While progressives have had some successes around the edges, it’s largely been Sherman’s March to the Sea for the corporate agenda during the Clinton-Bush-Obama years. Nothing progressives have achieved can compare to NAFTA, the lucrative wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts, and the bank/insurance industry/PhRMA bailouts. Now Congress is preparing to dismantle [...]

Pam Spaulding Originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein DENVER, CO. Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend and Pandagon appearing on a panel discussion on Obama and the courts. FDL’s own Christy Hardin Smith looks on. Spaulding spoke about the impact of the federal courts on the rights of gays and lesbians, a subject she blogs about [...]