Brad Listi

Homeland Insecurity

Brad Listi | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, United States of America, Brad Listi, National Security, American History, Inauguration, Homeland Security, President Obama, Joe Biden, President-Elect Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News

Back in the old days, the White House was wide open. Citizens could enter freely -- much like they enter, say, the post office or the local police station in modern times.

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The Funniest, Most Depressing Movie Trailer of All Time

Brad Listi | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Brad Listi, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD TRAILER, Revolutionary Road, David Fincher, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sam Mendes, Richard Yates, Video, Entertainment News

Whatever the film's merits, I expect Revolutionary Road to do utterly dismal box office here on the home front.

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War Child: An Interview with Sudanese Hip-Hop Star Emmanuel Jal

Brad Listi | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Puff Daddy, Emmanuel Jal, Sudanese Civil War, Tupac Shakur, Emma Academy, Public Enemy, Hip-Hop, Brad Listi, C. Karim Chrobog, Sudanese Conflict, Sudan, War Child, Documentary Films, Gua, Naz, Music, Entertainment News

Emmanuel Jal is perhaps the unlikeliest of the world's hip-hop stars. A former child soldier in Sudan's brutal civil war, his life is a tale of both unspeakable tragedy and incredible triumph.

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Pray the Devil Back to Hell: An Interview with Director Gini Reticker

Brad Listi | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

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The devil in Gini Reticker's story, Pray the Devil Back to Hell is President Charles Taylor, the despot now on trial for war crimes at The Hague.

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Body of War: An Interview with Phil Donahue

Brad Listi | Posted 11.11.2008 | Entertainment

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Unflinching in its patriotism, Body of War insists on showing us the human costs of Iraq -- a side of the war that most of us never see.

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An Interview with an Undecided American Voter in Colorado

Brad Listi | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Michelle Obama, John McCain, Battleground States, George W. Bush, Presidential Election, Colorado, Obama-Biden, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, American Politics, Mccain-Palin, Brad Listi, Undecided Voters, Richard Nixon, Voting, Alan Greenspan, Home News

The Undecided American Voter. I will admit that I am confused by him. I am flummoxed by his continued indecision. (Or her continued indecision, as ...

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Obama vs. McCain Wrap-Up: Thoughts on the Third Presidential Debate

Brad Listi | Posted 10.15.2008 | Home

Well, my friends, Obama's ahead in the polls, so naturally pundits are ramping up the dramatic tension, billing tonight's showdown as McCain's next-last-best opportunity to shift the momentum in his favor...

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Crawford: Filmmaker David Modigliani on Bush-Era Political Stagecraft (Watch the Movie in Full Here!)

Brad Listi | Posted 10.13.2008 | Home

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A hit on the festival circuit, Modigliani's film offers a poignant view of the small Texas town that was transformed overnight when George W. Bush bought his 1,500-acre ranch on Prairie Chapel Road back in 1999.

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Obama vs. McCain Wrap-Up: Thoughts on the Second Presidential Debate

Brad Listi | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

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The town hall promises to be a heated affair, as the Republicans continue their rabid shift into full-blown desperation mode. Twenty-eight days until the election and the gloves are off. The bar has been lowered yet again, and the mud-covered daggers are flying.

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Politics as Bloodsport: A Conversation with Stefan Forbes, Director of Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Brad Listi | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

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Atwater's playbook is still winning Presidential races from his grave. He's the patron saint of political operatives and spinmeisters everywhere, and a hero to Republicans for his unrepentant vision of politics as war.

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Paul Newman: An Appreciation

Brad Listi | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

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"Being on President Nixon's enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received," Newman said in 2006. "Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?"

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Side Stepping Statement? Take Drink. Depressed About Country? Take Drink. Blog!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

END. FINAL. OVERRRR. Well, this debate was a pretty grueling exercise in tedium but I think I'm going to call it for Barack. He needed to come off pr...

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We Are Winning: An Interview With Battle In Seattle Director Stuart Townsend

Brad Listi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: New Releases, WTO Riots, Third World, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, Presidential Election, Global Trade, Imf, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Seattle Riots, Stuart Townsend, Battle in Seattle, Movies, Barack Obama, Cinema, Celebrity Endorsements, Patriotism, Seattle, Brad Listi, World Trade Organization, Filmmaking, Ray Liotta, Make Trade Fair, Channing Tatum, Andre Benjamin, Charlize Theron, Wto, Home News

A lot of people feel like they've lost their voice during the last eight years. This movie is a clear illustration of the fact that you do count... Things can be different. If Obama runs the country like he's run his campaign, we're in good shape.

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Obama vs Billary and the Generational Divide

Brad Listi | Posted 08.27.2008 | Home

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You talk to older voters in both parties, they're not entirely enthused or optimistic. We're not ready for that change. Talk to younger voters, and the opposite is often true. Not only is the country ready for it, it's in dire need of it.

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