The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
December 1, 2008 -- Volume 14, Number 21


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/Robert Borosage p. 1
Progressive mandate in sea-change election

EDITORIAL p. 2
Center-right socialism

JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Real change depends on us; Public works work; Big Oil’s charm offensive; Stop mountaintop mining; One mother makes a difference; Pricing fans out of the game.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Get back to work

DISPATCHES p. 5
FCC opens ‘white spaces’ for broadband use; Labor takes victory lap; Fair-trade election gains; Still whistling; Texas next?; Death of 50-state strategy?; Rush’s 401(k) takeover scare ...

FROMA HARROP p. 6
Landslide that doesn’t feel all liberal
ARDEN TEWKSBURY p. 6
Wall Street mimics dairy farmers’ crisis
MARY GREENFIELD p. 6
Time to cowboy up
GENE LYONS p. 7
A naïve and sentimental Republican
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
The better way is the only way
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 7
50 years of working for equality
JIM CULLEN p. 8
Moving on a progressive agenda

NATHAN NEWMAN p. 9
Big victories in the states as well
JOAN WALSH p. 10
Will Obama have a honeymoon?
JOHN BUELL p. 10
No time for lame ducks

BERNIE SANDERS p. 11
The road to economic recovery
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Obama’s path to greatness: health care
ROB RICHIE p. 11
Wins for instant runoff voting
WALTER SHAPIRO p. 12
Obama’s epic win
CARLOS GUERRA p. 12
Election closes painful chapter of history
JAMES McCARTY YEAGER p. 13
Pushing legislative limits

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 13
Why all Americans should celebrate
KATE SHEPPARD p. 14
Let’s get green economy rolling
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Bush’s last 100 days the ones to watch
ROBERT WEISSMAN p. 14
Mordor brightens: Obama’s challenge—and ours
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Health care numbers to watch

SAM URETSKY p. 15
Poor go off their meds

NORMAN SOLOMON p. 15
Mandate: spread the wealth
JOHN NICHOLS p. 16
Palin gets going on next campaign
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 16
Money for something

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Lemon socialism but no lemonade

MARGIE BURNS p. 17
Halliburton investigations continue

KELLE LOUAILLIER p. 17
Bottom line is regulation
ART CULLEN p. 17
A Midwestern president

AMERICAS/Roberto Rodriguez p. 18
Toward a new mountaintop
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
Thank you, Mr. Greenspan, Mr. Bush
MARK ENGLER p. 18
Amid celebrations, a new fight begins ...

PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Hope vs. reality
TED RALL p. 19
No, we didn’t
GLENN GREENWALD p. 20
Equating Clinton’s ‘scandals’ with Bush’s
ANDREW LEONARD p. 20
Whatever happened to food vs. fuel?
RICHARD RHAMES p. 20
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Bloody good

EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Merritt-ocracy: Paulson family sporting doctrine
POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Faith overcomes doubt

AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Organizer in chief
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 22
The right stuff
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Obama victory confounds pundits
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Stopping by polls on election eve


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