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Opposition to the Bailout Will Not Destroy America

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 1, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Instead of applauding representatives who, for once, heeded the public, the pundits blasted those who dared get out of line.

Let's Renegotiate NAFTA and the WTO Agreement

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. September 30, 2008.
Trade is not an end in itself -- the goal is to improve people's living standards.

Wall Street Bailout Takes Us Back to the U.S.S.R

By David Sirota, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Lawmakers are pushing kleptocratic socialism -- a system where the objective is theft.

Troy Davis Deserves a New Trial

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 25, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The Supreme Court will decide Monday whether it will take Davis' case. If it doesn't, he likely will be executed, despite evidence of his innocence.

The Wild Stuff that Makes Its Way Around the Internet

By The Masher, AlterNet. September 23, 2008.
Media and Technology: You won't see this stuff in the mainstream media.

Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. September 22, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Free market ideology comes down to socialism for the rich, capitalism for everybody else.

What Obama Is Doing Wrong

By David Sirota, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.
Obama is eschewing the populism that could undermine the royalist Right and fix the economy. And the GOP is filling the resulting void.

The Wall Street Bailout: Why Politicians Can't Be Trusted

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 18, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Now that the government is bailing out the finance industry, taxpayers should be in the driver's seat -- not politicians beholden to Wall Street.

Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: This legislation would give employees a fighting chance to regain some of their lost rights.

Country First? Not for Republicans

By David Sirota, AlterNet. September 12, 2008.
Election 2008: As the RNC revealed, jingoism, partisanship, and Bible-thumping social conservatism seem to have priority over 'country' in the conservative mindset.

Are 'Real' Journalists Jealous of Jon Stewart?

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. September 12, 2008.
Media and Technology: It blows the conformist minds of big-name journalists to see "The Daily Show" regularly slam right-wing rulers.

Maddow's Debut Show Launches on MSNBC: She Fights Lies Uttered by Politicians, Repeated by Media

By The Masher, AlterNet. September 9, 2008.
Media and Technology: Maddow shows that smart, provocative, truth-telling journalism and commentary has a potential massive audience on cable TV.

In Fight Over Law Securing Workers' Right to Organize, Corporations Bill Themselves as Underdogs

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. September 5, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Corporate honchos and bought-off lawmakers are trying to kill a proposal that makes it easier to join a union.

Palin Helps Alaska Get Rich Off Oil While the Rest of the Country Suffers

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. September 3, 2008.
Election 2008: We're all part of one nation. So why do the people of Alaska get a cut of oil company profits when the rest of us don't?

A Swarm of Lobbyists Would Run McCain's White House

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. September 1, 2008.
Election 2008: McCain has already assembled his clique of advisors, and they don't have our best interests in mind.

The Democratic Convention Was Anything But Conventional

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 29, 2008.
A Soldier Speaks: This year's Democratic convention may have helped forge a new progressive movement.

If Obama Wins, Who Will Be in His Cabinet -- And Who Should Be?

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. August 28, 2008.
Election 2008: Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power.

Bolivia: Can the Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. August 27, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: A wealthy minority in Bolivia seems determined to thwart the changes demanded by a majority of the population.

John McCain: Running for War President at Any Cost

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 27, 2008.
In order to win, McCain needs a new Cold War. Lucky for him that Republicans are so good at whipping up false international threats.

Gay Colorado Politician Heads Toward Election Milestone

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. August 25, 2008.
The success, so far, of Jared Polis' run for Congress underscores how far voters have come in looking beyond sexual orientation.

There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 22, 2008.
Election 2008: Yet the media fixate on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, neglecting local elections and issue-based organizing.

McCain's Warped Worldview

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 20, 2008.
Election 2008: McCain's campaign is an irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality that's proving scarily successful with uninformed voters.

The Clash Between Progressives and Obama

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. August 20, 2008.
Election 2008: Support for Obama should not require a lack of candor about his defects.

Media Mash: Crashing an Obama Book | CNN: Getting as Bad as Fox

By The Masher, AlterNet. August 18, 2008.
Media and Technology: A new book about Obama is a welcome antidote to anti-Obama propaganda, and CNN does the right's dirty work for them.

Evan Bayh: Worst Choice for VP

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 15, 2008.
Election 2008: Bayh doesn't have a single significant accomplishment to his name -- a miraculous achievement, even by Washington's do-nothing standards.

Dissent Is Essential to Democracy

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 14, 2008.
Election 2008: So why are people being arrested for lawful protest?

Courts Support Rights of Gay Students

By Deb Price, AlterNet. August 11, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Court decisions across the country give school officials a timely reminder that gay kids have the right to express themselves.

The West Takes Center Stage in National Politics

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 8, 2008.
From energy policy to health care reform, the West is where America's political future will be forged.

Army Recruiter Threatens High School Student with Jail Time

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 7, 2008.
War on Iraq: A Texas army recruiter was recently suspended for telling a teenager he would be sent to jail if he chose college over the military.

The New Face of Terrorism? A Square White Guy

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 6, 2008.
The deadliest biological assault on the United States may have been perpetrated by a church-going white man, with anthrax from our own weapons labs.

Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. August 1, 2008.
Environment: A "green stimulus" package would give the economy a lift while simultaneously reducing energy consumption.

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 1, 2008.
Movie Mix: Many filmic treatments of Washington present a more hard-edged political reality than most of today's so-called journalism.

U.S. Election Turns Global

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 31, 2008.
Election 2008: Obama's historic candidacy serves as an inspiration to people the world over.

Respected Academic Denied Entry into U.S.

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 30, 2008.
Our government finds it necessary to protect Americans from academics who disagree with Bush.

Obama and McCain Suck Up to the Bankers

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 30, 2008.
Election 2008: Both candidates are scrambling to enlist the expertise of the geniuses who helped spur our economic meltdown.

Congress Reconsiders Ban on Gays in the Military

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 28, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The hearing was an important first step in repealing an un-American law that hurts the military by pushing away talented gays and lesbians.

How to Solve America's Wage Crisis

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: When labor rights are protected, wages go up. It's time to make union-membership a civil right.

Who's Paying for the Conventions?

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
Election 2008: A loophole in campaign-finance law allows corporations to pour unlimited funding into political conventions.

Obama's Clearest Path to the Presidency: Talk About Wages

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
Election 2008: If Obama counters the GOP's race-baiting by promoting working-class interests and a fairer trade agenda, he will win the White House.

Is Obama Betraying His Promise of Change?

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 23, 2008.
War on Iraq: Like McCain, Obama seems to embrace the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror."

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