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Birther Bills Have Much More Sinister Purpose
#birther #birtherlegislation #MarkHatfield
Jay Murdock
Mar 2, 20111 min read


Fox News’ Role In 2012 GOP Primary Grows
On Special Report, Bret Baier reported that Newt Gingrich will announce Thursday that he is forming a presidential exploratory committee,...
Jay Murdock
Mar 2, 20112 min read


Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood
Ilyse Hogue – The Nation, February 28, 2011 For the past two weeks, all eyes have been glued to Madison, Wisconsin. The collective and...
Jay Murdock
Mar 2, 20115 min read


Blackboard Jungle (or Glenn Beck and the Semiotics of Educational Theatre)
Mark Axelrod – Professor of Comparative Literature, Chapman University Posted: February 28, 2011 04:54 PM What’s always puzzled me about...
Jay Murdock
Mar 1, 20115 min read


GOP Governors Undermine Obama’s Agenda in States
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:44 am By: Liz Sidoti, AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the...
Jay Murdock
Feb 28, 20114 min read


The Real Issues: A Wisconsin Update
George Lakoff – Author, The Political Mind, Moral Politics, Don’t Think of an Elephant! Posted: February 26, 2011 01:19 PM The Wisconsin...
Jay Murdock
Feb 28, 20114 min read


Wisconsin, Labor, and the Future of America
Jerome Karabel – Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley Posted: February 26, 2011 10:54 AM This is a...
Jay Murdock
Feb 28, 20114 min read


Deconstructing The Latest Anti-Obama Conspiracy Theory
David Corn – Mother Jones’ Washington bureau chief Posted: Fri Feb. 25, 2011 12:01 AM PST In the past few years, paranoid conservatives...
Jay Murdock
Feb 27, 20114 min read


Attacks on Unions Barking up the Wrong Money Tree
Michael Winship – President, Writers Guild of America, East; Former senior writer, Bill Moyers Journal – Posted: February 25, 2011...
Jay Murdock
Feb 27, 20114 min read


Blame Wall Street, Not Hard Working Americans, for the Pension Funds Fiasco
The confrontations in Wisconsin and other states are the opening salvo of a political blame game — who is responsible for the gigantic...
Jay Murdock
Feb 27, 20117 min read


Why We Need to Make It in America When We Build Our 21st Century Infrastructure
By Eric Parker / Public relations professional / February 25, 2011 05:10 PM In his State of the Union address on January 25, President...
Jay Murdock
Feb 26, 20113 min read


Wisconsin’s Billionaires Make a Sacrifice?
Paul Jay: CEO and Senior Editor, The Real News Network Posted: February 24, 2011 03:58 PM Here’s an alternative “something has to give”...
Jay Murdock
Feb 26, 20116 min read


Rep. Paul Broun Asked At Town Hall: ‘Who Is Going To Shoot Obama?’
First Posted: 02/25/11 01:33 AM Updated: 02/25/11 12:52 PM The Athens Banner-Herald in Georgia reports that a shocking question was asked...
Jay Murdock
Feb 26, 20112 min read


The Oldest Trick in the Book: Redistribution of Wealth in America
Russell Simmons – Founder of GlobalGrind.com Posted: February 24, 2011 05:57 PM I have been thinking a lot about the last recorded words...
Jay Murdock
Feb 25, 20114 min read


Tea Party Conservatives and the Christian Right: One and the Same?
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. – CEO and Founder, Public Religion Research Institute Posted: February 24, 2011 04:00 PM Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. A...
Jay Murdock
Feb 25, 20112 min read


What Gov. Walker Won’t Tell You
Stanley Kutler – E. Gordon Fox Professor of U.S. Institutions, University of Wisconsin Posted: February 23, 2011 02:11 PM There is a...
Jay Murdock
Feb 24, 20115 min read


Class Warfare Is Ugly but Necessary to Get Rid of the Bad Blood
David A Love Executive Editor BlackCommentator.com February 23, 2011 Harvard University, my alma mater, has decided that students from...
Jay Murdock
Feb 24, 20114 min read


NC Consumer Advocates Seeing Red Over Bait and Switch by One of the Blues
Wendell Potter: Former insurance company executive; author – Posted: February 23, 2011 08:38 AM RALEIGH, N.C. — Health insurers are...
Jay Murdock
Feb 24, 20116 min read


Why Budget Cuts Don’t Bring Prosperity
The New York Times: Washington Remember the German economic boom of 2010? Germany’s economic growth surged in the middle of last year,...
Jay Murdock
Feb 23, 20111 min read


Why Americans Need Unions Now More Than Ever
Robert Creamer – Political organizer, strategist and author Posted: February 23, 2011 09:06 AM How often do you hear someone say, “Oh, at...
Jay Murdock
Feb 23, 20117 min read
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