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On AlterNet: reagan

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "reagan"

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 16, 2008.
Greedy corporations expect government hand-outs and deregulation at the same time.

Reagan Democrats Are Not Coming Back

Reagan Democrats Are Not Coming Back

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. May 27, 2008.
How do you win a demographic that votes against it's economic interests?

Wingers Freak Out Over Obama's

Wingers Freak Out Over Obama's "Identity Politics" -- What About Saint Reagan's?

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: PEEK. April 8, 2008.
Behold the Law of IOKIYAR -- It's OK if You're A Republican -- at work.

The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machine

The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machine

Marco Lanzagorta, PopMatters. April 6, 2008.
"Die Hard" is a militaristic fantasy that serves as an allegory for an outnumbered and out-gunned America.

What We Can Learn from Conservatives About Winning in Politics

What We Can Learn from Conservatives About Winning in Politics

Sara Robinson, TomPaine.com. March 13, 2008.
The same strategies that allowed Conservatives to take control of the country can help us undo their damage. (Part one in a series.)

Mellencamp to McCain: Stop Playing My Music

Mellencamp to McCain: Stop Playing My Music

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: Election 2008. February 5, 2008.
The songs are critical and ironic concerning Republican ideals. Shades of Reagan and Springsteen, eh?

Bill Clinton's Old Politics: Demeaning and Disingenuous

Bill Clinton's Old Politics: Demeaning and Disingenuous

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog AlterNet: Election 2008. January 25, 2008.
Bill Clinton’s ill-tempered and ill-founded attacks on Barack Obama are doing no credit to the former President, his legacy, or his wife’s campaign.

The GOP Candidates' Love Affair with Reagan

The GOP Candidates' Love Affair with Reagan

Will Durst, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
The GOP could roll into their National Convention with an entire starting basketball team of prospective candidates posing as Ronald Reagan.

Jim Hightower: Republicans Want to Put Reagan on Rushmore [VIDEO]

Jim Hightower: Republicans Want to Put Reagan on Rushmore [VIDEO]

Jim Hightower, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. January 16, 2008.
The real Reagan certainly doesn't deserve the heights of Rushmore, but neither did he fall to the depth of today's extremists who claim his image.

Who Strangled the FDA?

Who Strangled the FDA?

Greg Anrig, The American Prospect. January 16, 2008.
Add the FDA to the list of institutions that the conservative movement is bringing down.

Republicans Prefer a Dead Man Over Their '08 Candidates [VIDEO]

Republicans Prefer a Dead Man Over Their '08 Candidates [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. January 15, 2008.
Sam Seder asks a McCain supporter, "If Reagan is a 10, what is McCain?", "An 8," replies the Republican.

GOP South Carolina Debate:

GOP South Carolina Debate: "I Love Reagan More Than You!" [VIDEO]

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Video. January 11, 2008.
The remaining GOP '08 contenders desperately try to out-Reagan each other, oblivious to how pathetic it makes all of them seem.

Ronald Reagan's Role in the Hillary Hostage Situation

Ronald Reagan's Role in the Hillary Hostage Situation

Richard Kim, The Nation AlterNet: Health and Wellness. December 1, 2007.
Richard Kim: The gutting of public mental health services began with Reagan

Bob Herbert Slams David Brooks' Revisionism of Reagan's Racist Legacy

Bob Herbert Slams David Brooks' Revisionism of Reagan's Racist Legacy

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. November 15, 2007.
Amanda Marcotte: For instance there's Reagan's non-subtle signaling of support for the murders of 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964.

Paul Krugman Destroys David Brooks In Debate Over Reagan's Racism

Paul Krugman Destroys David Brooks In Debate Over Reagan's Racism

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2007.
Steve Benen: It's rather unusual for high-profile columnists at the same newspaper to engage in a public quarrel,

Why Top GOP Candidates Skipped the Black College Debate

Why Top GOP Candidates Skipped the Black College Debate

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. September 28, 2007.
Is it as simple as saying that the GOP's leading candidates for presidency just don't care about black people?

Was Merv Griffin An

Was Merv Griffin An "Openly Closeted" Homosexual?

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. August 20, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: During the peak of the AIDS epidemic, Griffin, a close friend of the Reagans, chose not to leverage his personal influence.

Bush to Surpass Reagan's All-Time Presidential Vacation Record

Bush to Surpass Reagan's All-Time Presidential Vacation Record

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. August 13, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: I guess you could look at it this way -- the more he's on vacation, the less damage he can do to the country.

Ronald Reagan Is Back From the Dead

Ronald Reagan Is Back From the Dead

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 12, 2007.
Taylor Marsh: The GOP's obsession with Reagan as some sort of Christ figure is revisionist history at its worst.

Why 400 Years of Knowledge is Better Than 20

Why 400 Years of Knowledge is Better Than 20

Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. May 9, 2007.
Reagan's presidency began a deliberate erosion of the public's right to a trial by jury. 20 years later his political heirs continue to feed the myth of "tort reform" and ignore the Constitution in favor of corporate interests.

Beware the ghost of Ronald Reagan! [VIDEO]

Beware the ghost of Ronald Reagan! [VIDEO]

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. May 4, 2007.
Rachel Maddow: Reagan's an obsession with these people ...

America Since 1980: A Right Turn Leading to a Dead End

America Since 1980: A Right Turn Leading to a Dead End

Dean Baker, AlterNet. April 27, 2007.
Economist Dean Baker's new book lays waste to the Reagan Revolution's unprecedented assault on working Americans' economic security.