Month: December 2011

Best wishes to Cenk Uygur and the Young Turks

Good luck and congrats to Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks on their debut tonight on Current TV. Cenk really paid his dues during a lot of lean years to build a significant audience and he is rightly reaping the rewards now....

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Imagine Newt Victorious

I’m trying to picture the Newt Gingrich victory speech on the night of the Iowa Caucuses. I can’t get past the need for him to have throngs of supporters waving flags in delirious joy while chanting “Newt!...

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They Believe in Nothing, but Coddling the Rich

I link to Steve Benen because, unlike me, he is indefatigable in telling the same truths over and over again. Indeed, the…debate [over extending the payroll tax cuts] has tied Republicans in knots. They want to cut taxes,...

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Can We End the War on Drugs?

What could possibly go wrong? It’s good to know that our government is running one of the biggest money laundering operations on the planet for the benefit of Mexican drug cartels that have killed literally tens of...

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