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Career Changes - Not Fun, But Sometimes Necessary
During a recession, lots of us start pondering career changes - and despite the political world's irritating "just fund job retraining and everything will be great" mantra, things just aren't that simple on a micro level. I've been delaying a...
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Discussing Obama's Economic Team on the Rachel Maddow Show
I'm at Denver International Airport waiting for my flight to Indiana (aka. Americana) for Thanksgiving. Having a few minutes I figured I'd share this clip from my discussion with Rachel Maddow at the top of her MSNBC show last night....
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Talking About Bush's Tax Rip-Off on the Maddow Show
I was on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show last night discussing the Bush administration's $140 billion secret tax giveaway to banks. I'll let the clip speak for itself on the substance. The only thing I want to add is that...
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Memo to Fox News & the GOP: America Has the Second-Lowest Business Taxes In the World
Last week, I appeared on Fox News to discuss Barack Obama's tax proposals. You can watch the clip here - and make sure to watch the end where Fox News tries to drown me out with music. Not surprisingly,...
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McCain's Fake Populism
I was on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show to discuss John McCain's fake economic populism. Watch it here:...
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Maximizing McCain's Flip-Flop on Financial Regulation
Last night on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow and I discussed John McCain's new rhetoric claiming he supports better financial regulation. But instead of focusing only on McCain's words, we examined the Arizona senator's career as a public official - and...
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Putting "Country First"
My weekly newspaper column, out today in national papers, takes a hard look at the Republican convention, and specifically, at the notion that the GOP puts "country first." You can read it here. The meta narrative of the campaign right...
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Maddow at 9:45pm EST
I'm scheduled to be on Rachel Maddow's new MSNBC show tonight at 9:45pm EST. Tune in!...
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Analyzing Obama's Convention Speech
Just before my vacation last week, I did an interview with Fox Business's Neil Cavuto about the populism in Barack Obama's convention speech. You can watch it here:...
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Meet the Bloggers w/Michael Moore
I did Meet the Bloggers today with Michael Moore. You can watch a snippet here, or go to www.meetthebloggers.org to watch the whole thing....
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Chicken With My Head Cutoff - Or What I'm Doing For the Next Week
For the next week, I'm going to be doing so many different things, I'll be impersonating a chicken with its head cut off. Here's what I will be up to - I hope to see as many of you as...
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Fox News Debate: Is Iraq Important? What About Conservative Sex Scandals?
Earlier this week, I put my brave face on and appeared not once, but twice on Fox News - once in their Election Headquarters' segment, another time on Hannity & Colmes. In the first clip, you will notice that Monica...
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Fox News Extravaganza
I'll be on Fox News between 5pm and 6pm EST to talk politics, then later tonight, I'll be on Hannity & Colmes....
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Fox News at 5:15 EST
I'll be on Fox News at 5:15pm EST talking about the veepstakes. UPDATE: This was canceled due to the California earthquake....
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Radio West
I was on NPR's Radio West show yesterday to discuss my new book, and the politics of the Rocky Mountain West. Listen in here....
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Free Speech TV
Over the next few months, I am going to be working with Laura Flanders and Grit TV to do regular video versions of my weekly column. You can watch one of the first here:...
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Lou Dobbs & the Double-Edged Sword of Populism
Last week, I appeared on CNN's Lou Dobbs tonight to discuss the economic meltdown and the political fallout that will come from it. You can watch the clip here: This clip shows the good side of Dobbs - the side...
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The Homogenization of American Politics
To paraphrase Jerry Garcia, my book tour has been a long, strange trip - but as my newspaper column this week notes, it has been strange in how much of the same I've seen. As our culture has homogenized and...
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My Return to Blogging
It has been a little over a month since my book, The Uprising, has been released, and now I have a little more time as the schedule lets up - and so I'm back blogging here at Credo Action full-time....
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The Colbert Show Takes On THE UPRISING Tonight
Just a quick note to let you know I am going to be on The Colbert Report tonight (5/29) discussing my new book, THE UPRISING. I've been on the show once before for my first book - and I can't...
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Discussing the Oregon and Kentucky Primaries
Here's my Fox News discussion of the upcoming Kentucky and Oregon primaries....
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Fox News at 5:15 EST
I'm scheduled to be on Fox News at around 5:15 EST today....
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Talking Election Stuff on Colorado PBS
I appeared on Colorado's statewide PBS show, Inside Out. We discussed the state of the election, as well as some other local issues. Watch it here....
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Check the NY Times Magazine This Sunday
Just wanted to let regular readers in on a project I've been toiling away at for some time that's now coming to fruition. I am scheduled to have a piece in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine that deals with...
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Analyzing the West Virginia Results on Fox News
I appeared on Fox News as Democratic primary results from West Virginia came in. We discussed what the results say about the general election. Check it out here....
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First Lengthy Review of The Uprising
The first lengthy review of The Uprising is now out - it is at New West. Check it out here....
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On NPR This Morning
I was on NPR's Tell Me More this morning, talking about the state of the presidential race and the impact of the race chasm. You can listen here. I'm tentatively scheduled to be on Fox News today sometime between 5pm...
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The Uprising Audiobook
The Uprising will be available as an audiobook, which you can pre-order here....
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The Uprising - Coming Soon to a City Near You
We've completed a beta site for my upcoming book, The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street & Washington." You can find it at www.davidsirota.com/uprising. This isn't the "official" launch of the site - we're still...
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Race Chasm Covered by CNN, Denver Post, Portland Oregonian
My article for In These Times about the Race Chasm has generated a lot of discussion and feedback about race in America - which I'm thrilled about. Race and class are the two issues that the Establishment is least interested...
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On NPR This Morning
I'll be on KQED - the NPR affiliate in Northern California - this morning at 9am PST (12 noon EST). The show is also on Sirius radio. Check local listings and listen in here....
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Vote In 5280's Top of the Town Awards
The voting has started for 5280 magazine's Top of the Town awards here in Colorado. If you live here in Colorado, you can vote online here. In a burst of admitted shameless self-promotion, let me humbly request that under the...
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The State of the Democratic Presidential Race
I appeared last night on Channel 2 News in Denver to discuss the state of the Democratic nomination for president. You can watch it here....
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On NPR Tuesday at 9am EST to Talk About Superdelegates
I'm scheduled to be on NPR's "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin Tuesday at 9am EST to discuss the superdelegate issue. Check local listings - and tune in!...
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Guest Hosting on Super Tuesday on AM760
I'll be subbing in for Jay Marvin on Denver's AM760 on Super Tuesday between the hours of 6am and 10am Mountain Time. Jay is home sick with a cold/fever. Listen in - and call in - we'll be going over...
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Vail Daily News
Just a little update - the Vail Daily News is the latest to pick up my column. An ongoing thank you to readers for your support in contacting your local editorial page editors asking them to pick up my column....
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The Uprising - Due out 5/27
As you may know, I just completed my new book, entitled The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington. Many of you have been asking me when my new book is officially scheduled...
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Open Columnist: A Call for Input (January Edition)
This is the third installment of what I have been calling Open Columnist - a call for reader input into the nationally syndicated newspaper column I write every week for Creators Syndicate. As the first nationally syndicated newspaper columnist with...
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Dionne Flattery
Compare this column from way back in early November, to E.J. Dionne's column today. In all seriousness, this is a good thing. Imitation is the best form of flattery, right?...
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I Made My Book Deadline
I have been in New York the past few days meeting with my publisher. As you can see from the smiles in this picture from Central Park, me and my wife are celebrating the fact that I just finished...
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NY Times Promotes My Column on the AMT
Not a bad hit, actually....
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Class On '08 Politics at University of Denver
This January, I am going to be teaching a class at the University of Denver with former Colorado Senate President John Andrews entitled "Politics 2008: The Battles from the Statehouse to the White House." The course will be through the...
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In Oakland Tonight
Today is a travel day so posting will be light. If you live in the Bay Area, come on by to the event I am traveling to - I'm giving a speech at the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club in Oakland....
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My Own Public Idaho
A little more than a week ago, I visited Boise, Idaho to meet with state legislators and give a speech to the Ada County Democrats. My speech was about the class war that is being waged against working people, and...
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Slinding In Under the Deadline
Last night, at 11:58pm, I submitted the conclusion of my upcoming book, The Uprising. That's two minutes before my deadline expired. I am exhausted, but am thrilled and just wanted to share. I will spend today crashing on my column...
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INTERVIEW: Big Money Equals Bad Politics
I did an interview about the political culture of corruption with Common Sense Magazine. Check it out here....
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OpenColumnist - Asking for Input From Readers
As many of you know, I have just started writing a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column through Creators Syndicate. From the beginning, I set out to make this column different from the typical inside-the-Beltway, divorced-from-everyday-reality bromides that fill our media...
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The Biggest Vote You've Never Heard About Is Happening This Sunday
Back in 2005, our Congress trampled the majority of Americans who opposed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and passed the pact with the strong backing of K Street lobbyists. This was a victory of the Money Party over...
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Free Speech, Congressional Races and Corporate Taxes
Late last week, I appeared on Colorado PBS's public affairs show, Colorado Inside Out. We discussed the recent brouhaha over free speech at Colorado State University, the upcoming Democratic campaign against U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) and Gov. Bill Ritter's...
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Finding A Real Progressive Strategy: It's All In the Numbers
As promised a few days ago, my new nationally syndicated newspaper column takes a hard look at exactly why the progressive movement's strategy of focusing so much of our resources on Congress rather than the states and expecting to pass...
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Talking Iraq On Warren Olney's To The Point
I'll be on Warren Olney's radio show "To the Point" today talking about Iraq, the Moveon ad and Democratic politics. Check your local listings if you want to listen in....
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The Absurdity That Is America's Trade Policy
I make a brief appearance in a solid Lou Dobbs Tonight piece about the absurdity that is America's sell-out trade policy. Check it out:...
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EVENT: Town Hall Meeting on Real ID Act and Privacy
On October 3rd, I will be moderating a Town Hall-style event here in Denver on the Real ID Act and the federal government's assault on our privacy. The event is sponsored by the Colorado ACLU, and will feature representatives from...
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COLUMN: The Lesson of the DMV
Well, early September is here, and as promised, my first new column for Creators Syndicate is now being published. As you will see, it is about a little-reported but HUGELY important issue happening in states and communities all over the...
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Can You Help Get A Progressive Voice In Your Local Newspaper?
A few months ago, I told you that I was asked by Creators Syndicate to write a nationally syndicated, weekly newspaper column in the wake of the tragic death of our great hero Molly Ivins. Today, the column is being...
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The Best Review Any Book Could Ever Receive
I'm just back today from my working/writing vacation in British Columbia - regular blogging here will start up shortly. Thanks to Mark Nickolas for holding down the fort here - and make sure to put the Rocky Mountain Report on...
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Off to British Columbia…Mark Nickolas To the Rescue
I'm leaving for Canada tomorrow for a week. No, I'm not moving there because I'm disgusted with the Bush administration, I'm just going for a much-needed quasi-vacation in British Columbia (I say "quasi" because I am on book deadline and...
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Entering My Own Billy Walsh Phase
My friends and family have been asking me how my next book is coming and what it's like to write a book in general, and the best I can come up with to describe what I feel like is by...
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Singer to Hold Down the Fort As I Head South
I'm going to be moving over the next week, so I've asked Matt Singer from Forward Montana and Left In the West to take over guest posting in my absence. He'll be starting sometime today or tomorrow, going through next...
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Rocky Mountain News On Me, Emily & Monty
The Rocky Mountain News publishes a Q&A with me today about my move to Denver, Democratic Party politics out here in the West, and my dog Monty. The piece includes a photo of me, my wife Emily and Monty in...
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My New Nationally Syndicated Newspaper Column
Last week, I let everyone know I am moving to Denver this month, and that I would soon have pretty big career news. So in the interest of closing that loop, I wanted to let folks know what that news...
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Moving to Denver
Some personal news in my neck of the woods that I wanted to share with readers: Me, my wife and my dog Monty will be moving to Denver, Colorado from Helena, Montana in about 2-3 weeks. I'm simultaneously bummed about...
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Traveling to the Lone Star State
Posting is going to be light from me over the next 48 hours. I'm traveling to Texas to do some reporting for my next book. In the meantime, go buy the just-released paperback of Hostile Takeover if you haven't already....
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Listen In to the Sam Seder Show Today at 5pm EST
I'm going to be on Sam Seder's new show today (Sunday) at 5pm EST (3pm Montana time) to discuss the week in politics. Check Air America's website to find the local station you can hear it on....
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SPEECH: “Get Busy Living, Or Get Busy Dying”
I delivered the keynote address at the Montana AFL-CIO convention this past Friday in historic Butte - the site of many key labor movement fights. The Nation magazine has posted the entire speech on its website. The address goes over...
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Talking Trade on Lou Dobbs Tonight
For those who missed it, here's my appearance talking about the secret trade deal on Lou Dobbs Tonight from Monday....
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Hitting Portland This Week
I'm off to Portland, Oregon Tuesday and Wednesday to do some reporting for my book and to appear at a few events. If you happen to live in/around the area, come by - it would be great to see you....
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Discussing the Secret Trade Deal on Lou Dobbs Tonight at 6:45pm EST
I've accepted an invitation to appear on Lou Dobbs Tonight this evening at roughly 6:45pm EST (4:45pm Montana time). As always, because of the potential for breaking news, you never know 100 percent if such an appearance will ultimately happen....
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Take the Sirotablog Reader Survey
Readers - listen up! I want to hear more about who you are and what you want from this site. Please take a few minutes to take my blog reader survey - Thanks!...
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SF CHRON: When the Class War Goes Local
What happens when the class war comes to your little town? That's what I explore in my new column for the San Francisco Chronicle today. You can read it here. Over the last week, we here in the rural state...
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On The Ed Schultz Show Today
Tune in to Air America today from 12-12:30pm EST today - I'll be on the Ed Schultz Show, which today is being guest hosted by Tony Trupiano for the full hour....
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About David Sirota
David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hostile Takeover. He lives in Denver, Colorado. His daily blog can be found at CREDO Action. He contributes regularly to the Denver Post's Web site, is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and is working on his second book. He has been profiled in Newsweek and the Rocky Mountain News and is widely known for his reporting on political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties. Sirota serves as co-chair of the Progressive States Network, a 501(c)3 organization that supports state legislators and that is a partner of CREDO.
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