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Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
Eric Alterman
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
Howard Zinn
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How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative
Allen Raymond
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Published by April 29th, 2008 in Miscellaneous and Politics. 0 CommentsThese are the first twenty-five I could think of off the top of my head. My second exercise was to go down this list and quickly ascertain which of them, under certain circumstances, I would give up in order to protect my privacy, my autonomy, or simply because I appreciate the freedom more than I care [...]
President Bush announced on Friday that the tax rebates will start reaching consumer accounts via direct deposit on Monday.
In early March Bush said:
…when the money reaches the American people, we expect they will use it to boost consumer spending, and that will spur job creation, as well.
Things changed quite a bit in the seven weeks since [...]
For more analysis of the ongoing race for the Democratic nomination and each candidate’s electability, I refer you to Ken Silverstein’s latest entry on the Harper’s Magazine website where he starts off with:
As Jon Stewart said on The Daily Show last night, McCain probably spent Tuesday night “giggling like a gorilla watching a cat play [...]
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If Clinton Wanted to do What’s Best for America…
Published by April 23rd, 2008 in Election 2008. 7 CommentsShe would step aside.
On January 25th The New York Times endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential candidacy. The paper acknowledged that both Clinton and Obama were excellent choices, but they went with Clinton because they thought she had a better “here and now” record. But they also cautioned her:
As strongly as we back her [...]
On the campaign trail in Pennysylvania yesterday, Obama said: “Either Democrat would be better than John McCain, and all three of us would be better than George Bush.”
Clinton, now in perpetual attack mode, addressed her supporters with this response: “We need a nominee who will take on John McCain, not cheer on John McCain.”
Cheer on?
Bush [...]
At the urging of several emails and conversations with Zippy, the first CD I picked up when I walked into the store was the new Sons and Daughters album, This Gift. I’m listening to it as I write this, and it’s a GREAT album. (Catch them next Tuesday night at Neumos.)
Anyway, I browsed around during the [...]
I made it the the Ballard Sonic Boom Record Store Day event in time to catch about 20 minutes of a performance by a ten-year-old kid who goes by the name of Vinnie Blackshadow. I forgot to bring my camera, so I stole this pic from The Stranger.
I Googled for pictures of the event, but [...]
I just completed the 2008 Race to Robie Creek, the Northwest’s Toughest Half Marathon. My time was 02:03:32. Not bad, 613th out of 2,431 and 114th out of 230 in my age group. You can view my photos on MySpace in my Race to Robie Creek Album.
There are several things which make [...]
