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To Hell And Back Again

Angela Peacock | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: In Their Boots, Angela Peacock, US Army, Rape in the Army, Sexual Assualt, Ptsd, Brave New Foundation, Living News
Angela Peacock

I was an 18-year old, fresh out of high school, with an M16 and camouflage paint smeared on my face. No one told me that eleven years later, I'd be tired, very broken, isolated, and damaged goods.

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Only One Day Left to Tell Your Senators "Lieberman Must Go!"

ZP Heller | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Committee, John McCain, Homeland Security, Meet the Bloggers, Cenk Uygur, Iraq, Robert Greenwald, Democrats, Chairmanship, Barack Obama, Brave New Foundation, Satyam Khanna, Blackwater, Joe Lieberman, Hurricane Katrina, Republicans, Politics News
ZP Heller

Stripping Lieberman of his committee chairmanships is not about exacting revenge. Lieberman has careened to the right on both foreign and domestic policy issues.

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Cancer Expert Discusses Dangers of McCain's Health Record Secrecy

ZP Heller | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Cenk Uygur, Cheryl Contee, Brave New Foundation, Ari Melber, Melanoma, Charles Karel Bouley, Meet the Bloggers, Media, Richard Sagebiel, 2008 Election, Death, Robert Greenwald, Doctors, Zp Heller, Cancer, Censorship, Health Records, John McCain, Media News
ZP Heller

McCain is the most public of public figures right now. We have the right to know about his health history because it could interfere with his ability to lead and become a national security issue.

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Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Need a Timeout to Fix the Economy

ZP Heller | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cenk Uygur, Brave New Foundation, Depression, Meltdown, Nancy Pelosi, Economy, Meet the Bloggers, 2008 Election, Recession, Main Street, Roberto Lovato, Mortgages, Henry Paulson, Barack Obama, Bailout, Robert Greenwald, Matthew Yglesias, Banks, Financial Crisis, Washington George Bush, Wall Street, John McCain, Rick Davis, Phil Gramm, Politics News
ZP Heller

Pelosi has made a difference in negotiating this bailout while still managing to speak directly with the public (imagine that!).

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What Is Wal-Mart So Afraid Of? Four Words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Walmart, Civil Liberties, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Baratunde Thurston, Seiu, Meet the Bloggers, Cenk Uygur, Pensions, American Rights at Work, Robert Greenwald, Recession, Working Class, Brave New Foundation, Efca, Jack and Jill Politics, Michael Whitney, Ceos, Andy Stern, Class,War, Unions, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.

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Meet the Bloggers: Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.06.2008 | Media

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Robert Greenwald

2008-09-07-meetblogg.jpg Make no mistake, FOX is willing to do whatever it takes to advance their conservative agenda. They will lie, smear, and distort to their hearts' content.

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Meet the Bloggers: Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cenk Uygur, David Goldstein, Congress, Brave New Foundation, Time Horizon, Timetable, Meet the Bloggers, George Bush, Media, Diplomacy, 2008 Election, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Surge, Iraq War, Oil, Joan Mccarter, Darcy Burner, Iraq, Matt Stoller, John McCain, Warwire, Iraq Warwire, Politics News
ZP Heller

When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how.  On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year. 

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