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(Editor’s Note:   This article does a superb job of not just outlining the source and nature of the forms of fundamentalism threatening the future of America, it also lays out powerful responses to the destructive forces now at play in the … Continue reading →

By Mike Tate Democratic Party of Wisconsin (3/11/12) Scott Walker announced on Friday that he has set up a criminal defense fund to pay for his high-priced Chicago defense attorneys who are trying to shield him from a historic corruption … Continue reading →

By Goodman Green Brasscheck TV (3/11/12) Once again I am pleased to be passing along the news that there is resistance among the States against the President’s claim to unconstitutional authority to indefinitely detain American citizens without due process. The … Continue reading →

By Adam Martin The Atlantic Wire (3/9/12) Ocupy Wall Street were pretty much made for each other. The Rolling Stone polemicist’s writing gives Occupy talking points for its critique of Wall Street, big business, and government, and Occupy’s high-profile actions … Continue reading →

Washington Post, Editorial (3/10/12) That a recently rediscovered 2009 op-ed column on health care by Mitt Romney can be seen as embarrassing evidence of disqualifying moderation is a sad signpost of how far the Republican Party has drifted toward the irresponsible … Continue reading →

By Mark Karlan TruthOut (3/11/12) The physical Mexican-American wall starts as a newly fortified metal barrier extending 300 feet into the warm, balmy waters of Southern California and ends up some 2,000 miles later just east of Brownsville, Texas. But … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – Today, former Senator Rick Santorum issued the following letter to the American people. Dear American People: When I think about government-mandated healthcare, I have the same response that any mature adult would have: it … Continue reading →

By Barbara Rodriguez Wisconsin State Journal (3/10/12) Thousands of pro-union demonstrators descended on the state Capitol on Saturday to voice their anger at Gov. Scott Walker and his conservative agenda, using the anniversary of the passage of his signature collective … Continue reading →

By Kristen Gwynne AlterNet (3/9/12) Backlash against Rush Limbaugh’s infamous Sandra Fluke comments culminated in more than five minutes of dead air yesterday, after more than fifty advertisers pulled their promotions form the show. Evidently, finding replacements to support the … Continue reading →

By Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem Special to CNN (3/10/12) (CNN Editor’s note: Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem are the Co-Founders of the Women’s Media Center.) (CNN) — Ironically, the misogyny Rush Limbaugh spewed for three … Continue reading →

By Mark L. Taylor Daily Call (3/11/12) Ever notice how pretty much every Republican presidential candidate makes it clear God has personally guided them into the runaway crowded clown car that makes up the current party slate? How can God tell Michelle … Continue reading →

By Mike Elk In These Times (3/1/12) Every part of me today wants to demonize Andrew Breitbart for the way he exploited poor white people, but I can’t because I ran into him twice while we were both drunk. And … Continue reading →

By Thomas Frank AlterNet (2/1/12) An appropriate metaphor for the conservative revival is the classic switcheroo, with one fear replacing another, theoretical emergencies substituting for authentic  ones, and a new villain shuffling onstage to absorb the brickbats meant for another. … Continue reading →