On AlterNet: ideology

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Why Right-Wingers (and Media Hacks) Are Totally Wrong About What Americans Believe -- We're Becoming Less, Not More, Conservative

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 17, 2012.

Americans' views on the most pressing issues of the day are actually solidly progressive, so why do the media keep getting the story wrong?

Vision: How to Make Media Reflect the Popular Views of Americans, Not Those of Elites

Paul Rosenberg, AlterNet. May 30, 2011.

We should demand that the media cover the views of the majority.

The Dangerous Conservative Philosophies That Put People Behind Bars

Mike Konczal, New Deal 2.0. January 7, 2011.

Two conservative ideologies are at work behind the huge prison population.

Left Versus Right Is Meaningless -- It's Us Versus the Corporations

Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture. September 29, 2010.

It is now an Individual vs. Corporate debate – and the Humans are losing.

Conservative "Purity Test" Too Right Wing for Ronald Reagan

John Nichols, The Nation. November 25, 2009.

Rigid conservatives in the RNC want to establish a purity test for the party's candidates. Guess what? Reagan the conservative hero would have failed most of the criteria.

Provocative New Book Challenges Us to Really Ask "Why?"

Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Berrett-Koehler Publishers. July 15, 2009.

When we create the right environment for deliberative democracy, we can arrive at consensus. In that consensus, there is power.

The Results Are In: Americans Are Now More Closely Aligned With Progressive Ideas Than at Any Time in Memory

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 30, 2009.

On issue after issue, significant majorities of Americans favor progressive solutions to the nation's problems and reject the right's worldview.

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.

America Is a Center-Left Country No Matter How Much the Corporate Media Say Otherwise

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 10, 2008.

Outside of a few social issues, Americans are firmly in the progressive camp, but that hasn't prevented a lot of bloviating to the contrary.

American Liberalism Making a Come-Back

Daniel De Groot, Open Left. July 12, 2008.

Data from 1984-2006, shows a narrowing gap between cons and libs.

Why Conservatives Can't Govern

Robert L. Borosage, TomPaine.com. March 20, 2007.

Alberto Gonzales is the latest imperious conservative tripped up by his own ideological arrogance.