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The Modern Left
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The Modern Left is a political blog written by people on the political left for people on the political left.
Recent Posts
Thoughts for Sunday
We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose us. But even more than that, we are true believers in the whole idea of justice. Justice is so much on our side, that tha...
Ohio loses more jobs
Last year, GM left the Dayton, OH area and loads of jobs were lost. Throughout the state, cities are dying.Four of the cities in Ohio — Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland— are among the top 10 dying cities in America, according to an August...
The death of George Tiller
As doctor George Tiller stood in the foyer of his church this weekend, a 51-year-old Johnson County man named Scott P. Roeder allegedly shot him once, ending his life. Tiller has long been the target of harassment from anti-abortion groups because hi...
Conservatives whine about "date night"
Republicans and right-wing bloggers are buzzing about President Obama and the First Lady having a "date night" in New York City.he Republican National Committee slammed the outing in an "RNC Research Piece": "As President Obama prepares to wing into ...
Thoughts for Sunday
I cannot prevent anyone from getting angry, or mad, or frustrated. I can only hope that they'll turn that anger and frustration and madness into something positive, so that two, three, four, five hundred will step forward, so the gay doctors will com...
Prop 8 aftermath
I've been busy this week, so I didn't write anything about the Prop 8 ruling when it happened. I'm sure everyone has read about the ruling. The ruling hasn't changed anyone's minds about anything: you are still either pro-equality or you aren't.Even ...

