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Whither the Democratic Party
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... and build the next group of leaders? I don't expect anyone to have the political gifts of Barack Obama, but we need to start finding and supporting candidates who have the intestinal fortitude to go up against these hacks. Because if we don't, we'll look back on this time as the last gasp of humanity in this country before we returned to the politics of greed and fear and corruption. A good place to start is Tom Geoghegan, who is running for Rahm Emanuel's House seat. Joe Conason on Geoghegan: Geoghegan is a labor lawyer and an author who has ...

Major Tom to ground control
SteveAudio — ... here who live in Illinois' 5th Congressional District, you're really lucky. You have a true-blue progressive running there, Tom Geoghegan : It is rare in any election we are given a clear choice for change, not just on a specific issue, but a philosophy. Tom has been endorsed across the Internet and Progressive community. “The Nation” magazine endorsed him early. Tom Frank wrote a excellent piece in the Wall Street Journal, and Joe Conason just wrote another strong endorsement in “Salon.” Why have Progressives united around Tom? He’s ...