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The Nation and the Obama campaign

Posted by Sandyenglish

The "special convention issue" of the Nation magazine features a lengthy article entitled "Progressives in the Obama Moment," which seeks to make the case for those opposed to war and the reactionary policies of the Bush administration to rally behind the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

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Obama, Clinton and identity politics

Posted by Sandyenglish

According to the American media, the emergence of African-American man and a woman as leading presidential candidates represents a social advance for masses of people-despite the fact that Obama was carefully groomed by wealthy corporate interests, while Hillary Clinton owes her political prominence to her marriage to the former president.

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Top Bush aides directed torture from the White House

Posted by Sandyenglish

Speaking to the WSWS, Francis Boyle, a professor of international law and human rights at the University of Illinois, said, "Clearly this was criminal activity at the time they committed it. At the very least, it violated the Geneva Conventions, the Convention Against Torture, the War Crimes Act, and the federal anti-torture statutes. Clearly these would be impeachable offenses."

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Five years after the invasion of Iraq: A debacle for US imperialism

Posted by Sandyenglish

Five years after Washington inaugurated its “shock and awe” campaign, striking Baghdad with cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, it has become abundantly clear that the war of aggression against Iraq has produced the greatest geo-political disaster in American history.

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US Election Wiki To Watch: Superdelegate Transparency Project

Posted by Workingwriter from Mashable

Mashable covers PRWatch's Superdelegate Transparency Project:

If you’re at all curious to know the ins and outs of the superdelegate ranks of the American Democratic Party, the Superdelegate Transparency Project is likely the best place to go for any and all details desired.

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The two faces of Barack Obama

Posted by Sandyenglish

On the day after the Potomac primaries, BusinessWeek ran a special report entitled, “Is Obama Good for Business?” While the piece provided no direct answer to this question, the attitude taken by the business magazine appeared to be a qualified “yes,” based in large part on the private discussions that the Illinois senator is holding with top Wall Street and corporate insiders even as he is delivering his public appeals for “change.”

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Obama sweeps Potomac primaries, deepening Clinton's crisis

Posted by Sandyenglish

The reality is that the senator from Illinois is himself backed not only by substantial sections of the Democratic Party establishment, but also by powerful interests within America’s financial elite. This has found clearest expression in the sharp shift of campaign funding towards his campaign, which recently reported collecting approximately $1 million a day—twice the amount flowing into Clinton’s coffers—after setting a record by taking in $32 million in January.

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