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Voting for Reform
For progressive Democrats, fixing the electoral system is job number one.
(Mother Jones, June 21, 2005)
Tags: barack obama, chicago, howard dean, jeff fleischer, jesse jackson, mother jones, voting rights
The Real Comeback Kid
Commentary: With his speech on race, Barack Obama again demonstrated his ability to fight back.
(BuzzFlash, March 27, 2008)
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, race, the real comeback kid
Advice for the President-Elect
No matter who becomes the next chief executive, the former secretary of state sees a lot of work to be done.
(World Jewish Digest, June 2008)
Tags: 2008 election, advice for the president-elect, barack obama, foreign policy, hillary clinton, interview, jeff fleischer, madeleine albright, world jewish digest
Changing the Rules of the Game
Away from the basketball court, record-breaking center Adonal Foyle is a tireless activist for campaign finance reform.
(Mother Jones, February 4, 2005)
Tags: adonal foyle, basketball, campaign finance reform, golden state warriors, jeff fleischer, mother jones, profile
A Satirist Gets Serious
Comedian Al Franken trades in his radio show to make a run for the U.S. Senate.
(World Jewish Digest, June 2007)
Tags: 2008 election, al franken, jeff fleischer, jewish, minnesota, politics, senate, world jewish digest
Inside the Axis of Deceit
Andrew Wilkie, a top Australian intelligence official, didn’t think the available WMD intel justified invading Iraq. When the government of Prime Minister John Howard joined the Coalition of the Willing anyway, Wilkie quit in protest. Since then, he’s been speaking out.
(Mother Jones, August 16, 2004)
Tags: 2004 election, 9/11, andrew wilkie, australia, inside the axis of deceit, intelligence, interview, iraq, jeff fleischer, john howard, mother jones, tony blair
“Star Wars” and the True Phantom Menace
Commentary: Eliminating national missile defense is the first step on the path back to sane proliferation policy.
(BuzzFlash March 31, 2009)
Tags: buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, military pork, missile defense, weapons