(Flickr/Brent Danley) Former President Bill Clinton, who today conducted the White House press briefing to voice his support for Obama‘s tax deal.
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Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.
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TAP’s Take: The Liberal Tantrum.
On this week’s podcast from The American Prospect: Ann Friedman, Jamelle Bouie, and Monica Potts talk about liberals’ outrage over Obama‘s tax deal with Republicans, and the late Elizabeth Edwards. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Also, if you just want the RSS feed, it’s here. We’re on iTunes! Click “subscribe” to […]
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The Little Picture: DREAM Act Vote.
(Flickr/DreamActivist) Protesters calling for passage of the DREAM Act, which is expected to be voted on in Congress today.
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The Little Picture: ESPNW.
(Flickr/tavarua) The ESPN Sports Center set. Today, ESPN announced it was launching ESPNW, a spin-off site for women’s sports.
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Shades of Difference
Without highlighting the experience of being a minority in America, we can’t work to move beyond what divides us.
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The Progressive Agenda Scorecard.
This magazine declared the dawn of 2009 “Our Moment.” The election of Barack Obama and a Democratic majority offered progressives a chance to deal with decades of deferred maintenance on the American dream. Our agenda included tackling long-standing priorities, undoing Bush-era debacles, and taking up new ideas that emerged from both our movement and from […]
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The Little Picture: Olbermann vs. Palin.
(Flickr/afagen) Keith Olbermann, who sparred publicly with Bristol Palin over his criticism of her recent abstinence PSA.
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The Little Picture: Overhauling Congress.
(Flickr/Adam Fagen) Statuary Hall. The new Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has ordered the construction of a new women’s bathroom closer to the House chamber. At the moment, women have to take a two-minute walk across Statuary Hall to reach the nearest ladies’ room.
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TAP’s Take: Trading Tax Cuts for Anything.
On this week’s podcast from The American Prospect: Tim Fernholz, Monica Potts, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the debate going on in Congress over what to do with Bush-era tax policy: Are tax cuts for the wealthy the trade-off for anything? Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. We’re on iTunes! Click “subscribe” to […]
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The Little Picture: Hunt ‘Em Down?
(Flickr/Aaron Webb) Former Republican Party presidential primary candidate Mike Huckabee has called for the culprit of the U.S. embassy cable leaks to be executed for treason. Huckabee’s remarks echo those of Sarah Palin, who has said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be “hunted down.”
