Interviews (151)
Dem Leaders Don't Understand the Role of Emotion in Framing the Political Debate, So Writes Drew Westen of Emory University
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No matter how good your policies are, if you want to win hearts and minds, you really have to start with the heart. Otherwise, people don't care much what's on your mind.
Robert Parry Reporting on the Disastrous Bush Presidency, and the News Media's Helping Hand
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You don't have liberty if the leader of the country can lock you up without a trial. You don't have liberty if the leader of the country can ignore the ban in the Bill of Rights against cruel and unusual punishment. These are classic definitions of tyranny.
Nikolas Kozloff Looks at Oil, Democracy, Chávez, and U.S. 'Interests'
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I wouldn't be surprised if we continue to aid opposition groups, and maybe even destabilize the country. But I basically think that the outlook looks very positive for Chávez.
A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW
I'm not going to wait for President Bush to discuss this issue, or to come on TV and have a public service push to support our troops and military families who are dealing with re-integration problems. I don't think that's ever going to happen. I wish it would, but you do see now that both sides of the aisle are now looking at the issue. And they have to make changes and look at it seriously, because their constituents aren't going to tolerate anything less.
Stephen Duncombe: The Role of Fantasy, Spectacle, Dreams and Emotion in Gaining Political Support
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Politics has always been about fantasy. Politics, at its core, is about imagining what sort of a future world we want, or a past world we'd like to go back to.
Paul Jay and The Real News To Bring Us Video-Based News Without the Government and Corporate Spin
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The fundamental goal is to create uncompromising, viewer-funded world news -- video-based world news. We think the big gap in the media landscape is for independent, video-based, daily news service. And by independent, we mean no government funding, no corporate funding, and no advertising.
Elliot D. Cohen Says Question! Be Critical! That's How To Take Back Democracy
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My belief is that the person in the street, the person who tunes in to TV, needs to be more critical, needs to ask questions, needs to demand answers, and should be willing to shut off Chris Matthews unless he starts doing his job for the public and not for General Electric.
Larry Beinhart explains the narratives of war -- Bush had a story, and, boy, has he stuck to it!
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The Bush-Cheney situation right now is like this: They've gone to Vegas. Their stake was $200,000. They're down $300,000. If they get up and they leave the table, everyone knows they went to Vegas, lost their shirt, plus some more. If they stay there and keep betting, one of two things is going to happen. Either a miracle is going to occur, and somehow they'll suddenly win the war, or there will be a new election and they will be magically whisked away from their seats. Somebody else will be sitting there and become responsible for the losses.
Mike Malloy Doesn't Mince Words -- And His Progressive Talk Radio Fans Love Him for It
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The playing field has never, ever, ever, ever been level between right wing and liberal. The genius of Limbaugh was not Limbaugh, it was Roger Ailes. ... the person who comes up with the best marketing idea is the person who usually comes up with the winner, not the person who comes up with the best product. Right-wing talk radio is not a good product. It's toxic. It's destructive. It's negative. But it had behind it a marketing genius, Roger Ailes.
Melissa Rossi Says the American People Need To Get Back To Running America
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The point is, we're all in the boat together. It doesn't matter if you're progressive or conservative, a Republican or a Democrat. The boat has serious holes in it. The boat is sinking. We have got to figure out how to work together to mend that, before more disasters happen and before more of our rights are stripped away.
