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Occupy The Courts: A More Mature Approach To Change

Shoq — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:34:44 +0000

A frequent complaint of mine and others who have supported the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWS) from its earliest days, is that it's not demonstrated much interest or skill at organizing the coalitions that have traditonally been the hallmark of progressive political change in America.

Merely suggesting that professional organizers become involved was often met with

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BREAKING: Julian Assange Parachutes Into Wisconsin Union Protests

Shoq — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:23:32 +0000

"If you break the public unions in Wisconsin you can break them everywhere." — Rachel Maddow

Ok, maybe Julian Assange didn't exactly parachute into Wisconsin. But he might have! And the pathetic fact is, that link-baiting baloney is what got you here. And that was my mission.

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Debunking The “Nazis Were Leftists” Lie

Shoq — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:33:54 +0000

Nonsense is nonsense

…and it should be exposed as such; often and always. There are few right wing lies quite so annoying as "the Nazis were Leftists/Socialists/Communists" lie. The revisionist hooey whores like Jonah Goldberg have made it easier for this orchestrated stupidity to gain new traction with his "Liberal Fascism" screed. The left, as it

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George Carlin on the American Dream (with transcript)

Shoq — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:49:51 +0000

This legendary rant is even better when read. The transcripts I could find always sucked. So I've made what i hope is a more readable version below, so this classic piece of polemical gold can be shared and understood more widely. I've read it dozens of times. I still can't find a flaw in it,

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Whose side is the Republican Party on?

Shoq — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:57:08 +0000

So whose side is the Republican Party on? Hint: It's not yours.

New ad to be run in heavy rotation. Hat tip Daily Kos:Barbara Morrill

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Dave Weigel on C-Span; Discussing What I’m Calling “Trio-Conservatism

Shoq — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:23:44 +0000

This is a wonderful interview, and like most of the Washington Journal good stuff, it was buried in the early morning segment when only we hard core @cspanWJ watchers even saw it.

You really need to spend some time with this segment. He covers a lot of ground, and he knows his subject(s) really well. He's

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About Comcast & The New “RightNetwork”

Shoq — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:15:13 +0000

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This issue has been mostly concluded for dozens of news organizations and Keith Olbermann. So who am I to wonder why no one is now interested in this "Ed Snider" person who makes big investments in right wing networks, allowing them to borrow his parent company (Comcast)'s name for their
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We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity’s Most Dangerous Moments

Shoq — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:03:23 +0000

Chris Hedges is one of our most important writers because he's not afraid to see that bad people produce bad outcomes, and good people wanting good outcomes have virtually no guarantee of winning in the long run of history. They're just fond of thinking that they might.

There are about 100 excerpts I could post here

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CNN’s Response To Erickson Outcry: “He’s all growed up now.”

Shoq — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:07:14 +0000

I've actually been doing some work today, trying to unwind from a week of ankle biting CNN and Erick Erickson. I'll have more to say after a full day or two off from this asshattery. I need some time away from the "Best Political Team on Television."

Fortunately, @Karoli says it all for me.

VIDEO:
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If Fox News Were A Nation, We’d Be At War With It

Shoq — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:42 +0000

I have to wonder how the Founders would have regarded power like Roger Ailes now has.

He has a security detail (not just a body guard). Now, why would a simple journalist, just telling the truth, need a small army to protect him. Got RPG?

Face it, folks. The first amendment was not meant to protect organized

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