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How Many Anti-Pot Politicians Will be Ousted Before They Realize the Will of the Majority?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. May 25, 2012.

Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is insignificant to the American people.

Cory Booker Falls Victim to Disease of False Equivalence

Ilyse Hogue, The Nation. May 21, 2012.

In an effort to appear objective in a political climate anything but, talking heads now feel the need to utter a Democratic offense in the same breath as a Republican offense.

Conservatives: Giant Bullies Who Abuse the Weak

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. May 14, 2012.

Mitt Romney is a bully. And he's just right for the GOP.

Limbaugh Affiliate Reports Millions In Lost Revenue

Angelo Carusone, Media Matters for America. May 9, 2012.

Cumulus Media, a radio company that carries Rush Limbaugh's show on 38 of its stations, announced millions in losses directly attributable to Limbaugh's show.

Partisan Death Jam: How the Two Parties Are Destroying Our Political System

Lucy McKeon, Salon. May 8, 2012.

The new book "It's Even Worse Than It Looks" explores the adversarial, winner-take-all climate we find ourselves in today that makes governing near impossible.

Noam Chomsky on America's Economic Suicide

Laura Flanders, Noam Chomsky, GRITtv. May 4, 2012.

We’re a nation whose leaders are pursuing policies that amount to economic “suicide” Chomsky says. But there are glimmers of possibility.

Why the GOP's Really Afraid of a "Cool" Obama

Leslie Savan, The Nation. May 1, 2012.

Lately Obama has been raising the ante, asking which candidate would you like to share a song with, and the GOP considers this to be some kind of dirty trick.

Shock Doctrine at the Post Office: How the GOP Manufactured a Crisis and Too Many Dems Went Along

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos. April 22, 2012.

Hold one thought in your mind every time you read about the "crisis" the U.S. Postal Service is in: There is a crisis, but it's a manufactured one.

Republican Candidates Claim Fox News is Biased--Against Them

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 12, 2012.

The GOP candidates, flattered nonstop for years on Fox, suddenly found themselves competing for the channel's attention and fighting for kingmaker Roger Ailes' affection.

GOP, Fearing Backlash, Crafting Their Own Watered-Down Dream Act

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Huffington Post. April 2, 2012.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: they're playing a dangerous game.

6 Reasons the Koch Brothers Had a Very Bad Week

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

An FBI investigation, a new documentary, and a negative court ruling: here's a look inside the Kochs' worst week in a while.

Rx for U.S. Health (and Healthcare): A Politics of Solidarity and Equality

David Moberg, In These Times. April 1, 2012.

The same free-market politics that opposes even the conservative compromise of the Affordable Care Act lies behind policy shifts that have greatly increased inequality.

Paul Ryan's Healthcare Plan: Die Quickly

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. March 27, 2012.

The GOP demeans Americans by suggesting it would be more honorable for them to die without health insurance than receive it through their government.

Can Clear Channel Survive the Flight of Advertisers and Rush's $400 Million Payday?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. March 19, 2012.

How long will stations be able to sustain the ad losses on Limbaugh's show, and how does the host justify his $400 million pay in the face of the advertiser revolt?

Lies, Liars, and SuperPACs: Political Advertising Deceives Voters, and Reporters Aren't Fighting Back

Timothy Karr, Huffington Post. March 8, 2012.

In this era of deceptive political ads, TV viewers don't receive enough of the antidote: hard-hitting reporting that would help local voters separate political fact from fiction.

Is America on the Verge of Theocracy? 4 Fundamentalist Ideologies Threatening U.S. Liberty

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. March 7, 2012.

Extremists shape American politics to unabashedly pursue legislative policies that favor the rich and punish the poor.

The Truth About Drug-Testing the Unemployed

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. March 1, 2012.

The law has many problems, including Constitutionality. And while proponents say tax money should not fund drug use, opponents see more sinister stereotyping at work.

The GOP's Latest Southern Strategy Transports Us to the 19th Century

Akiba Solomon, Colorlines.com. February 29, 2012.

How the GOP's strategy combines racism and sexism.

Why Teaching People to Think for Themselves Is Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. February 27, 2012.

Democracy cannot function without an informed citizenry, and an ignorant public is just what Santorum and his allies count on.

5 Things to Know About the Michigan Primary

Dem FromCT, Daily Kos. February 26, 2012.

Will it be Santorum or Romney on Tuesday in Michigan? Both of them seem stuck in reverse.

Republicans Block the Vote: How Voter-ID Laws Suppress Registration Drives and Block Democratic Votes

Lou Dubose, The Washington Spectator. February 26, 2012.

There is no real reason for voter-ID laws. Simply stated, voter-ID bills become laws because Republican legislators pass and Republican governors sign them.

Republicans Flip-Flop Again on Tax Cut for Working People

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Throughout this episode, Republicans never wavered or vacillated or faltered in any way in performing their most basic function as a political party: pandering to the rich.

Moyers: How Money and the Media Are Shaping the 2012 Elections (And Why You Should be Watching the Fox News Debates)

Bill Moyers, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Moyers & Company. February 22, 2012.

Bill Moyers talks with media critic Kathleen Hall Jamieson about money in politics, the media's missteps and the way the GOP's jeers shape debate results.

Why Is Rick Santorum Obsessed With Your Sex Life?

Ana Marie Cox, Comment Is Free. February 19, 2012.

Most Republicans like to talk about contraception and sexuality without actually talking about sex. Santorum seems to revel in it--and it freaks the GOP out.

Outrage: Congress Gives States the Go-Ahead to Drug Test for Unemployment Benefits (and Stick Taxpayers With the Bill)

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 19, 2012.

As part of a deal to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through 2012, Congress will allow states to drug test people applying for those benefits.

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