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Unrealistic Expectations for Obama | One consequence of his brilliant trip abroad is that the bar for success keeps getting higher and higher for Obama.
Ari Berman
» Capitolism
Friday Capitol Letter | This past week in Congress.
Christopher Hayes
» The Beat
An Opening for the Constitution | The House Judiciary Committee's hearing on presidential accountability today marks the beginning of a process of renewal.
John Nichols
» Passing Through
Doing More With Less | Youth turnout expectations are higher than ever. So why is funding for young voter mobilization drying up?
Michael Connery
» The Dreyfuss Report
Maliki the Thug | He says he wants the US out, but a former Iraqi prime minister has other ideas about Maliki.
Robert Dreyfuss
» The Notion
Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert (Updated) | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber
» ActNow!
Send Karl Rove to Jail | The former Bush advisor regards the law with contempt, so it's time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well.
Peter Rothberg
» Editor's Cut
Rethinking Afghanistan | There is no easy answer but we need to think beyond the reflexive response of troop escalation in order to find sane and humane alternatives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
» And Another Thing
McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On | He's for Viagra and against the pill. Why won't the media cover this important story?
Katha Pollitt
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The Ohio Empowerment Coalition, a coalition of low-income people and grassroots groups united to fight for economic and social justice for the poor, is holding a Speakout for Economic Justice to End Poverty in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. To be held the weekend before Ohio's March 4 primary we are inviting all presidential candidates to hear the concerns of low-income voters on issues of jobs, housing, health care, kinship care/safety net supports and public education. The Speak Out is sponsored by many organizations, including Contact Center/Benefit Rights Advocacy Group (BRAG), OhioVOTES, Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center, Clevelanders United Against Poverty (UCAP), Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor (STOP), Sojourners, UHCAN-OH, Education Organizing Project-Cincinnati of Center for Community Change, among others. New Prospect Baptist Church, 1829 Elm St. Contact: Lynn Williams, 513-381-4242 or 1-877-862-5179 (toll-free).
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Join us for a release party for Kahlil Al Mustafa's spoken word/hip hop CD Counter Intelligence. With Live DJ. Al Mustafa is the 2002 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and the author of two collections of poetry: Grandma's Soup (February 2001) and I'm Crying Everyone's Tears (August 2002). He is currently working on a collection of poems, Chivalry is Dead, a conversation on gender, sexism, masculinity and romance. Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15; free for Brecht Forum subscribers. 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune streets). 212-242-4201; e-mail: brechtforum at brechtforum.org.
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