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Video: Obama's School Speech (and the Right's Real Problem With It)

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2009.
One right-wing commentator tips his hand: the president's just too likable.

Drug Use by Political Candidates Isn't a Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy on the Issue Should Be

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.
Now that the climate for political candidates has eased on personal drug use, we should focus on punishing elected officials who still believe in the drug war.

Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. June 24, 2009.
Despite the government's efforts to keep GM afloat, the company is hemorrhaging jobs.

Democrats Make Massive Gains as GOP Deteriorates

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. May 21, 2009.
In seven short years, the American electorate has radically changed.

Baucus Healthcare Plan: Arrest Doctors, Nurses

John Nichols, The Nation. May 14, 2009.
While the health-insurance lobby has been welcomed to the roundtable discussions organized by Baucus, the nurses and their allies were told to leave.

Obama for Single-Payer Before He Was Against It.

David Sirota, Open Left. May 11, 2009.
How Political Elites Have Made Single Payer "Politically Impossible"

Is Obama's 'Major' Health Care Announcement Just a Bunch of Bull?

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 11, 2009.
Touting the industry's "voluntary" commitment to not rip off consumers seems more in the appeasing camp than in the "real change" camp.

Obama vs. Schwarzenegger: White House Threatens to Rescind Stimulus Funds

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 8, 2009.
"I am glad that President Obama stood up for us," said Greg Price, a homecare worker and SEIU UHW member in Fresno County.

White House Reinserts Commitment to Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell on Website

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 4, 2009.
A "backward step from a clear campaign promise" is corrected.

President Obama Appears on 'The Tonight Show' (Watch It)

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. March 20, 2009.
No sitting president has ever appeared on one of the late-night talk shows.

Obama Sends a Direct Message to the Iranian People

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 20, 2009.
"My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us ... "

Why the Media Meme of the Week Is Wrong

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 10, 2009.
President Obama can chew gum while walking folks.

Stem Cells, Science and Beating Back Bush

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. March 9, 2009.
This is an "unsubtle ... repudiation of the Bush administration and its attitude towards science."

Americans Rightly Blame Bush, Not Obama, for Current Economic Woes

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 4, 2009.
Conservatives claim Obama is responsible for all drops in the stock market. Clearly, the American people don’t agree.

Obama Goes to Work on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 3, 2009.
This sounds relatively encouraging, but it would be even better if we had a sense of how long the review process is going to take.

Obama Tells Certain Republican Govs to Cut the Crap

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Video. February 23, 2009.
He wasn't calling out Jindal, Sanford, and Barbour specifically, but the message was hard to miss.

For the First Time in My Adult Life, I am Really, Really (Really) Proud of My Country

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2008.
Yes We Did.

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