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Dumb and Dumbernew

When it comes to Iraq, Bush has become a dictator -- the nation is going to have to come to terms with that.
Boston Phoenix  |  Staff  |  01-10-2007  |  Commentary

The Wrong Way Home

Bush now seems poised to commit the next biggest blunder of his misguided war policy in Iraq -- to "surge" more troops into an already losing conflict.
Random Lengths News  |  James Preston Allen  |  01-10-2007  |  Commentary

Your Next 100 Hoursnew

Create your own working-class progressive fix and mirror Nancy Pelosi's national agenda.
San Antonio Current  |  Keli Dailey  |  01-10-2007  |  Commentary

Are Dems Ducking the "T" Word?new

The biggest challenge facing Democrats in Congress this year is probably also the most boring -- they're going to have to deal with taxes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tim Redmond  |  01-10-2007  |  Commentary

Mayor Chickennew

Mayor Gavin Newsom is terrified to face real political debate -- that's bad for the entire city.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones and Sarah Phelan  |  01-10-2007  |  Politics

How Gerald Ford Held the Roadnew

He was as different from the out-of-control chucklehead now in the White House as night from day.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessenberry  |  01-09-2007  |  Commentary

Minority Rulesnew

Mark Cloer's sudden resignation from the House riles Colorado Dems.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Michael de Yoanna  |  01-09-2007  |  Politics

Waiting for Him to Gonew

Castro's Cuba brims with hushed anticipation, and paranoia.
Miami New Times  |  Our Woman in Havana  |  01-09-2007  |  Politics

Helping Handsnew

Former Education Secretary Rod Paige is still milking the Bush connection.
Houston Press  |  Richard Connelly  |  01-08-2007  |  Politics

Left Outnew

Its population is stagnating and its vote is predictable -- in the years to come, will the rest of the country care about New England?
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  01-08-2007  |  Politics

Zip Up the Political Rhetoricnew

Old reflexes die hard, but the public is signalling that we want action from pols on the environment, not just sloganeering.
NOW Magazine  |  Andrew Cash  |  01-08-2007  |  Politics

A War-Stained Legacynew

Gerald Ford's decision to keep silent on Iraq -- our latest "national nightmare" -- stains an otherwise sterling legacy of a man who at least tried to do the right thing, no matter what others thought.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Editorial  |  01-08-2007  |  Commentary

Where 'Southern Strategy' Belongsnew

Times have changed in Mississippi, and one indication is that the Southern Strategy has begun to fizzle.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  01-05-2007  |  Commentary

Full Throttlenew

Republican Rep. John Reeves is something of an anomoly -- not only is he a white Republican who stayed in Jackson, he's fighting hard for its renewal.
Jackson Free Press  |  Adam Lynch  |  01-05-2007  |  Politics

A Congressman Abroadnew

Congressman Brian Higgins discusses our dependence on foreign oil, explains the votes for which he is most often criticized by the left and describes how he imagines the Iraq War will be resolved.
Artvoice  |  Geoff Kelly  |  01-05-2007  |  Politics

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