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GOP Hypocrisy Runs Rampant

January 20, 2012 By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: isn’t it amazing that Newt Gingrich’s adultery seems to be a big plus with many conservatives, so long as he attacks CNN? Hypocrites!

2011: The War on Christmas Continues

December 24, 2011 By Rev. Irene Monroe

Rev. Irene Monroe: The intolerance of a multicultural theme for this holiday has little to do with a heightened renewal of the birth of Christ by the Christian Right.

Herman Cain’s Prime Time Gig

November 29, 2011 By Andy Love

Andy Love: What Cain has done, thanks to the insanity of the Republican nominating process and a gullible and compliant media, is become another right wing celebrity.

Sylvia Batey Alcalá: Lazy journalism aside, the fact is, Ms. Burnett and her ilk live in an insular world. It is easy to sneer at the “whines” of the disenfranchised when one is being feted at a gala attended by the CEO of JP MorganChase.

The Fukushima Story You Didn’t Hear on CNN

November 14, 2011 By admin

Greg Palast: The warning was in what the investigations team called The Notebook, which I’m not supposed to have. Good thing I’ve kept a copy anyway, because the file cabinets went down with my office building

Occupy the Winter of Our Discontent

October 30, 2011 By David Swanson

David Swanson: Above all: stay! Continue to hold public space! Grow, and rotate people. No single person need stay forever. But the 99% of the 99% that cheers from the sidelines needs to get into the squares and parks.

What Will Happen to Iranian Refugees in Iraq?

October 24, 2011 By Denis Campbell

Denis Campbell: Now the worry is 3,400 people in the Iraqi desert will also be let down because no matter how hard they try, their voices are constantly lost in a sea of “more important” news.

Brooklyn GOP Win Shows Voters Distrust President Who Cries Wolf

September 15, 2011 By Randy Shaw

Randy Shaw: With the President still ignoring cries from his base for confrontational and dramatic action, did anyone really expect those Brooklyn Democrats to be highly motivated to get to the polls?

Read Our Lips: No New Texans

August 22, 2011 By Michael Sigman

Michael Sigman: With Bachmann having no chance to win the nomination, it’s shaping up as a race to the bottom between Romney and Perry, fantasies of a deus ex machina notwithstanding.

Fight to End the Most Base Form of Exploitation

August 10, 2011 By admin

Brian McAfee: The men and the occasional women who participate in the abuse and victimization of children are unconscionable people whether serving as their rapists, pimps or enablers.

Open Letter to President Obama Post-S&P’s Credit Rating Downgrade

August 10, 2011 By Lucia Brawley

Lucia Brawley: I will fight for you in the upcoming campaign with everything I have, in order to prevent a Republican, or unthinkably, a Tea Party candidate from winning the presidency. But in order to fight for you again, I have to know you’re fighting for Bianca and me. Because if not you, then who?