the argument that the market is a source of constraint and the government an instrument of freedom.

Is There Room for Rough, Tough Men?

Andrew Ladd, The Good Men Project. December 8, 2010.

Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom" and Benjamin Percy's "The Wilding" offer interesting takes on the role of "rough" masculinity in our culture.

Why Freedom Should Be the #1 Issue for Progressives

Frances Moore Lappé, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

The right has long co-opted the idea of freedom for its political advancement. What if progressives took it back?

We Are Entering a New Political Era, and We Need an Educated Public to Deal with It

Doug Kreeger, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.

The era of hearing that government is evil, that a "hands-off" government gives us freedom is over. Now it's time to think about the public good.

What President-Elect Obama Must Do Once He Closes Gitmo

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation. December 9, 2008.

Help end the unconstitutional military commissions.

Palin Unhinged: Latest Desperate Attack on Obama Is Unbelievable

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. October 25, 2008.

Palin tried to draw a connection between Barack Obama's tax policy and an encroaching, nightmarish, communist government.

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver

Davin Hutchins, American News Project. August 26, 2008.

Not everything is warm and fuzzy at the DNC.

Freedom's Just Another Word For Rushdoony

Bruce Wilson, February 24, 2007.

Bruce Wilson: NYT Op-Ed Advances Christian Reconstructionist Legal Arguments.

The Government's Assault on Press Freedom

William Bennett Turner, San Francisco Chronicle. December 12, 2006.

The United States government consistently undermines democracy by eroding the media's ability to report.

Fighting the 'Imperial' Internet

Bill Moyers, Scott Fogdall, TomPaine.com. October 18, 2006.

Corporate media are looking to use the "free market" to add the internet to their empire. But we can't let them dominate the 'net and undermine our democracy.

Coming Out Of The Closet: To Help Legalize Marijuana, You Have To Speak Your Mind

Allen St. Pierre, December 31, 1969.


Absurd: Tea Party Mayor Rejects Federally Funded, Job-Creating Amtrak Line

Steve M., December 31, 1969.


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