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Progressive Revolution: We Can't Afford to Play Small-Ball Politics and Tip-Toe Around Right-Wingers Anymore By Mike Lux, Wiley This excerpt from Lux's book, The Progressive Revolution, makes the case that it's time to stop playing into conservative fear games. Read more »   The Bushies Stole Us Blind ... So, How'd You Like Your Beer? By David Michael Green, AlterNet The insane adventure in national suicide known as the Bush administration is at last coming to an end. Read more »   MLK: Why I Cannot Be Silent By Martin Luther King, Jr., AlterNet As we face possible military escalation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, King's speech against the Vietnam war is a powerful call to peace. Read more »   Can Labor Revive the American Dream? By Esther Kaplan, The Nation The financial markets are in tatters, but corporate America is keeping its eyes on the prize: crushing organized labor. Read more »   Will the Obama Generation Merge With the Protest Culture of MLK or Strike Its Own Path? By Danny Schechter, AlterNet There is a complicated tension between civil rights leaders from MLK's era and President-elect Obama about how change can be made. Read more »   Forgive and Forget the Crimes of the Bushies? I Don't Think So By Paul Krugman, The New York Times So Mr. Obama should reconsider his apparent decision to let the previous administration get away with crime. Read more »   Everyone's Feeling Economic Pain, But It's Hitting Minorities Worst of All By Valeria Fernández, ColorLines Latinos and Blacks are feeling the effects of foreclosures, job losses and increased debt most acutely. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Final Days: Jon Stewart Tears into President Bush By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet Bush is suddenly doing press as though January 20th is the day his album drops. Read more »   Obama Made 8 Big Promises for Peace He'd Enact as President -- Don't Let Him Forget By Jodie Evans, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog During the campaign Obama promised to end the war in Iraq, shut down Gitmo, stop torture and much more. Read more »   Occupation 101: Hebron in the West Bank By JD Lasica A fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the obstacles that many Palestinians face in their day-to-day lives under Israeli occupation. Read more »

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