David J. Sirota is the editor of the Progress Report at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. Additional research was provided by Christy Harvey and Judd Legum.

David Sirota's Salon stories

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 16:21 PST

Intelligentsia against intelligence

How did we end up with know-nothings for wise men?
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 16:14 PST

The real deficit hawks

Critics decry the healthcare bill as fiscally irresponsible. Where's the outrage over the defense budget?
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 06:07 PST

We are what we trade (and how we trade it)

International trade affects our healthcare, the economy and the environment -- in other words, everything
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 17:29 PDT

Meet TARP on steroids

A quiet new measure may let the government give away even more of your money to banks
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 17:24 PDT

Why is it bad to smoke weed and OK to sell beer?

Michael Phelps smoked a bong, Lance Armstrong is pushing alcohol. Why is Phelps the bad guy?
Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 00:07 PDT

Good healthcare policy makes good politics -- and vice versa

Forget Olympia Snowe; pass the right healthcare bill, and voters will reward you
Saturday, Oct 10, 2009 00:06 PDT

What's with all the zombies?

Maybe the undead creatures surfacing everywhere in pop culture have something to do with Washington and Wall Street
Saturday, Oct 3, 2009 00:06 PDT

Who are "the deciders"?

It's upside-down for political leaders to defer to military decisions
Saturday, Sep 26, 2009 00:05 PDT

Obama crushes Democratic dissent

The president is obstructing his own agenda by shielding incumbent senators from primary challengers
Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 03:19 PDT

Washington's selective deficit disorder

They blew billions on wars and bailouts, but spending cash that actually helps people seems to bother politicians
Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 05:12 PDT

We've seen this healthcare trigger before

The provision is designed to make us wait for a public option that will never come
Saturday, Sep 5, 2009 04:05 PDT

A party is not a movement

In 2008, progressive groups subverted their own agendas in the name of electoral unity. Where does that leave them?
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 03:20 PDT

War is not a video game

The military's marketing machine gives potential recruits science fiction instead of the bloody reality of war
Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 03:34 PDT

What it means to wear a gun in public

Bringing a weapon to a rally isn't about exercising your own rights -- it's about threatening other people's rights
Saturday, Aug 15, 2009 03:15 PDT

Champion of the mere mortals

John Hughes taught us to value the non-famous, the unimportant and the flawed
Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 03:08 PDT

The me-first, screw-everyone-else crowd

Nothing will keep the rich from whining about how tough easy street is
Saturday, Aug 1, 2009 03:32 PDT

Healthcare tyranny

Politicians with ties to the insurance industry are keeping the U.S. from real healthcare reform
Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 03:25 PDT

The rich have never had it so good

Taxing the wealthy could help the poor? Not if Congress has anything to do with it
Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 05:18 PDT

Ready or not, here comes China

Outside of China's gleaming cities, the country's growth has been accompanied by tremendous pollution
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 04:19 PDT

Dream big, Obama

The president should be a revolutionary, not just a reformer
Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 05:13 PDT

Waiting for Obama

States are pushing ahead with their own reforms instead of waiting for the president to act.
Saturday, Jun 6, 2009 03:25 PDT

Obama's trail of broken promises

The prophet of hope now doesn't even bother with explanations when he reneges on his campaign pledges.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 03:30 PDT

Democracy needs a bailout

Forget the loss of investigative journalism. The passive American public is the biggest threat to democracy.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 04:23 PDT

The house that taxpayers built

New York's billionaire mayor used public funds to build the new Yankee Stadium for the richest team in sports.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 03:10 PDT

Obama, the healthcare Riddler

Why is the president suddenly so afraid of a single-payer solution to America's healthcare crisis?
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