Progressive
Review
THE MODERATE
VOICE OF A TIME THAT HAS YET TO COME
AN ONLINE
JOURNAL & ARCHIVE OF ALTERNATIVE NEWS & INFORMATION
WHO
STANDS WHERE
THE
REAL POLITICAL SPECTRUM
GREEN
= PROGRESSIVE, YELLOW = MIXED, RED = CONSERVATIVE, GRAY = WEAK
OR INACTIVE
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LIBERTARIAN |
TRAD
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OBAMA |
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ABORTION |
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AFGHANISTAN |
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BANK BAILOUT |
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CAMPAIGN FINANCING |
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CIVIL LIBERTIES |
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DEATH PENALTY |
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DEVOLUTION OF POWER |
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DRUG POLICY |
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ECONOMIC POLICY |
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EDUCATION |
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EMPIRE |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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GAY MARRIAGE |
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GITMO |
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HEALTH CARE |
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IRAQ |
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MILITARY |
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SOCIAL SECURITY |
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VOTING REFORMS |
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WIRETAPPING |
This illustrates where
various political groupings stand. Additional
topics and improvements are welcome.
The idea is to offer
a view of American politics that breaks away from media-fostered
cliches such as obsession with what the president thinks and
outmoded assumptions about left and right. Note, for example,
the number of issues on which Libertarians and Greens are closer
than either are to the Democrats or Obama.