Politics

California Entitlement (Dream) Act

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A guest post by Danny Martin — “Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking,” Jerry Brown said in a statement. “The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us.” This is so true, just not for undocumented immigrants. We all want to work with people that are…

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Occupied. Now What?

Occupy Wall Street - What is our one demand?

Today marks the one-month anniversary of the launch of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Among other concerns, the unifying issues are social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the convoluted relationship of corporate money, lobbyists, and the government. Although the protests have been largely dismissed by conservative media as extremist and even anti-American, these demonstrations have expanded to…

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New Label: Obama Tax Cuts

A new label for the tax cut extensions currently on the table. — A quick thought about the tax cut deal currently on the table between President Obama and congressional Republicans. If this goes through as expected, it would be politically prudent for the Democrats to label this the “Obama tax cuts”.

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Political Discourse & America’s Top Paid Pundits

Glenn Beck at CPAC

A discussion on political discourse in the media and the 10 highest-earning political figures of 2010. — Remember what it was like when our perspective of the outside world was shaped by the nightly news on three television networks, a few national papers (maybe), and AM radio? Me neither. From the birth of the 24-hour news cycle (thanks, Ted Turner) through the evolution of digital media, we are now provided with limitless opinions, conjecture, and conflict-laden discourse. Not surprisingly, politics and social issues carry the most weight on the airwaves, in the dailies, and all over the blogosphere.

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Resource: FactCheck.org

Introduction to FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” resource.

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Flake’s Election Reflection

Thoughts on election day turnout and perspective from Rep. Jeff Flake.

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A House Divided

Election Day 2010 has come and gone. The Republicans have taken control of the House and gained several seats in the Senate. So what now? Certainly an impassioned electorate spoke loudly and clearly with their votes, demanding accountability for the sad state of the economy, historically high unemployment, and a…

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Infrastructure and Institutions

Matt shares some thoughts from Seth Jones’ “In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan.”

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Frontline: Obama’s War

A status update on the war in Afghanistan from PBS Frontline.

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Why We Fight by Eugene Jarecki

Why We Fight, a 90-minute documentary that summarizes the fruition of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning about the burgeoning military-industrial complex.

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