Tag Archives: Right Wing Politics

Lamar W. Hankins : Obama’s ‘Rage’ and Other Fairy Tales

Ragin’ Obama: The right-wing view.Obama’s ‘rage’ and other fairy tales When I think of Barack Obama, I never think rage. I have raged against him on more than one occasion, but Obama never rages back. In fact, he is ridiculed … Continue reading

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James McEnteer : How Intolerance Is Poisoning the Well

Art by Alice Brickner / Getty / Big Questions Online.Deadly discourse:How intolerance poisons our well Most public ‘discussion’ consists of one side lobbing insults at the other from across an unbridgeable divide. There is little genuine give and take. By … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Why Wisconsin is Important

The Capital in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Photo by Barbara Rodriguez / AP. Image from The Nation.Wisconsin is important The defeat of Walker and his Republican legislative colleagues will give energy and enthusiasm to grassroots movements… and … Continue reading

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Jack A. Smith : 2012 Elections: ‘Another Fine Mess…’

Train car outside Cheyenne, Wyoming. Image from Big American Night.‘Another fine mess…’The 2012 elections won’t bring progressive change If Obama returns to the White House it will be to the same mess the U.S. finds itself in today. Should Romney … Continue reading

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Paul Beckett : Naked ALEC and the Right Wing Conspiracy

Graphics from the Center for Media and Democracy.ALEC Naked:More news from the ‘vastright wing conspiracy’ By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 10, 2011 MADISON, Wisconsin — It’s all we needed! Another dimension of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” … Continue reading

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Larry Ray : Cellular Civil Rights in Mississippi?

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Civil rights for diploid cells?Legal ‘personhood’ in Mississippi The draconian redefinition of abortion and commonly used methods of contraception as murder would do away with a woman’s right to make her own decisions … Continue reading

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Robert Creamer : Why the Occupy Wall Street Movement Frightens the Right

Sign from Occupy Wall Street. Image from We Know Memes.Five reasons the Occupy Wall Streetmovement really frightens the right By Robert Creamer / Progressive America Rising / October 12, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement really frightens the Right Wing. … Continue reading

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Carl Davidson : Why Neoliberals Have Trouble Telling the Truth

Newt on Fox. Image from Keep on Keepin’ On. Media wars and manufacturing consent: Getting people to vote against themselves Why neoliberals have trouble telling the truth. By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2011 The Rag … Continue reading

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Larry Ray : Tattered Leadership and Toxic Tea

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.A virus has been unleashed:Tattered leadership and toxic tea By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 A fetid brew of public ignorance and indifference flavored with abject partisan stubbornness … Continue reading

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David Van Os : Surrender and Sellout

Political cartoon from OpEd News.I rest my case:Surrender and selloutBy David Van Os / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 According to all reliable news reports, John Boehner assured House Republicans that the budget deal does not endanger any … Continue reading

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Joshua Holland : Governor ‘Goodhair’ and the ‘Texas Miracle’

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Praying for a miracle.Texas is a basket case:Right-wing governance in action Conservatives claim the ‘Texas Miracle’ is a model for the nation, but it’s actually a blueprint for winning the race to the bottom. By Joshua … Continue reading

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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat

OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading

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