Patriotism

Don't Let Our Opponents Divide Us with Race

Richard Trumka | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

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Richard Trumka

The opponents of working people are trying to divide us by using Obama's race as an issue. Union members must lead the fight against such divisions and, instead, look at the bottom line.

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Bush's Worst Legacy -- The Desecration of "Patriotism"

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

Before Bush, we could rightfully claim to be a moral country that refused to torture and demean people in the same ways as those countries we have criticized in the past. No more.

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A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

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Obama, Patriotism, and Enlightenment

Steve Posner | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

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Steve Posner

Why was Obama waxing patriotic during his foreign trip instead of touting a universal spirituality that removes the need to make cultural and political distinctions?

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In a Sense, Abroad

Steven Weber | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Steven Weber

From England, the view of the states is much clearer than the one enjoyed by us -- our faces stuffed into Old Glory like hostages' noses pressed up against a chloroform-saturated hanky.

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Denver Singer's Black National Anthem Switcheroo Was a Risky Act for Obama, and Black Americans

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Patriotism, Star Spangled Banner, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Black National Antheme, Rose Marie, Barack Obama, Presidential Race, Racism, George Bush, Democrats, African-Americans, John McCain, Republicans, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Heaven only knows what black Denver singer Rose Marie was thinking when she stood at the microphone and belted out the lyrics of the black national ...

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When in the course of human events: Read it!

Steve Anderson | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, 4th of July, Patriotism, Politics News
Steve Anderson

Compared to most politicians today, the guys who wrote this, which started our whole experiment in democracy, were fire-breathing radicals. Today, it...

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What Would Abbie Hoffman Have Thought Of The Flag Lapel Pin Debate?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Flag lapel pins are all the rage these days, but the battle over wearing the flag is older than you may have thought.

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What So Proudly We Hail (video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media

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Tom Gregory

Times may change but he American Flag remains undaunted, ready to solicit a tear of joy, surge of pride, or a blast of an anthem at her spot-lit presence.

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Patriotism On This July 4th

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriotism, Barack Obama, General Wesley Clark, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

How many column inches has been devoted to whether Obama is patriotic enough, if a war record is on or off limits, and what the love of country truly means. Is anyone in government today truly patriotic?

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A Just Democracy

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Call for Change, Change, Patriotism, Democracy, July 4th Patriotism, Manifesto, Historic Election, July 4th, Politics News
Katrina vanden Heuvel

I experienced a surge of hope after the most nationally inclusive race for president in US history. It was that hope that moved me to write a manifesto about how to invigorate our democracy.

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What is Patriotism?

Byron Williams | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Patriotism, July 4th Patriotism, July 4th, 9/11, Thomas Jefferson, Politics News
Byron Williams

Patriotism has been reduced to wearing flag lapel pins and adorning bumper stickers that read: "I Support the Troops." Where is the courage that exemplifies the spirit of 1776?

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Fourth Of July Clips From HuffPost (VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment

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Happy 4th of July from HuffPost! Enjoy sitting at your computer indoors watching thematic videos if you're not outside spending the 4th of July weeken...

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Patriotism is not Synonymous with the Republican Party: It's Time They Stopped Using the "P" Word

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Military, Saddam Hussein, Michael Russnow, Unpatriotic, Terrorists, Patriotism, Armed Services, "P" Word, Lemmings, Politics News
Michael Russnow

Whatever you think about the war in Iraq or how we got there, suggesting that those who are in opposition are less than patriotic is irrational and undemocratic.

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The Far-Right's Patriotism Problem

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Il Duce, Nationalism, Patriotism, Propaganda, Jonah Goldberg, Barack Obama, Fascism, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

Jonah Goldberg continues to demonstrate how the right-wing is manipulating public discourse in order to confuse and conflate patriotism with rabid nationalism.

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Porn For Patriots

Taii K. Austin | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Patriotism, Beijing Olympics, 2008 Olympics, Olympics Patriotism, Entertainment News
Taii K. Austin

The kind of patriotism the Olympics brings out in us can be a healthy commercial break in the general mundanity of the average American lifestyle.

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Don't Run it Up the Flagpole

Bob Franken | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

Can we just stipulate that each of the candidates devoutly loves this country, since there's no way to disprove otherwise? Slimy rumormongering just won't cut it.

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Yes We Can Talk About McCain's Service

Ari Melber | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Republicans have been twisting Wes Clark's mundane observation that McCain's experience "getting shot down" in a fighter plane is not a "qualification to be president."

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Preview of TIME Cover Story on Patriotism -- Plus Obama and McCain Views

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

The new TIME includes pieces written by both Barack Obama and John McCain, along with the main story by columnist Peter Beinart.

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Patriotism: Is it About Anger or Pride?

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islam, American Flag, Anger, Patriotism, Al-Qaeda, Muslims, Arabs, Old Glory, 2001, Sept. 11, 9/11, Americans, Pride, Flag Day, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Apparently for many people, "patriotism" and "being an American" is all about anger more than it is about pride. I say that as a casual observation. ...

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Whose Flag Is This, Anyway?

Gary Hart | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Gary Hart

Here's a modest proposal: all of us who support Barack Obama for president should now wear flag pins. This will signal that we are all just as patriotic as anyone on the right.

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Are the Candidates' Wives Fair Game?

Paul Peete | Posted 06.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Drug Addiction, Patriotism, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, First Lady, Cindy McCain, Mccain, Michelle Obama Proud, Smears, Election 2008, General Election, Offthebus, Home News
Paul Peete

This is going to be a white-hot, bitterly contested election cycle, and even though the McCain campaign has forsworn dirty tactics, the 527s and right wing blogs and rumor mills will rush to attack Michelle Obama. But a word of caution is warranted: "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

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What's More Important to Honor our Military: Better Leadership or Another Sunday Speech?

Harold Pollack | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wesleyan, Iraq, Patriotism, Military, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Whatever Kristol means, he is fighting a culture war that ended many years ago. There is no ideological or partisan divide when it comes to caring about Americans in harm's way.

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My Olympic Torch Run: Planning, Propaganda and Passion

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nationalism, Patriotism, Chinese Culture, China Politics, Propaganda, China, Beijing 2008, Olympics, Torch Run, Politics News
Tom Doctoroff

I was graciously invited to be a torch bearer for the Beijing games. It was difficult not to be moved by the participants' emotional release and spectators' unity of ambition.

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Memorial Day Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

There is an American flag flying in front of my house today. I am not right-wing, I am not pro-war, I am not making a political statement of any kind...

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