read of the day

The one article every liberal must read today:

IS MCCAIN ANOTHER GEORGE W. BUSH?
by Jack Cafferty, CNN
Yes. He is. But please Jack Cafferty, tell me why that sucks.

The one article every liberal must read today:

PENGUIN KNIGHTED IN NORWAY
by Raphael G. Satter, Huffington Post

Just because it's Friday, we bring you the story of Sir Nils Olav, the penguin who was recently knighted in Norway, after serving three years as honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard. I guess this is also the read of the day just because it's true.

The one editorial every liberal must read today:

THE OBAMA TAX PLAN
by Jason Furman and Austan Goolsbee, Wall Street Journal

Learn what Obama's tax plan will mean for you and for the Country. Get the facts that you'll need to tell people about this issue that conservatives have dominated for so long.

The one article every liberal must read today:

CATCHING THE WRONG JOHN
by Drew Westen, AlterNet

Drew Westen wonders why the traditional media has made former Presidential candidate John Edwards's affair big news, but has yet to report anything about current Presidential candidate John McCain's adultery.

The one article every liberal must read today:

THE MEDIA'S PROBLEM OF "FALSE BALANCE" SHOWING ITSELF IN ELECTORAL MAP ANALYSES
by Mark Nickolas, Huffington Post
Mark Nickolas gives liberals one less reason to worry about this year's Presidential Election: Traditional Media analyses are severely under-counting Obama's support and giving McCain the benefit of the doubt in many close states.

The one platform every liberal must read today:

Renewing America's Promise
by The Democratic National Committee

Here's the draft of the 2008 Democratic National Committee platform that was released this afternoon. The focus seems to be on a national renewal. Things to note: this draft puts an increased amount of emphasis on strengthening America's families, strongly supports second amendment rights, takes an aggressively diplomatic stance against Iran, and does not include any kind of "Abortion Reduction" platform. What do you think?

The one article every liberal must read today:

HOW TO SURVIVE THE TRIPLE WHAMMY OF ENERGY, FOOD, AND CLIMATE CRISES
by John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus

John Feffer gives you the tips you'll need to survive. Because in that cold, dark, barren world of the future, we'll need a whole lot of liberals to make it bright and shiny again.

The one blog post every liberal must read today:

OBAMA DELIVERS A REAL ENERGY PLAN FOR AMERICA
by Joseph Romm, The Huffington Post

Joseph Romm gives us the gritty details of Obama's new energy plan and explains why increasing fuel economy standards, energy efficiency, and green collar jobs will get America back on the right track for years to come.

The one blog post every liberal must read today:

REAL LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED, FROM ALL OF US
by Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake
We cannot wait for that leadership to come from anyone else. If we do, we'll be waiting an awfully long time, because most folks would rather sit back and keep their head down and hope that someone else will do the work for them. Let's not be those people. We must be the leaders we wish to see, to work for the change we know we need...to push for the reform that must come. The American dream is not simply that you accumulate things through increased wealth, and we need a big reminder of that. The America I love gives all of us a chance to work toward the best for us all -- because it is we, the people, for whom the government ought to be working.

The one article every liberal must read today:

THE VAST AND DANGEROUS TRANSFER OF AMERICAN SPYING TO MERCENARY COMPANIES
by Chalmers Johnson, AlterNet

Chalmers Johnson covers the dangerous possibilities of the privatization of American spying. Aside from the fact that this privatization has lead to incompetence and a lack of institutional memory, it also poses an extreme compromise of our national security. American defense and intelligence should not be for sale.