The Progressive POPULIST

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December 1, 2010 -- Volume 16, Number 21


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COVER/Jim Cullen p. 1
After the wave: Democrats still standing

EDITORIAL p. 2
Don’t panic; populize; Dems need a fighter

JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Who’s that hiding behind the Tea Party?; Hard times, soft heads; Wall Street’s ‘mom & pop’ bankers; Dead miners and ethically challenged senators; Don’t just vote, run for office
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Support your community

DISPATCHES p. 5
GOP health care ‘repeal’ double talk; Congress gets ducks in row; Latinos key western Dem wins; Dem skinflints don’t prosper; Rush of money boosts GOP; Default threat ...

FROMA HARROP p. 6
The Democrats did good
JULENE BAIR p. 6
Listen to the grass
SEAN SELLERS p. 6
Sweet tomato victory
GENE LYONS p. 7
Who are you calling elitist?
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
It’s the stupidity, stupid
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 7
Time to end tragic madness of 2 wars
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 8
Conservatives, don’t misread your mandate

BOB BURNETT p. 9
After the disaster: Four lessons for Democrats

STEVE KORNACKI p. 9
Nancy Pelosi deserved better than this
NORMAN SOLOMON p. 9
The tragedy of under-reaching
JOHN NICHOLS p. 10
Obama faces a classic presidential test
ROBERT REICH p. 10
Obama should learn the lesson of ’36, not ’96
ANNE LAMOTT p. 10
Why I’m inspired by the midterm election
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Riding to Washington with sane Americans
JUDY PIGOTT p. 11
I’m a genetic lottery winner—tax me
DAN GILLMOR p. 11
Science takes a hit on election day
DEAN BAKER p. 12
Why growth still feels like recession
ANDREW LEONARD p. 12
After GOP deluge, what next for the economy?
GREG PALAST p. 13
PBS owes us an apology
JIM NAURECKAS p. 13
Public TV? It would be a good idea
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The $5 billion omission
JOHN BUELL p. 14
Retirement, Social Security and culture wars

SAM PIZZIGATI p. 14
Mapping global wealth
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Santa’s new knapsack

SAM URETSKY p. 15
Don’t buy anything

DON ROLLINS p. 15
On my honor

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Family feud

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 16
Failure of false equivalence

ZAID JILANI p. 16
Meet the corporate chairmen
MARK WEISBROT p. 17
In Brazil, ‘Restore sanity’ beats ‘Keep fear alive’
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Alt media must challenge corporate media

ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
America the clueless
AMERICAS/Roberto Rodriguez p. 18
GOP stereotypes: Return of Frito bandito
JOE CONASON p. 18
Obama should push back—like Bill Clinton
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Road to corporate serfdom
TED RALL p. 19
Bank job: Make rogue corporations pay
ROGER BYBEE p. 20
Media malpractice in mid-term coverage

ROB PATTERSON p. 21
‘Sins’ questions assumptions

POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Old and new

EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Workers aim at ESPN Zone
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Rich media, poor democracy
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Demand better coverage of female candidates
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Responsible for his own words
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
In praise of higher gas taxes


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