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Freedom from a Dead-End Life: True Liberty Means Defeating the Right-Wing's Nightmare Vision for America

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 16, 2012.

The Right likes the parts of "big government" that limit our freedoms and attacks those that expand them.

Understanding the Ideological Divide Between Liberals and Conservatives: Is it Possible for Us to Get Along?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Journalist Chris Mooney discusses his new book, "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Reject Science -- and Reality."

Are Conservatives More Fearful Than Liberals?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. February 5, 2012.

The GOP seems to understand a psychological phenomenon that researchers are studying: conservatives appear to be motivated by fear in a way that liberals are not.

White Liberals Have Cooled on Obama -- Does Race Have Anything to Do With It?

Melissa Harris-Perry, David Sirota, The Nation and Salon. September 27, 2011.

Melissa Harris-Perry argues that we're seeing a "more subtle form of racism." But David Sirota counters that it's not racism but Obama's right-wing policies that are to blame.

How Obama Squandered the High Hopes of Those Who Elected Him

Bob Burnett, AlterNet. July 24, 2011.

Barack Obama has not been the leader progressives expected. He is competent but not transformational. He is responsible but not a visionary.

The Slippery Slope of "Humane Intervention": Why Do Liberals Keep Talking Themselves into War?

Clancy Sigal, AlterNet. April 5, 2011.

Once again, many liberals have bought into American power as a force for good. But it's just another ugly, expensive war we now own

Watch Out for Pseudo-Liberals Joining the Elites' Attack on Social Security

L. Randall Wray, New Deal 2.0. February 12, 2011.

Liberal attacks on Social Security are the unkindest cut of all.

Conservatives Ruined the Economy and Now They're Blaming Liberalism

David Smith, AlterNet. January 18, 2011.

Conservatives have been lamenting the death of liberalism for years, while proving that their philosophy leads to disastrous governance.

5 Ways to Deal With Your Conservative Relatives This Thanksgiving




Sarah Seltzer, Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. November 24, 2010.

How does one deal with the conservatives at the family table while avoiding a massive food fight? Stay calm and relaxed, and follow these simple guidelines.



Hedges: A Collapsed Economy, Hateful Conservatives and Ineffectual Liberals Are a Recipe for Fascism

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 8, 2010.

American politics, as the midterm elections demonstrated, have descended into the irrational.

Michael Moore Blames Iraq War on Liberals and The New York Times

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. September 15, 2010.

Never forget: Bad wars aren't possible unless good people back them.

What the Tea Parties Really Want: A Return to "White Man's Country"

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. August 9, 2010.

"We want our country back" is not just an anti-Obama call to action. It is a call to revive the idea that America should belong to white people.

Why Being Liberal Really Is Better Than Being Conservative

Greta Christina, AlterNet. June 10, 2010.

Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree about specific issues -- we disagree about core ethical values. Can a case be made that liberal values really are better?

Hedges: The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 8, 2010.

Tens of millions of Americans, lumped into a diffuse and fractious movement known as the Christian right, are aiming for a theocracy.

Where's the Sane, Liberal Anger? Have Progressives Abandoned Emotion to the Right?

Clancy Sigal, The Guardian. March 3, 2010.

While Tea Partiers protest loudly at the mess we're in progressives seem to be stewing in their own sterile politeness.

Why Obama Should Stop Forcing the Left to Eat Sh*t

Booman, Booman Tribune. December 17, 2009.

What the administration is facing is a consequence of the left having to eat too much shit on a whole host of issues.

Glenn Beck Better Health Care Analyst Than New York Times?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 9, 2009.

OK, probably not. But sometimes seemingly straight reporting has the potential to be more harmful than crazy, wild-eyed screaming.

Why Do Conservatives Doubt Global Warming? Because They Like to Piss Off Liberals

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 8, 2009.

Obstructionism is an art form. A really annoying art form.

Are Liberals Pathetic?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. December 7, 2009.

Sterile posturing and cowardice have hollowed out the liberal cause.

Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott

Ari Melber, The Nation. November 12, 2009.

The fight is about accountability for campaign promises.

Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: American Girl Doll an Agent of Political Indoctrination

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 24, 2009.

The long-suffering American children confront yet another Leftist threat.

Bill Moyers: Conservative Radicals and the Politics of Vengeance

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. September 21, 2009.

Intellectual conservatism is dead. And the angriest, most intellectually bankrupt elements have taken over the movement.

Van Jones' Resignation: A Moment of Truth For Liberal Institutions in the Veal Pen

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. September 6, 2009.

Where are all the statements defending Van Jones by liberal organizations? They are staying silent, while the White House sells out the interests of their members.

American Brokenness: A Lament on Healthcare

Daniel Schultz, Religion Dispatches. September 3, 2009.

Conservatives in this country are undergoing an existential crisis, but this is not the time for liberals to sit by smugly and watch.

Obama Has Betrayed the Progressives Who Got Him Elected -- So Now What Do We Do?

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. August 31, 2009.

Total withdrawal dates and single-payer healthcare were never seriously part of the agenda. They were nice, empty promises, made to get elected.