David Sirota

Announcing the Campaign Coordinator for Cindy Fogarty

kmareka.com     11 hrs ago          

The Fogarty for Mayor campaign is pleased to announce that it has hired Kiersten Marek as its campaign coordinator. Kiersten is a Cranston resident and clinical social worker who owns and runs the blog Kmareka.com, which...                

Netroots Nation - a wrap-up Diary in Pictures

bluejersey.com     yesterday          

I've been to many conferences, and this was definitely one of the best - great speakers, friendly participants, amazing surprise guests - and Austin, TX is definitely a cool city to visit. I tried to keep the New Jersey-bound...                

David Sirota: CNN on Progressives Pressuring Obama

huffingtonpost.com     yesterday          

CNN today today published a long piece on its website about what an Obama presidency would mean for the African American community. The article fronts an absurd title asking whether an Obama presidency would "hurt black...                

It’s Follow Up Friday!

shortwoman.com     Jul 19, 2008          

Please welcome David Sirota to the list of people pointing left and saying "Excuse me, the Center is over there!" It turns out that 85% of us -- 17 out of 20 people -- are no longer snowed by the rosy "official" economic...                

Finding America's real center

nwsource.com     Jul 19, 2008   7 related          

In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is lauded for moving to "the center" — because... In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is...                

David Sirota: Obama & the "Centrists" Running the Asylum

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

I'll admit it - I'm more than a bit obsessed with the ongoing attempts by today's propagandists (read: politicians and Washington pundits) to distort where the mythic "center" is. Back in 2005, I wrote this article for the...                

Madden Touts Colorado's New Energy Economy At National Conference

cohousedems.typepad.com     Jul 19, 2008          

NEW ORLEANS – Colorado House Majority Leader Alice Madden will address Colorado’s investment in the New Energy Economy and how those investments are transforming the state’s economy at a national conference next Monday. She...                

David Sirota: Lou Dobbs & the Double-Edged Sword of Populism

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 16, 2008          

This is an ongoing series from the national tour for THE UPRISING. You can order The Uprising at Amazon.com or through your local independent bookstore. DENVER - Last week, I appeared on CNN's Lou Dobbs tonight to discuss the...                

David Sirota: NYT's Egan Discovers The Race Chasm - Then Seems to Justify It

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 17, 2008          

The New York Times' Tim Egan - normally a pretty original writer who I'm a big fan of - today discovers the Race Chasm, about four months after it was first discussed and then debated all over the media: People who live in...                

Chron Gets Middle America Wrong Again: Globalization was Good for My Small Town

sfweekly.com     Jul 16, 2008          

By Benjamin Wachs It can be painful when San Francisco media tries to write about the Midwest. They can't seem to understand that it's a … oh, what's the word I'm looking for...real place. With real people, who live lives...                

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