Bad news first: “NOW” with Bill Moyers is no longer. NOW will be hosted by NPR’s David Brancaccio. NOW had been sliding ever since Brancaccio came on board (I first noticed the goofy animations with sound effects and the occasional “What NOW?” segment after he came on; this segment always struck me as odd because [...]
Nothing I’m about to say hinges on your personal views on abortion or mine. This issue is about watching what the Democrats are up to. Re-evaluating the position in both houses of Congress and the loss of another Presidential run has them mulling over which of their values to dump. No matter whether you call [...]
You don’t hear this often from people you can point to as reputable sources of information—journalist Harvey Wasserman discussing the ongoing controversy surrounding the presidential vote in Ohio said: (emphasis added) “Based on the exit polls, we have had statisticians look at the validity of the exit polls in Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio. We have [...]
Looking at Jacqueline Marcus’ summary of Eminem’s lyrics I have to wonder who wrote the headline and whether that applies to all those who voted for war, or just legislators. After all, if the US sends in all the Bush and Kerry voters maybe we’ll be able to stay there ten more years or fulfill [...]
On the Friday, December 17, 2004 Democracy Now! (transcript) there is a discussion between two Democratic Party supporters: Prof. Manning Marable, Professor of History and Political Science and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and founding Director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, and Donna Brazile, former head of the Al Gore campaign in [...]
Who will remember language like this (soon to be published in “The Nation”) in 3 years: “Looking out over Washington, DC, from his plush office, Al From is once again foaming at the mouth. The CEO of the corporate-sponsored Democratic Leadership Council and his wealthy cronies are in their regular postelection attack mode. Despite wins [...]
Voting rights and hearing from a broad spectrum of candidates are important issues, particularly to those who either lost their voting rights without good reason and those who feel railroaded into voting for the lesser evil. Here are a few highlights from what the Democrats have done to help the registered voters justify becoming engaged [...]
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