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"Republican Gomorrah"
In this book, Max Blumenthal takes an in-depth look at the Christian Right, and how it took control of the "Republican Party's grassroots base." Blumenthal explains how the Christian Right party is comprised of people "who have experienced profound trauma" and therefore tend toward "rigid religiosity and political authoritarianism."
Tags: Republican Party; Christian Right; authoritarianism; religiosity; right-wing; Council for National Policy; Ralph Reed; Jack Abramoff; Media Matters for America
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Follow the Money
Anderson examines how the Texas political system and the White House were "dominated by a group of ultra-right-wing conservatives" through their money. "The scandals at the heart of Follow the Money are Watergate, Teapot Dome, the Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier rolled upinto one."
Tags: Karl Rove; Jack Abramoff; Tom DeLay; George W. Bush; politics; Texas; White House; government;
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The Plane Truth
Anand Kilari self proclaims to be one of the largest Christian ministers in the world. He has ties to "right-wing movers and shakers" as well as claiming "to have counseled despots like Charles Taylor and Saddam Hussein." However the focus of his ministry’s finances has seemingly gone into his plane. "In fact, if you scrape the surface, you will discover that Kilari has spent the last 25 years pretending to be a big shot- and fooling most people most of the time."
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Whatever Happened to the Class of 1994?
The New York Times magazine looks at what happened to "the right-wing firebrands who charged into Congress in 1994" and "launched the missile that impeached Bill Clinton." It concludes that more than a third of these politicians are out of office and the ones remaining are becoming Washington insiders.
Tags: right-wing politicians; President Clinton; Congress; impeachment; 1994; Newt Gingrich; Republicans; conservative; politics; 1994 election
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The New McCarthyism
The Progressive probes the threat to free speech after Sept. 11. "The FBI and Secret Service are harassing artists and activists. Publishers are firing anti-war columnists and cartoonists. University presidents are scolding dissident faculty members. And right-wing citizen's groups are demanding conformity."
Tags: democracy; human rights; freedom of speech; First Amendment; treason accusations; anti-war movement
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Race Across Borders. Missing Link
Julie Quiroz-Martinez discusses the urgency of connecting immigrant rights to racial justice. Zenaida Mendez gives a Dominican perspective on race and immigration. Sasha Khokha reports from inside the fight for legalization of undocumented workers. And David Bacon says the conflict between labor and business defines the terrain of the immigration debate.
Tags: immigration rights; legalization; amnesty; undocumented workers.
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Judicial Junkets
ABC News investigates "big money lobbying of federal judges ... through the use of free junkets." Large corporations and foundations with interests in cases that come before the federal courts often invite the judges on all-expense paid trips. The main finding is that "one in ten judges, nearly 300 members of the federal bench, including two U.S. Supreme Court justices, have accepted the controversial free trips to one or several privately funded luxury "seminars" held at golf resorts, dude ranches and luxury hotels."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; ethics; financial disclosure; money and politics; hidden camera; undercover footage; business; right wing; justice; law
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Shadow Wars
The Joplin Globe delves into the past of Timothy McVeigh, the man believed to have masterminded the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. The Globe uncovers some facts that suggest that McVeigh wasn't alone when he bombed the building -- and that he "may have been a member of a radical right-wing group of bank robbers known as the 'Midwest Bank Bandits' who were attempting to spark a race revolution."
Tags: Oklahoma City bombing; Timothy McVeigh; terrorism; right-wing; Midwest Bank Bandits
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Plan for Colombia
The Express-News looks at the United States' efforts to eradicate drug trade in Colombia by spending $1.3 billion on army operations aiming to destroy coca fields. The series questions the effectiveness of the plan. Coca farmers account for the majority of the population in Columbia, and the project would be more successful, if they were provided some alternatives. The reporter examines how the drug war combines with the civil war that has been going on for decades, and finds "that it's unlikely that any significant change will come in Colombia's status as a drug exporter until the civil war is ended."
Tags: kidnapping; assassinations; guerrillas; military; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); right-wing militia; international politics; foreign affairs; crime; violence; drug trafficking; cocaine; heroin; Latin America; human rights
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You're in the Hole: A Crackdown on Dissident Prisoners
A Progressive investigation reveals that "in the hours following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, dissident prisoners were singled out from the general population and take to secure housing units." Some of the isolated inmates were denied access to counsel; their lawyers were denied phone conversations and personal visits with their clients. Cusac finds that most of the segregated prisoners happened to be peace-activists or left-wing. Without any public comment, six weeks after Sept. 11 the Justice Department implemented an interim rule that justified the infringement on the detainees' human rights, and explained the new policy with intelligence and law enforcement concerns.
Tags: Amnesty International; human rights; civil rights; terrorism; John Ashcroft; attorneys; lawyers; military