The Fall of Triumphalism
Michael T. Klare:Because of the hubris of Bush and Cheney, we face a world of multiplied dangers, emboldened challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.
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Conversations With Chávez and Castro
Sean Penn:The Cuban President talks about Obama, Guantánamo and the Pentagon; the Venezuelan President considers human rights and the next US administration.
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Obama's Big Tent
Ari Berman:His foreign policy team has more ideological continuity with the President-elect than contrasts.
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Obama's Trickle-Down Equanimity
Leslie Savan:No-drama Obama's patient, reasonable disposition is gradually slowing down some of our political knee-jerks. Do we have the will to follow?
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Don't Confuse Susan Rice with Condi
Ari Berman:Sending Susan Rice to the UN proves Obama's serious about putting diplomacy back at the center of US foreign policy.
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Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job
Katrina vanden Heuvel:What we need after eight ruinous years is experience informed by good judgment.
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Rahm Emanuel Unleashed
Saturday Night Live :President-elect Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has a message for you: Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Obama Obsessed Fans Go Into Withdrawal
The Onion :Obama's candidacy was the only thing that gave their lives any meaning, now they wander aimlessly, unsure of what to do with themselves.
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Blogosphere Backlash to Barack?
MSNBC :The Nation's Ari Melber discusses why the progressive netroots are somewhat unhappy with Obama's cabinet picks to date.
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This Proud Moment
William Greider:This election will transform American life in ways we cannot yet fully imagine. Let us congratulate ourselves on being alive at such a promising moment.
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We, the People
Melissa Harris-Lacewell:America has a long way to go before we get to the "more perfect union" Obama promises. But the work has begun in earnest.
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
John Nichols: At a time when America desperately needs to begin anew, there is reason to believe we'll will get it right this time.
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Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job
Katrina vanden Heuvel
What we need after eight ruinous years is experience informed by good judgment.
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Imagining a New New Deal
Radio Nation : U.S. Economy
Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself weigh in on the troubled economy.
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Rethinking the Canadian Exit Strategy
Will Di Novi : Canada
For years, disenchanted US progressives figured they could always move to Canada. But Canadians, stuck with a conservative government, may now be eyeing America.
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Eyeing Obama Era, DailyKos Launches Blog to Press Congress
Ari Melber
Liberal bloggers think the road to Washington runs through Washington.
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Obama Faces Deflation Risk
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
Wall Street was buoyed by the appointment of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. But that can't offset worries that deflation will compound our economic woes.
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Retire Bush!
Edward Sorel
What should W. do after leaving office? Enter our contest and win an Edward Sorel cartoon.
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Iraq Pact Challenges Antiwar Movement
Tom Hayden : Iraq
The US-Iraq Security Pact signals the war is ending--though not soon enough--and challenges peace activists to broaden their agenda against new quagmires.
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The People's Choice
Katha Pollitt : Reproductive Rights
Finally, a prochoice president. Here are five ways to solidify his position.
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Obama Needs a Protest Movement
Frances Fox Piven : Presidential Election 2008
A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.
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Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama's Victory
Kameelah Rasheed Even if Barack Obama is not everything you want in a president, his victory still warrants a full-hearted celebration.
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Rahm Emanuel Unleashed
Saturday Night Live : Humor
President-elect Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has a message for you: Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Obama's New Deal
William P. Jones : Labor
Obama has an opportunity to further racial and economic justice by fusing the New Deal and civil rights traditions.
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Cool Hand Luke
Mark Hertsgaard : Presidential Election 2008
The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.
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Push Back on Prop 8
Torie Osborn : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
If the courts don't overturn Proposition 8, expect an initiative challenging it to appear on a California ballot.
» Capitolism
Is Personnel Policy? | How much do personnel choices reflect the Obama administration's policy direction
» The Notion
DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles -- Not Yours | What is Rice going to say to India: only DC not Delhi is allowed to bomb Pakistan?
» Act Now!
World AIDS Day | How to help in the fight against the AIDS pandemic.
» Editor's Cut
Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job | What we need after eight ruinous years is experience informed by good judgment.
» Passing Through
Forget GM's Plan -- Where's The Government's Plan? | Create a demand for green cars.
This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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