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The Gabrielle Giffords Shootingnew

Rightbloggers comfort the real victims of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Themselves.
The Village Voice  |  Roy Edroso  |  01-11-2011  |  Commentary

Political Violence? Stop Violent Politics

The cognitive disconnect between reality and self-perception in American society and politics is bizarre and frightening.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  01-10-2011  |  Commentary

One-Party Rule Hurts Georgianew

The defections of nine state lawmakers to the GOP has ensured the state's foreseeable future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Scott Henry  |  12-30-2010  |  Commentary

Elizabeth Edwards: She Was One Of Usnew

The day after she died, someone posted a newspaper article about Elizabeth Edwards on a progressive political blog and added this one-sentence introduction: "When all is said and done," it read, "she was one of us."
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  12-15-2010  |  Commentary

In Central Asia, WikiLeaks Unmasks the Devils We Know

If Goldman Sachs executives can make $50 million a year and then run America's economy in Washington, what's so different about what Central Asian oligarchs do?
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  12-08-2010  |  Commentary

10 Best Student-Led Protestsnew

From Greensboro, N.C. to Tiananmen Square.
YES! Weekly  |  Keith T. Barber  |  12-01-2010  |  Commentary

Minority Bluesnew

Massachusetts's Democratic Congressmen won their elections, but lost their power. What will they do in John Boehner's House?
Boston Phoenix  |  David Bernstein  |  11-18-2010  |  Commentary

My $100,000 in Annual Injectionsnew

A plea for Obamacare.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Katherine Schweigert  |  11-11-2010  |  Commentary

L'affaire Olbermannnew

Why Keith should lay off the campaign cash.
Boston Phoenix  |  Boston Phoenix Staff  |  11-11-2010  |  Commentary

Democrats Against Obamanew

Even before the rout at the polls, Democrats were nervous about their President. The left felt sold out, and moderates were frightened. Now it's payback time.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  11-08-2010  |  Commentary

Memo To Democrats: This Is Not 1994new

How 2010 differs from 1994, in a (really depressing) array of raw numbers.
Washington City Paper  |  Moe Tkacik  |  11-05-2010  |  Commentary

I See White Peoplenew

The voters have spoken: The state of Ohio shall be steered out of crisis by a team of conservative white men. Will they stop and ask for directions?
The Other Paper  |  Lyndsey Teter  |  11-04-2010  |  Commentary

Johnny Got His Pillsnew

The U.S. military brass who are searching for solutions to the growing problems of soldier suicides aren't looking at the answer under their noses: their own dispensing of drugs to soldiers as a way to keep them functioning too long in too hellish a place.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  E.R. Bills  |  10-29-2010  |  Commentary

DADT Ruling Gives Obama an Opportunity to Leadnew

Obama has a chance to demonstrate to voters on the left that this administration is actually willing to take a stand on an issue that is important to progressives and other believers in social justice.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  10-13-2010  |  Commentary

How to Save American Capitalism, in 808 Words

What I would do to save Obama, the Democrats, and the capitalist system.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  10-12-2010  |  Commentary

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