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The SideTrack

http://thesidetrack.blogspot.com

Progressive politics with a focus on media reform, economics, and political activism.

Managed/Owned by three political junkies.

• Added on: Dec 14th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: The SideTrack
• Listed in: Democratic Activism
• Tags: politics campaigns Political Opinion Democratic Party media reform progressive politics

Recent Posts

• Senate Health Care Debate (To Have a Debate)

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 13:40 in us senate, al franken, blanche lincoln, filibuster, cloture, health care reform

  Several ways to keep tabs on the Senate debate on having a debate over the health care bill today (if you're just reading this, you've already missed Franken, Lincoln and Landrieu -- a last minute hold out, but now on board supporting a floor debate ...

• Displaced Journalists

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 21:16 in newspapers, new media, citizen journalism, journalists

  Editors and Publishers: NEW YORK A Web site for citizen journalists is extending a helping hand to professional ones. Allvoices.com has announced a program for displaced journalists who want to continue their craft and get paid for it. The San Franc...

• Where Were the Tea Parties?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 17:13 in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, government spending, federal deficit, screaming tea-baggers

  Something the 'Baggers can never explain is the odd timing of their "movement."Ahem: (via Oliver Willis)____________________________________________________ ...

• NY-23: Tea Baggers\' Norm Coleman?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 11:14 in acorn, norm coleman, wingnut propaganda, screaming tea-baggers, doug hoffman, ny-23

  Failed wingnut candidate Doug Hoffman revokes his election night concession after a visit with Glenn Beck. The election was now "stolen," he writes on his website. And you won't even be surprised who's ruining democracy for everyone:As evidence sur...

• Making "Matheson Angst" Productive (Avoiding the Tea Bagger Trap)

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 18:06 in health care reform, jim matheson, primary elections, democratic party of utah, wayne holland

  It's exciting to hear a little energy in the voices behind the primary Matheson talk. I love primary challenges. And no one is as disappointed in Jim's health care vote, and small minded strategy since the '08 election. But I have another idea for...

• Fruits of Wingnuttia

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 15:23 in death threats, bat-shit republicans, right-wing noise machine, screaming tea-baggers

  Sure there are crazies on all sides. Take 9/11 Truthers and Cindy Sheehan (please). But sometimes, the crazy concentrates in one particular faction a little too quickly and a little too completely to be circumstance. And oh is it concentrated..."A...

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