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Doug Drenkow is a writer, editor, webmaster, and producer. A fourth-generation Democrat, Doug has produced the political talk shows "Barry Gordon From Left Field," on radio, and "NewsRap with Barry Gordon," on cable TV, featuring top progressive guests in the nation. Having met his wife through the Internet, Doug is a big believer in the power of new media!
Doug Drenkow's progressive political commentaries have appeared in print, on radio and TV, and online -- as in OpEdNews, DailyKos, BuzzFlash, UPI, BBC, The Guardian, etc.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006A Legacy of Damage to America: The President's Vile Precedents Etcetera This president and his ilk are inflicting lasting damage upon America and the world -- a legacy that will haunt us and cripple us for generations yet to come. Let us not be as foolish or arrogant as those who misgovern us; let us never forget or dismiss their betrayals of the public trust.
Tuesday, January 3, 2006If Bush & Alito Have Their Way, Our Votes May Not Count. Call me old fashioned; but I thought that the president, sworn to uphold the Constitution, and a potential justice of the Supreme Court would hold democracy in reverence, not contempt.
Saturday, February 18, 2006Priorities “Put your money where your mouth is.” That’s how you tell the straight-shooters from the hypocrites. And see where someone’s priorities really lie. By that standard, I’m afraid our current leadership is misleading America.
Tuesday, January 3, 2006More Bush Insanity: Fomenting Instability in Iraq We're told that it would be patently irresponsible to withdraw our troops from Iraq without first making the country stable and then handing it over to Iraqi security forces. So does that mean we've got to redouble our efforts to restabilize Iraq, so we can get the hell outa there? Well, maybe not.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008Progressives Must Not Be Divided: We Cannot Afford a Pres. McCain African Americans and American women have made great strides with the Obama and Clinton candidacies. But we must not allow ourselves to be divided: Only by uniting can we prevent the continuation of the Bush legacy, under a Pres. McCain; only by uniting can we achieve a great progressive agenda for our nation.
Thursday, November 9, 2006The Last, Best Hope of the American People As the Democrats retake Congress and statehouses and governorships across the country - and as President George W. Bush replaces NeoCon-in-Chief Donald H. Rumsfeld with the reportedly more pragmatic Robert M. Gates - it again becomes apparent, as it has throughout our history, that the power in the United States of America ultimately resides in the people.
