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Sucking Up to the Bankers : A Bipartisan Lovefest
“The Bankers” by Art Young.They’re the ones who got us into this messBy Robert Scheer / July 30, 2008 This is a time to condemn the bankers, not to embrace them. They are the scoundrels who got us into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Democratic Party, Depression, Economy, Investments, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party
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Are There Real Differences Between Democrats and Republicans?
‘Oh, hell yes!’By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2008 Steve Russell is a former Austin activist and staff writer for the sixties underground newspaper The Rag. He has worked as a lawyer, an elected judge in … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Republican Party
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A Free Speech Graveyard at the Democratic Convention in Denver?
Free speech zones have been employed by both Democrats and Republicans at past political conventions. This year, however, Democrats face the embarrassing possibility that they will be the only party actually caging dissenters. Yet as John W. Whitehead points out … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Freedom of Speech, Social Action, Video
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Denver : Under the Big Top
Progressives have a big tent at the Dem ConventionBy Steven Rosenfeld / July 14, 2008 A tent for 800 journalists, bloggers and activists will be set up at Denver’s Democratic Convention site. Few activities are more filled with political insiders … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Journalism, Media, Progressives
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Texas Democrats Riding High
Barack Obama campaigning in Austin during the Texas Democratic primary. Photo by AP.How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star StateBy Bob Moser The followinig article on the resurgence of the Democratic Party in Texas appears in the July … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogosphere, Democratic Party, Michelle Obama, Netroots Nation, Texas, Texas Democrats
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Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Netroots Nation director Gina cooper.Progressive politics meets the internetBy Sarah Lai Stirland / June 25, 2008 Gina Cooper is the director of an annual phenomenon now known as Netroots Nation. The four-year-old annual gathering, formerly known as the YearlyKos convention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, BlogAustinaging, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Internet, Networking, Politics, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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Time for a Grand Inquest into Bush’s High Crimes
Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. We have witnessed a staggering abuse of power by the president By Robert L. Borosage / June 24, 2008 One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s first acts upon taking the gavel was to rule impeachment … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Impeachment, Congress, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, High Crimes, Impeachment
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Look Out Denver
“How can we make ourselves less frightening? We aren’t this scary image that protesters often get painted as.” – Zoe Williams, CodePink. Photo by Joe Amon, The Denver Post.New generation plans dissentat Democratic ConventionBy Colleen O’Connor / June 22, 2008 … Continue reading
Russ Feingold Stands Alone
Why Can’t Dems Be Tough On Security And Civil Liberties?By Seth Colter Walls / June 24, 2008 If you are a hardcore civil libertarian — the kind of citizen whose heart rate goes up at the mention of obscure legislative … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Congress, Democratic Party, Intelligence, National Security Agency, Public Opinion
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Mariann Wizard’s Political Wisdom
Obama will open new opportunities for progressivesBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2008 I had a long conversation recently with a close friend who is usually a few steps ahead of me in political facts and … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Obama, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, The Left
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Washington Beheading
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
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Tagged Cartoon, Civil Liberties, Congress, Democratic Party, Privacy
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Democrats : Cave Men on Capitol Hill
Bush Gives Dems STDsBy Marty Kaplan / June 20, 2008 The least popular, most lawless president in American history took to the Rose Garden today to thank congressional Democrats for having unprotected political sex with him. For caving — not … Continue reading
