Al From, Architect of Democrats' Comeback in the '90s, Welcomes the Populists

Al From, Architect of Democrats' Comeback in the '90s, Welcomes the Populists
The DLC was created in 1985 after three crushing presidential losses (Carter, Mondale, Dukakis) in an effort to take stock and shift the party away from its leftward image to the center where national elections are won. The Rev. Jesse Jackson dubbed it … Read more on Daily Beast

Saul Zaentz Dead: Oscar-Winning Producer Dies At 92
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/lee-thompson-young-dead_n_3780781.html?ref=topbar" target="_blank">"The Famous Jett Jackson" star was found dead</a> in his apartment by his landlord in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2013. Young's rep … at … Read more on Huffington Post

12 Ways To Be More Productive In 5 Minutes
Sofia Coppola's upcoming movie, Bling Ring, is based on a real group of teens and 20-something friends and acquaintances who began robbing the rich and famous in 2008. Over the course of the following year, they stole from Orlando …. When researchers … Read more on Daily Beast

From Nixon to Paul Ryan: How right-wing radicals deceive America
As Will Bunch argued in “Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future” (Salon excerpt here), Reagan's public reputation was in tatters before conservatives launched an unprecedented rehabilitation campaign … Read more on Salon