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Liberals

President George W. Bush (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama arrive in the East Room for the unveiling of Bush's offical portrait at the White House May 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Commissioned by the White House Historical Association, the portraits will hang in the White House next to portraits of the other past presidents. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

What do Bush and Obama have in common?

Perry Bacon Jr.
OPINION - George W. Bush and Barack Obama, neither of whom was considered an ideologue before they entered office, have presided over the most politically divisive time in modern American history...
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What the New York Times gets wrong about affirmative action

Ari Melber
OPINION -This year’s Supreme Court docket could dramatically alter racial policy in America, with cases that could invalidate two key achievements of the civil rights movement: The Voting Rights Act and affirmative action...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez(R) and actor/activist Danny Glover hug while attending the The CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program innauguration ceremony at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Harlem 21 September.  (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Why black Hollywood liberals hailed Chavez

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - While many Americans considered the late Hugo Chavez to be an authoritarian dictator and foe of the U.S., for some liberal African-American entertainers like Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, he was an ally...
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People cheer as on the National Mall during the Inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama was sworn in during his public ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for his second term today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Is America really a 'center-right' nation?

Joy-Ann Reid
OPINION - One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation...
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President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office to board Marine One and depart from the White House in the early morning hours of January 2, 2013 in Washington D.C.. He will return to Hawaii, after coming back to Washington DC during his holiday to work on the 'fiscal cliff' issue. (Photo by Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images )

Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Some liberals were disappointed with the agreement President Obama accepted to avoid the fiscal cliff, which included dropping his pledge to raise taxes on all income above $250,000 and not including a provision to raise the debt ceiling...
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Affirmative action's big challenge: Lukewarm liberal support

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Many Democrats oppose the practice, and some of the key liberal voices in the country are lukewarm about it...
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President Barack Obama addresses a campaign event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center September 9, 2012 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Working with the momentum from this week's Democratic National Convention, Obama is on a two-day campaign swing from one side of Florida to the other on the politically important I-4 corridor. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Liberals stand firmly behind Obama

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - For almost the entire year, the president has had sustained backing from liberals, even those who spent much of Obama's first three years casting him as insufficiently assertive in pushing for progressive causes and against congressional Republicans...
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Elizabeth Warren emerges as Obama-like hero

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - If her reception at last week’s Netroots Nation is any indication, Warren, who is now running for the Senate in Massachusetts, has no shortage of liberal supporters willing to organize, fundraise, and blog on her behalf...
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Martin Sheen frustrated with Obama's liberal critics

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Actor Martin Sheen is reportedly annoyed with his fellow progressives over their negative criticism of Obama's presidency...
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100k signatures for Justice Thomas to 'recuse' himself

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Opponent of Justice Clarance Thomas printed out 300 signed copies of petitions for him to 'rescue himself' from health care reform cases....
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