Saturday, November 6, 2010

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Election 2010 -- Attack of the Stealth Financeers

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Election 2010 -- Attack of the Stealth Financeers

Ken Cohen: Good Energy Policy Makes For Good Economic Policy No Matter Who Is In The Majority

Ken Cohen: Good Energy Policy Makes For Good Economic Policy No Matter Who Is In The Majority

James Moore: Yo, America. It's Texas. We Got Another One for Ya!

James Moore: Yo, America. It's Texas. We Got Another One for Ya!

Michael Roth: We Need to Create Trust

Michael Roth: We Need to Create Trust

Bernard-Henri L�vy: Stop Shooting at Obama

Bernard-Henri L�vy: Stop Shooting at Obama

Bob Cesca: Angry Voters Choose Government Gridlock, Investigations and Shutdown

Bob Cesca: Angry Voters Choose Government Gridlock, Investigations and Shutdown

Ron Christie: Obama's Challenge Is Obama's Opportunity

Ron Christie: Obama's Challenge Is Obama's Opportunity

Michael B. Keegan: Trouble With a Capital Tea

Michael B. Keegan: Trouble With a Capital Tea

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Peter Dreier: GOP-Tea Party Rift Is a Myth

Peter Dreier: GOP-Tea Party Rift Is a Myth

Robert Naiman: A Progressive Primary to Push for Jobs and End the Wars

Robert Naiman: A Progressive Primary to Push for Jobs and End the Wars

Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

David Sirota: Ignore the Media Conflictinator: 2010 Vote Was Turning Point Against Conservative Doctrine

David Sirota: Ignore the Media Conflictinator: 2010 Vote Was Turning Point Against Conservative Doctrine

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Giving the Keys Back to the Folks Who Crashed the Car

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Giving the Keys Back to the Folks Who Crashed the Car

George Lakoff: What the Pundits Missed

George Lakoff: What the Pundits Missed

Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010

Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010

Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON!

Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON!

Norman Solomon: After the Election Disaster: Back to Basics

Norman Solomon: After the Election Disaster: Back to Basics

Rabbi Michael Lerner: 10 Commandments to Revive Progressives After the November Defeat

Rabbi Michael Lerner: 10 Commandments to Revive Progressives After the November Defeat

Robert Scheer: Payback at the Polls

Robert Scheer: Payback at the Polls

Robert Creamer: What Yesterday's Election Means for Progressives

Robert Creamer: What Yesterday's Election Means for Progressives

Lorelei Kelly: Beyond Head-Stomping -- the Democratic Battle That Awaits

Lorelei Kelly: Beyond Head-Stomping -- the Democratic Battle That Awaits

Matthew Hoh: The Midterms and the Role of Domestic Politics in Foreign Policy

Matthew Hoh: The Midterms and the Role of Domestic Politics in Foreign Policy

Mitchell Bard: Three Good Things for Progressives to Take From the Midterm Election Results

Mitchell Bard: Three Good Things for Progressives to Take From the Midterm Election Results

Lincoln Mitchell: What Really Happened Tuesday Night

Lincoln Mitchell: What Really Happened Tuesday Night

Mark Penn: Strategy Corner: Exit Polls Show the Voters Just Want Obama Back in the Center and on the Economy

Mark Penn: Strategy Corner: Exit Polls Show the Voters Just Want Obama Back in the Center and on the Economy

Jim Wallis: Voting Against

Jim Wallis: Voting Against

Miles Rapoport: Voters Want Jobs, Economic Recovery, and a Government That Will Work to Achieve it

Miles Rapoport: Voters Want Jobs, Economic Recovery, and a Government That Will Work to Achieve it

Clarence B. Jones: Midterm Elections: Another "Perfect Storm" for Obama?

Clarence B. Jones: Midterm Elections: Another "Perfect Storm" for Obama?

Outrage, Misguided -- In These Times

Outrage, Misguided -- In These Times

Friday, November 5, 2010

Dan Collins: A Final Thought on Carl Paladino: Thanks for Nothing

Dan Collins: A Final Thought on Carl Paladino: Thanks for Nothing

Marcia G. Yerman: Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues

Marcia G. Yerman: Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues

Noura Erakat: The Tea Party and Race in America

Noura Erakat: The Tea Party and Race in America

Paul Begala: A Centrist Democratic Agenda: More Jobs, Less Corruption

Paul Begala: A Centrist Democratic Agenda: More Jobs, Less Corruption

Terry Smith: Dysfunctional Democracy: U.S. Senate Will Now Have Zero African Americans

Terry Smith: Dysfunctional Democracy: U.S. Senate Will Now Have Zero African Americans

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996

Terry O'Neill: When Women Don't Vote, Extremists Win

Terry O'Neill: When Women Don't Vote, Extremists Win

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Post-Election Game Plan: Cut Social Security, Soak the Middle-Class, and Keep Taxes Low For the Rich

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Post-Election Game Plan: Cut Social Security, Soak the Middle-Class, and Keep Taxes Low For the Rich

Barbara Ransby: 'Restoring Sanity' Means Reclaiming the Mantle of a Principled Progressive Struggle With a Diverse Base of People

Barbara Ransby: 'Restoring Sanity' Means Reclaiming the Mantle of a Principled Progressive Struggle With a Diverse Base of People

Michael B. Keegan: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People for the American Way Is Watching

Michael B. Keegan: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People for the American Way Is Watching

Simon Rosenberg: Finding a Better Way to Talk About the US Electorate in 2010

Simon Rosenberg: Finding a Better Way to Talk About the US Electorate in 2010

Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean

Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean

Michael P. McDonald: Myth-Busting Election Night Coverage

Michael P. McDonald: Myth-Busting Election Night Coverage

Mitch Rofsky: Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?

Mitch Rofsky: Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?

Michael Moore: Today Is the Day

Michael Moore: Today Is the Day

Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Tom Engelhardt: Ballot Box Blues: The Most Dispiriting Election of a Lifetime (Mine)

Tom Engelhardt: Ballot Box Blues: The Most Dispiriting Election of a Lifetime (Mine)

Arianna Huffington: Takeaways From a Saturday Spent Riding to Washington With 10,000 Sane Americans

Arianna Huffington: Takeaways From a Saturday Spent Riding to Washington With 10,000 Sane Americans

Phil Bronstein: Would You Like an O'Donnell With That Obama?

Phil Bronstein: Would You Like an O'Donnell With That Obama?

Stephan A. Schwartz: Benjamin Franklin And a Modern American Portrait of Physical Health and Hunger

Stephan A. Schwartz: Benjamin Franklin And a Modern American Portrait of Physical Health and Hunger

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results

Brendan Nyhan: A Preview of Post-Election Storytelling

Brendan Nyhan: A Preview of Post-Election Storytelling

Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs

Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs

Will Bunch: Sanity, Iraq, and Jon Stewart's "View From Nowhere"

Will Bunch: Sanity, Iraq, and Jon Stewart's "View From Nowhere"

Mark Ruffalo: Taking on Karl Rove

Mark Ruffalo: Taking on Karl Rove

William K. Black: If Obama Thinks the Response to the S&L Debacle Failed, Why Is He Adopting it?

William K. Black: If Obama Thinks the Response to the S&L Debacle Failed, Why Is He Adopting it?

Voters sweep the Republicans back into power but can't say why. - By John Dickerson - Slate Magazine

Voters sweep the Republicans back into power but can't say why. - By John Dickerson - Slate Magazine

2010 Midterm Elections: Here Comes A Lost Generation | The New Republic

2010 Midterm Elections: Here Comes A Lost Generation | The New Republic

Monday, November 1, 2010

Mugged by the Debt Moralizers - NYTimes.com

Mugged by the Debt Moralizers - NYTimes.com

Raymond J. Learsy: America's Anger at the Great Financial Bailout and the Press' Continuing Inability To Understand Why

Raymond J. Learsy: America's Anger at the Great Financial Bailout and the Press' Continuing Inability To Understand Why

Ben Brandzel: Rally to Restore Satyagraha?

Ben Brandzel: Rally to Restore Satyagraha?

Robert Kuttner: What Lessons of Election Day?

Robert Kuttner: What Lessons of Election Day?

Robert S. Erikson: Change in the Electoral Mood, 2009-2010

Robert S. Erikson: Change in the Electoral Mood, 2009-2010

Jerome Karabel: The Democratic Debacle of 2010: A Premature Postmortem

Jerome Karabel: The Democratic Debacle of 2010: A Premature Postmortem

Midterm elections: Most voters will skip elections - latimes.com

Midterm elections: Most voters will skip elections - latimes.com

Kathy Kemper: Schadenfreude in Modern Politics: How Would You Judge?

Kathy Kemper: Schadenfreude in Modern Politics: How Would You Judge?

Erikka Yancy: Vitriol and Violence on the Campaign Trail

Erikka Yancy: Vitriol and Violence on the Campaign Trail

Robert Cramer: Agents of Change? We Recommend It

Robert Cramer: Agents of Change? We Recommend It

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Members vs Tea Party Wall Street Funders

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Members vs Tea Party Wall Street Funders

Robert Reich: The Real Center of American Politics: A Reflection on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

Robert Reich: The Real Center of American Politics: A Reflection on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart

David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart

Ron Christie: Democrats' Chickens Coming Home to Roost

Ron Christie: Democrats' Chickens Coming Home to Roost

AlaskaDispatch.com: Joe Miller's Paranoid Attempt To Overthrow The Alaska Republican Party

AlaskaDispatch.com: Joe Miller's Paranoid Attempt To Overthrow The Alaska Republican Party

Tom Vander Ark: Restoring the American Dream

Tom Vander Ark: Restoring the American Dream

Tina Wells: Even With A Low Approval Rating For Their President, Young People Will Rock The Vote On Tuesday

Tina Wells: Even With A Low Approval Rating For Their President, Young People Will Rock The Vote On Tuesday

Jodi Jacobson: Why a Soccer Momma for Obama Hung Up Her Cleats

Jodi Jacobson: Why a Soccer Momma for Obama Hung Up Her Cleats

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Lisa Solod Warren: What the Rally for Sanity and Obama Have in Common and It's Not Politics

Lisa Solod Warren: What the Rally for Sanity and Obama Have in Common and It's Not Politics

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

Taylor Marsh: What Jon Stewart Missed

Taylor Marsh: What Jon Stewart Missed

Terry Newell: The Impatient Society

Terry Newell: The Impatient Society

Will Durst: Don't Vote

Will Durst: Don't Vote

New Theory on Evolution of Poltical Beliefs | Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. Miller-McCune.

New Theory on Evolution of Poltical Beliefs | Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. Miller-McCune.

James Zogby: GOP and the Deepening Divide

James Zogby: GOP and the Deepening Divide

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending

Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending