Shhhh. Listen... Is that Ron Paul? ... What's he up to? ... Surging in Iowa?... Seriously? ... Wait, could he actually win? And if he does, then what?
Simply Left Behind: People are afraid and going broke and see extreme inequality all around them. Is true progressive change now possible?
Ramona's Voices: The presidency is more and more a debased office for a celebrity CEO. But have you noticed the Republicans are trying to diminish it even more?
Brilliant at Breakfast: Officially, there are 13.3 million unemployed people in America. But what is to be done when Republicans advance a cruel plutocratic agenda and Democrats capitulate?
High-speed rail is dead in America. Is it any wonder the country is going backwards, what with "the nihilistic paralysis of our politics."
And to get you in the spirit of the season, if you're not too busy waging war on Jesus and Santa: The Twelve Days of Conservative Movement Christmas.
Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. I'll be here all week.
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By Michael Stickings
— December 14, 2011
