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Dems Take a Pounding in the Mid-Terms: Progressives Not Bold Enough, Says Caucus Leader

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 3, 2010.

The final results of the 2010 mid-term elections have only just been tallied, but progressives have already begun their soul-searching.

Will the Tea Party Take the Senate? 8 Races to Watch

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 2, 2010.

The Republicans may not win the Senate, but the Tea Party could take it hostage, thanks to millions of unaccountable dollars, post-Citizens United.

How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment

Dan Bischoff, AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. October 29, 2010.

Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there's no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider -- the Senate minority leader. So he is.

Is Right-Wing Senator DeMint the Biggest Obstructionist in History?

ThinkProgressSeptember 30, 2010.

The Republican South Carolina senator's threat to essentially shut down legislation in the chamber is a shocking act of scorched-earth politics.

Religious Right to Tea Party: Join Us or Die!

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 21, 2010.

At the Values Voter Summit, religious-right leaders offered Tea Partiers a Faustian bargain: Embrace our theocratic agenda, or lose big-time in November.

Republicans Spar Over Health of Tea Party Movement

David Edwards and Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 6, 2010.

South Carolina's Republican senators take issue over the Tea Party movement: Lindsey Graham says it's destined to "die out." Jim DeMint begs to differ.

The Tea Party Is Dangerous: Dispelling 7 Myths That Help Us Avoid Reality About the New Right-Wing Politics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 1, 2010.

It may be fashionable to dismiss the Tea Party and its radical, right-wing pals, but we do so at our peril.

Alvin Greene: Victorious Mystery Candidate With an Obscene Past

Suzy Khimm, Mother Jones Online. June 12, 2010.

He beat the establishment candidate in the Democratic primary race for South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat, but nobody's ever heard of him. Who is Alvin Greene?

Ethics Complaint Leveled at Right-Wing Congressional Members of Shadowy Christian Group

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 2, 2010.

A group of congressmen and senators living in a posh townhouse on Capitol Hill owned by the notorious Family may now have to answer to ethics committees for low rent.

Conservatives' Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

Day One of this year's conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.

Video: Mainstream Media Unwittingly Collude in Republican Lies About Obama

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 5, 2010.

On the "Today" Show and in Politico, DeMint and Cheney's lies about Obama go either unchallenged, or weakly corrected.

"Tea Party: The Documentary" -- Attending a Bizarre Movie Premiere for Right-Wingers in Washington

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.

Presented by FreedomWorks, the front group that organized the 9/12 March, a new documentary on the tea parties attempts to suggest that the protests were spontaneous.

SC GOPers Use Anti-Semitic Stereotypes to Defend Sen. Jim DeMint

BarbinMD, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2009.

In a recent letter, Edwin Merwin and James Ulmer said DeMint is "watching our nation's pennies" -- just like a Jew.

Blowing the Lid off the Bizarre (and Frighteningly Powerful) Members of The Family

tristero, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2009.

These people are seriously demented, un-Democratic, and fanatical. Most importantly, they are in positions of great power.

Republicans Will Be Toast in 2010 If the Dems Pass Health Reform, and They Know It

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 21, 2009.

If Obama and the Democrats get health care reform done, the Republican Party is finished in the next election. So it's pulling out the stops.

Top 5 Myths About Closing Guantanamo

The Progress ReportJanuary 27, 2009.

Obama has promised to close Guantanamo within a year. So lets debunk some of the most ill-informed myths that might stand in the way.

Gop Senator: McCain Betrayed Republican Principles

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. November 15, 2008.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R) stepped up to become the first high-profile Republican official to blame John McCain for his defeat.