Ruth Conniff covers national politics for The Progressive and is a voice of The Progressive on many TV and radio programs. Conniff was a regular on CNN’s Sunday Capital Gang and is now a regular on PBS’s To the Contrary. She also has appeared frequently on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and on NPR and Pacifica.Ruth Conniff
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What $700 Billion Could Buy
Taxpayers should compare the bailout with the pricetags on a few other items deemed unaffordable by the Administration and Congress.
Grampa and Barbie on the Economy
The economy is in a meltdown, and John McCain can't figure it out.
Falling Into the Palin Trap
Karl Rove must be laughing his head off.
Obama's Working Class Appeal
Most of all, Obama's task is to convert the white, working class voters who didn't chose him in the primary.
Last Day in Denver
Obama's opponents have used charges of identitiy politics and celebrity worship to tar him. But no one is really immune.
Iraq Vets Against the War Lead Thousands in Denver March
It started as a modest sized march.
No Sale on Unity in Hillaryland
Just as Hillary's video hit the big screen at the RiseHillaryRise rally in Denver's Cheesman Park, big raindrops started to fall.
It was a fitting metaphor.
Dem Convention Begins: Time To Suspend Disbelief
There are dangers in the Biden selection. It is, first of all, a defensive choice.
Last Chance for Veepstakes
Why is Russ Feingold, the only bold opponent of Bush Administration shredding of the Constitution in the Senate, beginning with his lone vote against the Patriot Act, on nobody's short list?
Arkansas Shooting, Summer of Menace
What does it mean to play with fire?
Edwards Affair Casts a Shadow
The last thing the Democrats need is more soap opera drama.
Bad Economic News for Women
More than cultural assumptions, women face some very concrete problems as they struggle to raise children and support their families.
Yellow Dogs For Obama
The DailyKos argument that Obama's supporters should embrace his abandonment of their principles because he will win by selling out avoids the most important question: What will Obama do after he wins? Why should we believe he will suddenly tack back to being a defender of civil liberties?
Obama Turns Centrist
If the Democrats wouldn't nominate the exciting, progressive candidate for President in the past, this time the exciting, progressive candidate simply became a centrist as soon as the primaries were over.
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