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SHEERPROGRESS.COM IS FOR SALE!

Oct 17th, 2009 | By Sheer Progress | Category: Featured Stories

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Waterboarding and euphemisms

May 23rd, 2009 | By jaymcdonough | Category: Featured Stories

While the use of waterboarding has figured prominently in the debate over Bush Administration approved interrogation methods, there were a number of other techniques that were approved by those Office of Legal Counsel memos written by Jay Bybee, John Yoo and Steven Bradbury.  Those other methods included sleep deprivation, heat/cold exposure and stress positions.
Not to [...]



Message to the President: Judge Sotomayor should be Justice Sotomayor

May 4th, 2009 | By Randy Allgaier | Category: Featured Stories

I realize that Justice Souter is still on the bench so I feel like this article is a little like saying “The King is dead, long live the King” while the aforementioned King is still on the throne, but a Supreme Court appointment is always important so it isn’t completely irreverent to weigh in on [...]



The government and guns

May 4th, 2009 | By jaymcdonough | Category: Featured Stories

This ought to be a safe statement; there are folks who shouldn’t be allowed to purchase a gun.  Perhaps they have a history of violent crime or they’re mentally ill – but reasonable people would agree those individuals should be somehow screened out and prohibited from buying guns.
But, in fact, it’s easy to get a [...]



Obama, World Leaders and Scripture: The Far Right Should Take A Page Out Of Their Own Book

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By THand1 | Category: Featured Stories

Red States.com states that President Obama shows weakness as a leader and our national security is threatened.
Pat Buchanan was livid, as he spoke on Hardball the other night, about the President sitting and listening to South American leaders beret America at last weeks conference.
Hannity; Limbaugh; O’Reilly and Beck went on and [...]