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Street: The Cynicism of Hope
Znet Article, January, 28 2008
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
If you like cynicism in politics, you’ve got to love Barack Obama. There’s nothing naïve or fanciful about the way he says one thing to one audience and another thing to a different voter or funding group. It’s all about cold calculation under th...
Hayden: Are the Democrats Proposing Peace, or Counter-Insurgency Without End?
Znet Article, January, 25 2008
Tom Hayden
Hayden's ZSpace page
Pushed by powerful voter sentiment, the leading Democratic presidential candidates all talk of ending the Iraq war, and the November election seems headed toward a showdown with a Republican committed to a long-term war and occupation.
Pilger: The Danse Macabre Of Us-Style Democracy
Commentary, January, 24 2008
John Pilger
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The former president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere once asked, "Why haven't we all got a vote in the US election? Surely everyone with a TV set has earned that right just for enduring the merciless bombardment every four years." Having reported four ...
Glick: Obama vs. Clinton: What's the Beef?
Commentary, January, 22 2008
Ted Glick
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After Iowa and New Hampshire, it sure looks like the three-person horse race for the Democratic Presidential nomination has now become a two-person race.
Fletcher jr.: Why I Got Angry After New Hampshire:
Znet Article, January, 19 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
Fletcher jr.'s ZSpace page
I got angry after the New Hampshire primary. Going into the primary, Senator Obama had a 13-point lead over Senator Clinton. Senator Clinton had virtually issued her concession speech. Yet, Senator Clinton came out on top.
Goodman: This Just in From the ‘Lovefest'
Znet Article, January, 19 2008
Amy Goodman
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One pundit called the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas "a lovefest." It may well have been, but only because the corporate sponsor of the debate, General Electric-owned NBC News and its cable news channel MSNBC, rescinded its invitation...
Street: Clintons-Obama and the "Over" Struggle for Black Equality
Znet Article, January, 19 2008
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Recently the United States ' idiocy-inducing narrow-spectrum political culture scraped the moral and intellectual bottom on race. It started when Hillary Clinton made a curious remark in criticizing the effectiveness of Barack Obama's "soaring rhe...
Billet: They Are Human and They Need to be Loved...Does Morrissey have a problem with immigrants?
Commentary, January, 18 2008
Alexander Billet
Billet's ZSpace page
It's been over a month and I still can't bring myself to listen to the Smiths. The controversy over Morrissey's recent comments regarding immigration in the Britain's NME is well worth examining on this side of the pond. It should be said straight...
Fletcher jr.: Organized Labor & the Presidential Candidates
Commentary, January, 17 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
Fletcher jr.'s ZSpace page
I have been struck, both positively and negatively, by the approach taken by labor unions towards the 2008 Presidential race.
Ehrenreich: Hillary's Real MLK Problem
Znet Article, January, 16 2008
Barbara Ehrenreich
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The role of movements in social change.
Palast: Space Invaders: Five Million Aliens for Hillary
Znet Article, January, 14 2008
Greg Palast
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How many? According to the Congressman's office, there are five million: Democrats, he says, who are not good Americans - they're Mexicans!
Schechter: Our Economic Crisis Must Become the Top Political Issue in 2008
Znet Article, January, 14 2008
Danny Schechter
Schechter's ZSpace page
Barack Obama's Iowa win has forcefully put the words "hope" and "change" on the national media agenda. His dynamic personality and uber-organized charismatic campaign galvanized attention and support even as his positions on issues seemed less clear.
Zunes: Barack Obama on the Middle East
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Stephen Zunes
Zunes's ZSpace page
The strong showings by Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the early contests for the Democratic presidential nomination don’t just mark a repudiation of the Bush administration’s Iraq policy and “war on terrorism.” They also indicate a rejection ...
Ireland: Beware The Huckabasher!
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Doug Ireland
Ireland's ZSpace page
Huckabee's record on LGBT issues.
Berlet: Ron Paul and the Bigots: Plain Talk or Plausible Deniability?
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Chip Berlet
Berlet's ZSpace page
Ron Paul wants us to believe that he wasn't paying attention when the newsletters that went out under his name for twenty years carried articles that were racist, homophobic, and antisemitic.
Engelhardt: The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror
Znet Article, January, 11 2008
Tom Engelhardt
Engelhardt's ZSpace page
Consider the debate among four Democratic presidential candidates on ABC News last Saturday night. In the previous week, the price of a barrel of oil briefly touched $100, unemployment hit 5%, the stock market had the worst three-day start since t...
Goodman: The Broadcasters' Big Payday
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Amy Goodman
Goodman's ZSpace page
Hillary Clinton's surprise victory in New Hampshire guarantees a longer, more competitive Democratic primary season. It's like money in the bank for broadcasters, as the first billion-dollar presidential campaign continues.
Street: “Mired In Delusion”: The New Hampshire Democratic Primary and the Abject Idiocy of U.S. Political Culture
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
During last Saturday night’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire, Edwards made the tactical decision to ally himself with Barack Obama and “change” and against the corporate “establishment” represented by Hillary and Bill Cli...
Hayden: New Hampshire Anti-War Lessons, 1968-2008
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Tom Hayden
Hayden's ZSpace page
I am wondering if anyone in New Hampshire even remembered the McCarthy campaign in the blur that was last week in New Hampshire.
Hayden: An Appeal to Barack Obama
Znet Article, January, 04 2008
Tom Hayden
Hayden's ZSpace page
Barack, I thought Hillary Clinton was known as the Great Triangulator, but you are learning well. The problem with setting up false polarities to position yourself in the “center”, however, is that it’s unproductive both politically and intellect...
