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Why America Feels Like it's Been Ruled by a Foreign Occupier

John Hallmann | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Worst President Ever, George W. Bush, Why Bush Is So Bad, Political Mistakes, Change, Bush's Mistakes, Democracy Now, Politics News
John Hallmann

America fought a revolution to have its opinions represented by it's government. That has faded in Bush's term. Now it's returning; joy is understandable.

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Can We?

Wendy Block | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Sirota, The Uprising, Lobbyists, Grassroots, Fun, Bailout Deal, Illegal Activity, Progressives, Amy Goodman, Community Organizer, Federal Reserve, Corporate, Congress, New Activists, Shareholder Dividends, Government, Gordon Brown, u.s. Economy Problems, Shock Doctrine, Movement, Obama Change, Samuel Beckett, Banks, Moveon, Bonuses, Gay Marriage Ban, Saul Alinsky, Democracy Now, Naomi Klein, Barack Obama, Politics News
Wendy Block

I'm not ready to return to the same non-adrenaline-rush grassroots work that propelled Obama and the Dems to such a decisive victory.

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Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Top Ten List, Valerie Plame Wilson, Heroes, George W. Bush, Winter Soldier, Obama, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Internet, Cindy Sheehan, Iraq Veterans, Amy Goodman Rnc, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Michael Moore, Protest, Democracy Now, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

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Unearthed: The News Without the Chaff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Voter Purge, Outdoor Pools, Police Brutality, Perchlorate, Contaminants Drinking Water, Brennan Center, Arctic Ice Cap Melting, Chlorine, Methane Emissions, National Debt, Voter Disenfranchisement, Childhood Asthma, Democratic National Convention Denver, Tidal Power, Wave Power, Global Warming, Republican National Convention, Democracy Now, Unearthed, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal and oil are growing much faster than predicted; The EPA sees no need to remove a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has been found in drinking water.

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Community Organizing Experience v. Executive Experience

Norman MacAfee | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: 6.6 Billion Reasons, John McCain, Arbusto Energy, MBA President, Chicago, Amy Goodman, Community Organizers of America, Community Organizer, Community of Nations, Sarah Palin, Bush, Rudy Giuliani, John Raskin, Constitutional Scholar, Executive Experience, Democracy Now, Harken Energy, Wasilla, Barack Obama, Politics News
Norman MacAfee

As we seek to find ways for our bloodied world to live in peace, we will need people who can build the community of nations.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Europe, Alaska, Democratic Convention, Gustav, Secede, Expat, Mccain, Obama, Billionaires, Republican Convention, Election, Biden, Mainstream Media, Michelle Shocked, Politics, Education, Summer, Hillary, Palin, Protests, Martial Law, Health Care, Democracy Now, John McCain, Expats, United States, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested/Released In MN (Update With Press Conference)

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy Now!, First Amendment, Mayor Chris Coleman, Obstruction, Amy Goodman, Journalist, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Convention, Minnesota, Fourth Amendment, Pacifica Network, St. Paul, Constitution, Rnc, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Republican National Convention, Arrest, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddo...

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Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama's Wall Speech

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis Peace Conference, John F. Kennedy, Middle East, Berlin, Amy Goodman, Ramallah, Israel, Palestine, Wall Speech, Democracy Now, Barack Obama, Obama Berlin, Barack Obama Israel, Obama Berlin Speech, Obama Israel, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama's speech had high points and deserves applause -- but it's ultimately forgettable because he failed to deliver the most important lines where they most mattered.

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Despite Media Blackout, Bugliosi's Book On Trying Bush For Murder Is Bestseller

Suzanne O'Keeffe | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Mainstream Media, Murder, C-Span, Trial, Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Vincent Bugliosi, Criminal Trial, Bush High Crimes, Democracy Now, Home News
Suzanne O'Keeffe

The famous lawyer-author met with publishers face-to-face but they were afraid to touch the book. He had to get the BBC to record the audio version because no U.S. company would agree to do it.

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Gender, Race, Class, Age... and the Media

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Celinda Lake, The Paley Center, Patricia Williams, Ronald Walters, Invisible Women, Pamela Newkirk, Juan Gonzalez, Geneva Overholser, Pat Mitchell, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Sexism in Media, Courtney Martin, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Pozner, Bill O'Reilly, Susan J. Carroll, Democracy Now, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

With the system "destabilized" by technology and the Internet challenging how we get information, how do you bring attention to coded language on gender, race, and age?

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Those Crazy Liberals!

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Democracy, Dennis Kucinich, Protest, Protesters, Bill Maher, Bill Maher Hecklers, Bill Maher Jay Leno, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Whoever these Kucinich supporters are, they clearly felt enough desperation to risk embarrassment and jail time in order to reach a mainstream audience about what they perceived as social injustice.

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