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Evan Bayh to resign—Crisis or opportunity?

News & Politics nellie - February 15, 2010 46

This morning the office of Senator Evan Bayh, D-IN, announced that he will not run for re-election this November. There's more than one way...

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 15, 2010 22

Long ago, there was a ferocious demon named Nian locked in a remote mountain. Every 12 months, Nian would leave the mountain and eat...

Rashomon 10: Eleven Views of Afghanistan Push

News & Politics escribacat - February 13, 2010 18

Nato Troops in Afghanistan have begun a major assault against Taliban-held areas in Afghanistan. Here's how this story is being presented Saturday night by...

PROGRESSIVES AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 13, 2010 11

This is a great 4 part video interview with Jeff Cohen, a media critic and lecturer, founding director of the Park Center for Independent...

Did SCOTUS Open The Floodgates?

News & Politics SueInCa - February 12, 2010 14

A New York Times reporter asked a man the following question, What is a fascist? How many fascists have we? How dangerous are they? ...

The Party of Lincoln vs The Party of Winkin’

News & Politics Marion - February 12, 2010 23

Watching the Teabaggers ponce, preen and pontificate for the better part of last year, and ending with their recent convention, I'm always struck by...

New Populist Group – Vote For Your Favorite Names!

News & Politics AdLib - February 12, 2010 147

With huge kudos to javaz for conceiving of and inspiring this, SueInCA for organizing, Chernynkaya for writing the Mission Statement and all the other...

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 3: The Psychology and Recruitment of Hate

Human Rights Chernynkaya - February 12, 2010 47

The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 926 active hate groups in the U.S. in 2008—that’s a 54% rise since 2000. And those are only...

Harry Reid Filibusters Democracy

Congress AdLib - February 11, 2010 40

According to the Whispering Reid, The Reid that blows in the wind...or the Reid that just simply blows, Sen. Reid will block the efforts...

The National Anthem – “Money”

Corporations AdLib - February 11, 2010 15

Wellpoint, LLC, parent of Anthem/Blue Cross which announced a record single increase of customer's premiums by up to 39%, just delivered a letter to...

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Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

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Colombia's president calls US attacks on alleged drug boats 'act of tyranny'

Gustavo Petro told the BBC that "there is no need to kill anyone" in efforts to crackdown on maritime drug smuggling. [...]

Drone activity confirmed at multiple Denmark airports

The incidents come after the country's Copenhagen airport was forced to close earlier this week due to a drone incursion. [...]

Russia will expand aggression beyond Ukraine if not stopped, Zelensky warns

Vladimir Putin "will keep driving the war forward wider and deeper", the Ukrainian president tells the UN. [...]

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza City, hospitals say, as offensive expands

Women and children were among 20 people who died when a strike hit a building sheltering displaced families, first responders say. [...]

'Anti-ICE' message on ammunition at Dallas shooting that killed immigration detainee

The gunman fired at an unmarked van near the detention facility, before taking his own life, officials say. [...]

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Evan Bayh to resign—Crisis or opportunity?

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!

Rashomon 10: Eleven Views of Afghanistan Push

PROGRESSIVES AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Did SCOTUS Open The Floodgates?

The Party of Lincoln vs The Party of Winkin’

New Populist Group – Vote For Your Favorite Names!

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 3: The Psychology and Recruitment of Hate

Harry Reid Filibusters Democracy

The National Anthem – “Money”

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