An Unconventional Convention
When I first heard about the Democratic convention coming to my hometown of Denver, I wasn't all that… more
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A People’s Historian of Sports
It's easy to see sports today as nothing more than an escapist distraction, an uncomfortable marriage of commercialism… more
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Dixie Turning Blue
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's tepid keynote address to the Democratic convention Tuesday night was little noted and… more
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Was Hillary’s speech a turning point?
Many Clinton supporters in Denver swallow doubts, support Obama
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Bringing Baghdad to Denver Streets
DENVER -- "This is not street theater! This is real!" shouted a man wearing a baseball cap into… more
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Striking on the Shoulders of Giants
Injustice persists at copper mine that sparked Mexican Revolution
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Change We Can Reasonably Assess
Initially, Barack Obama seemed the rare politician with the guts and vision to shred failed systems and to… more
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Moving Obama Left
After Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) secured his party's nomination in June, his tightly knit campaign message began to… more
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Change We All Believe In
Progressive activists, leaders gather in Denver for convention kick-off event
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The Whole World Was Watching
40 years ago this week, Chicago police battled protesters at the DNC. Two '60s radicals remember the madness, and look to Denver for change
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Jumping Ship
Citing social issues, local GOP officials are abandoning their party in droves
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Our Toppling House of Cards
It is painful to watch a house of cards topple. Yet, even as it's being built, we know… more
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Talking About Guns, Fighting About Race
In June, the Supreme Court explicitly affirmed the individual's right to bear arms. The ruling -- District of… more
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Keep the Heat on Obama
In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Washington progressives -- the leaders of unions, think tanks… more
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Feeding the Beast
In order to weaken federal agencies, the Bush administration has expanded them to the point of collapse
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No Refuge from Iraq in Canada
Conscientious objectors from the U.S. military who are seeking refuge in Canada are rightly confused about the rules… more
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The Mess is the Message
Since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, the president's approval rating has hovered around a paltry… more
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Will Obama Wave Bayh Bye to the White House?
If you believe the chatter, Barack Obama is desperately seeking a white guy -- any white guy --… more
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Bulldozed in Bethlehem
WEST BANK -- The Salim family lives in a rural area with steep hills and long views --… more
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Getting Messy With Jesse Helps Obama
I find it hard to believe that the Rev. Jesse Jackson was unaware the Fox News mic was… more
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Why Soldiers Rape
Culture of misogyny, illegal occupation, fuel sexual violence in military
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Unholy Allies
In March 2007, Al Gore triumphantly returned to the Senate to testify before the Environmental Committee about the… more
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Wireless to the People
I'm no football fan, but I paid close attention to Saturday's preseason showdown between the Washington Redskins and… more
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Your Flat Screen Has (Greenhouse) Gas
Vegging out in front of your flat-panel TV may pose more danger than turning your brain to mush.… more
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Greens Not Turning Blue
Farheen Hakeem knew she was doing something right when local Democrats came calling. In 2006, on the heels… more
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All Guns, No Butter
Now retired, Thomas P. Christie has served the U.S. government as an influential military analyst and manager. After… more
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Denver
BUTTE, Montana -- Drinking a pint in Butte, Montana's M&M bar should be an entry in a "Things… more
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5 Minutes to Nuclear Midnight
Sixty-three years ago this week, the United States was the first (and last, so far) nation to use… more
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The American Left: Does a Nationwide ‘Progressive Movement’ Actually Exist?
George W. Bush will go down in history as one of this country's worst presidents ever. But there… more
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Don’t Tase Me, GOP!
The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department… more
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Sanity From The Silver Screen
When President Bush responded to 9/11 and the subsequent economic downturn by ordering us to go shopping, many… more
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Big Media Hectors Obama on ‘Surge’
For six years, with few exceptions, the Washington press corps has been cheerleading for the Iraq War –… more
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War Crimes Hunter
On the Trail of Atrocity in Vietnam
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Ivory Tower Inc.
For those of us who have flirted with a life in academia, Marc Bousquet's How the University Works:… more
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Six Little Words To Fix America’s Wage Crisis
History books teem with six-word phrases, from the comforting ("Nothing to fear but fear itself") to the inspiring… more
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Bad Days for Newsrooms — and Democracy
The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of newsprint with the lightning… more
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Let Them Eat Free Markets
How deregulation fuels the global food crisis
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Promoting Incompetence in Iraq
Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Gens. George Casey, David Petraeus and Ricardo Sanchez have not… more
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What’s So ‘Free’ About Philly’s New Wi-Fi Plan?
Without a computer and the knowledge to get online wirelessly, "free Wi-Fi" isn't truly free and accessible. Offering… more
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Muqtada, the Future of Iraq
"Firebrand." It was the ubiquitous moniker used to describe Iraq's fiercely anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr when, in… more
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‘Centrists’ Running the Asylum
In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is lauded for… more
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McCain’s Aches and Pains
Like jokes about President Bush being stupid, cheap shots at Sen. John McCain's age are largely unfunny. More… more
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The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius
The National Labor Committee (NLC), a New York-based human rights group, has been investigating working conditions at Toyota… more
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Chicago’s Olympic Dreams Undeserved
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has set his sights on winning the gold for his city. The International… more
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EPA on Trial
For more than six years, Hugh Kaufman has been battling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his employer for… more
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