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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/david-sirota-radio-guest-hosting/">Full radio guest-host archive</a> <div id="red_dots"></div> <div id="red_dots"></div> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/kick146_writings.gif" width="146" height="36" border="0" alt="Writings"/> Articles by David Sirota: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/our-addiction-to-disaster-porn.html">Our Addiction to Disaster Porn</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/democratic-corporatism-brings-reagan-back-from-the-grave.html">Democratic Corporatism Brings Reagan Back from the Grave</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/right-is-not-center-but-2010-resembles-1984.html">Right Is Not Center - But 2010 Resembles 1984</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/12/opposing-view-go-back-to-drawing-board.html">Go Back to the Health Care Drawing Board</a> (USA Today) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/learning-from-the-last-decade-as-we-move-into-the-next-one.html">Learning from the Last Decade</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/what-happens-when-we-can-t-trust-the-verifiers.html">What Happens When We Can't Trust the Verifiers?</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/the-candidate-vs-president-canard.html">The "Candidate vs. President" Canard</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/political-moral-hazard.html">Political Moral Hazard</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/colbert-conservatism.html">Colbert Conservatism</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/intelligentsia-against-intelligence.html">Intelligentsia Against Intelligence</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/where-are-the-real-deficit-hawks.html">Where Are the Real Deficit Hawks?</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/we-are-what-we-trade-and-how-we-trade-it.html">We Are What We Trade and How We Trade it</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/tarp-on-steroids.html">TARP on Steroids</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5026/a_party_with_no_punch/">A Party With No Punch</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/a-tale-of-two-supermen.html">A Tale of Two Supermen</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/good-health-care-policy-makes-good-politics-and-vice-versa.html">Good Health Care Policy Makes Good Politics - And Vice Versa</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/the-zombie-zeitgeist.html">The Zombie Zeitgeist</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://inthesetimes.com/article/4912/mad_men_2.0">Mad Men 2.0</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/who-are-the-deciders.html">Who Are "The Deciders"?</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/country-club-etiquette-trumps-legislative-results.html">Country Club Etiquette Trumps Legislative Results</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/liberal/david-sirota/we-ve-seen-this-trigger-before.html">We've Seen This Trigger Before</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/selective-deficit-disorder.html">Selective Deficit Disorder</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a 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(Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/was-ross-perot-right.html">Was Ross Perot Right?</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/the-immigration-con-artists.html">The Immigration Con Artists</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/the-huey-longs-of-iowa.html">The Huey Longs of Iowa</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/halloween-and-the-lead-monster.html">Halloween & The Lead Monster</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/captive-industry-populism.html">Captive-Industry Populism</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/the-lesson-of-the-dmv.html">The Lesson of the DMV</a> (Creators Syndicate) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/get-busy-living-or-get-busy-dying/">Get Busy Living, Or Get Busy Dying</a> (The Nation) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/new-ways-of-thinking-on-election-reform/">New Ways of Thinking On Election Reform</a> (The Oregonian) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/when-the-class-war-goes-local/">When the Class War Goes Local</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/welcome-to-the-republican-asylum/">Welcome to the Republican Asylum</a> (Radar Magazine) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/obama-struggles-to-find-his-line/">Obama Struggles to Find His Line</a> (Radar Magazine) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/chicken-soup-for-the-outsourced-soul/">Chicken Soup for the Outsourced Soul</a> (Radar Magazine) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/windows-into-populisms-rise/">Windows Into Populism's Rise</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/protesting-legislating-to-end-the-war/">Protesting & Legislating to End the War</a> (Baltimore Sun) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/pro-union-hillary-harbors-labor-foes/">Pro-Union Hillary Harbors Labor Foes</a> (Radar Magazine) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/the-marriage-of-hypocrisy-and-corruption-in-washington/">The Marriage of Hypocrisy & Corruption</a> (Denver Post) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/democracy-haters/">Democracy Haters</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/fast-track-trade-authority-hurts-montana-farmers-workers">Fast Track Hurts Montana Farmers, Workers</a> (Billings Gazette) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/good-cop-bad-cop-needed/">'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Needed</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/what-they-said-and-when-they-said-it/">What They Said, And When They Said It</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/flattening-the-great-education-myth/">Flattening the Great Education Myth</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/embracing-populism/">Embracing Populism</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/a-majority-leader-not-a-follower/">A Majority Leader, Not a Follower</a> (Baltimore Sun) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/pinstriped-populist/">Pinstriped Populist</a> (New York Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/learning-from-lamont/">Learning from Lamont</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/the-war-on-workers/">The War on Workers</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/big-money-vs-grassroots/">Big Money vs. Grassroots</a> (Washington Spectator) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/where-economics-meets-religious-fundamentalism/">Where Economics Meets Religious Fundamentalism</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/addressing-the-countrys-health-care-taboo/">Addressing America's Health Care Taboo</a> (Washington Examiner) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/who-must-really-answer-for-911/">Who Must Really Answer for 9/11?</a> (Washington Examiner) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/legislating-under-the-influence/">Legislating Under the Influence</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/whos-lieberman-represent-not-you/">Who's Lieberman Represent? Not You.</a> (Hartford Courant) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/trivializing-corruption/">Trivializing Corruption</a> (PBS Now) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/find-your-true-center/">Find Your True Center</a> (Washington Post) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/mr-obama-goes-to-washington/">Mr. Obama Goes to Washington</a> (The Nation) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/money-plus-secrecy-equals-trouble/">Money Plus Secrecy Equals Trouble</a> (Baltimore Sun) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/the-hostile-takeover-of-american-democracy/">The Hostile Takeover of American Democracy</a> (Chicago Sun-Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/rick-santorums-hostile-takeover/">Rick Santorum's Hostile Takeover</a> (Philadelphia Daily News) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/fighting-the-hostile-takeover/">Fighting the Hostile Takeover</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/supply-and-demand-solutions/">Supply-and-Demand Solutions</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-seinfeld-strategy/">The Seinfeld Strategy</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/a-primary-concern/">A Primary Concern</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/undermining-the-ownership-society/">Undermining the Ownership Society</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/workers-on-the-slag-heap-of-history/">Workers On the Slag Heap of History</a> (Philadelphia Daily News) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-new-battle-for-states-rights/">The New Battle for States' Rights</a> (Tom Paine) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/fusions-third-party-path-to-the-center/">Fusion's Third-Party Path to the Center</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/free-trading-away-americas-security/">Free-Trading Away America's Security</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-battle-for-the-states/">The Battle for the States</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/its-time-for-a-windfall-profits-tax/">It's Time for a Windfall Profits Tax</a> (Costco Connection) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/newts-new-con/">Newt's New Con</a> (The Nation) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-corruption-eruption-continues/">The Corruption Eruption Continues</a> (Washington Spectator) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/a-health-care-solution/">A Health Care Solution</a> (Baltimore Sun) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/dont-ask-dont-tell-just-do-it/">Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Just Do It</a> (Washington Spectator) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/on-the-verge-of-political-reform/">On the Verge of Political Reform</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/why-not-get-warrants/">Why Not Get Warrants?</a> (Memphis Flyer) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/will-dems-step-up-in-the-new-year/">Will the Dems Step Up In the New Year?</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/this-is-the-race-in-06/">This Is The Race</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/partisan-war-syndrome/">Partisan War Syndrome</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/divvying-up-ohio/">Divvying Up Ohio</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/hurricanes-rain-on-bushs-tax-cut-parade/">Hurricanes Rain on Bush's Tax Cut Parade</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-deafening-and-dangerous-silence-on-taxes/">The Deafening & Dangerous Silence on Taxes</a> (San Francisco Chronicle) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-resurgence-of-movement-politics/">The Resurgence of Movement Politics</a> (The Nation) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/watergates-lost-legacy/">Watergate's Lost Legacy</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/fear-loathing-and-the-gop/">Fear, Loathing & the GOP</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/sending-a-message-on-trade/">Sending a Message on Trade</a> (Alternet) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/conversions-on-the-road-to-reality/">Conversions on the Road to Reality</a> (Knight Ridder Newspapers) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/edwards-own-trade-spotlight/">Edwards' Own Trade Spotlight</a> (Charlotte Observer) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/debunking-centrism/">Debunking Centrism</a> (The Nation) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/green-red-blue/">Green + Red = Blue</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-democrats-da-vinci-code/">The Democrats' Da Vinci Code</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/top-billings/">Top Billings</a> (Washington Monthly) <a 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/follow-the-money/">Follow the Money</a> (Washington Monthly) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-big-squeeze/">The Big Squeeze</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/they-knew/">They Knew</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/when-left-is-right/">When Left is Right</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/these-dogs-dont-hunt/">These Dogs Don't Hunt</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/when-ignorance-isnt-bliss/">When Ignorance Isn't Bliss</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-700-million-question/">The $700 Million Question</a> (American Prospect) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/being-dick-cheney/">Being Dick Cheney</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/its-the-stupidity-stupid/">It's the Stupidity, Stupid</a> (In These Times) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-fox-of-war/">The Fox of War</a> (Salon.com) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/clarkes-vindication/">Clarke's Vindication</a> (Salon.com) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/bad-rerun-worse-consequences/">Bad Rerun, Worse Consequences</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/on-second-thought/">On Second Thought</a> (Ft. Worth Weekly) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/married-gay-martians-on-steroids/">Married Gay Martians on Steroids</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-failure-of-populism/">The Failure of Populism?</a> (TomPaine.com) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/g-walker-bush-texas-ranger/">G. Walker Bush, Texas Ranger</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/will-america-follow/">Will America Follow?</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/bring-on-the-truth/">Bring On the Truth</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-motives-of-intimigate/">The Motives of Intimigate</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/profit-america/">Profit America</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/the-ceo-in-chief/">The CEO-In-Chief</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/no-question-the-media-is-right/">No Question, the Media Is Right</a> (Popmatters) <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/use-trade-as-tool-to-shape-a-better-world/">Use Trade as a Tool</a> (Baltimore Sun) <div id="red_dots"></div> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/kick146_archives.gif" width="146" height="36" border="0" alt="Writings"/> <a name="archives"></a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2007/09/">September 2007</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2007/08/">August 2007</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2007/07/">July 2007</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2007/06/">June 2007</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2007/05/">May 2007</a> <a 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/blogarchive/2004_04_01_davidsirota_archive.html">April 2004</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/blogarchive/2004_03_01_davidsirota_archive.html">March 2004</a> </div> </div>  <div id="wrapper-main"> <div id="content-main"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/main_top.gif" width="462" height="30" border="0" alt=""/>  <div class="post"> <h3 class="post-title"> <a name="ordering"></a>Latest News: Sirota Appears on MSNBC to Discuss Emanuel Controversy</h3> <div class="post-body"> 2/3/10: David Sirota appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the controversy surrounding Rahm Emanuel about his comments to liberal groups. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaKNzwXaP6o">Watch the clip here</a>: <embed src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656oe_/http://www.youtube.com/v/DaKNzwXaP6o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="275" height="167"></embed> 1/22/10: David Sirota appeared on CNN to discuss the results of the Massachusetts U.S. Senate election and how it confirms the thesis in his book The Uprising. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i_-vKwyqGc">Watch the clip here</a>: <embed src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656oe_/http://www.youtube.com/v/1i_-vKwyqGc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="249"></embed> 12/23/09: David Sirota wrote the official "Opposing View" editorial in USA Today against passage of the Senate's version of health care "reform." <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/12/opposing-view-go-back-to-drawing-board.html">Read the editorial here</a>. 12/10/09: Clear Channel announced that David Sirota is the permanent morning radio host on KKZN-AM760 in Colorado. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/12/david_sirota_to_permanently_re.php">You can read the news coverage of the announcement here</a>. 12/1/09: David Sirota appeared on CNN to discuss his most recent newspaper column. The CNN appearance came as a preview to President Obama's Afghanistan speech. You can <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trnsS4aWX9E">watch the clip here</a>.   </div></div>  <div id="white_dots"></div>  <div class="post"> <h3 class="post-title"> <a name="ordering"></a>Latest Column: Our Addiction to Disaster Porn </h3> <div class="post-body"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota.html"><img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="5" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/creatorsicon.gif" alt="Creators Syndicate"/></a>By David Sirota, 1/29/10 The black t-shirt - so tight, so come-hither. And oh, those safari button-downs - joke-worthy on Eddie Bauer mannequins, but on news correspondents, so...enticing. America missed these sartorial seductions, pined for their sweet suggestive nothings. And now, finally, a nation of television addicts can thank its disaster pornographers for bringing back the lurid garments - and the lustful voyeurism they evoke. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-sirota/our-addiction-to-disaster-porn.html">Read the rest of Sirota's newest nationally syndicated column here...</a> CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EDITOR: If you would like to see Sirota's weekly column in your local newspaper, just <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://mediamatters.org/reports/oped/search">go here to find the contact info for your local newspaper editor</a> and send them a message with the request (remember - be polite and respectful!).   </div> </div>  <div id="white_dots"></div>  <div class="post"> <h3 class="post-title"> <a name="ordering"></a>Who Is David Sirota? </h3> <div class="post-body"> <img hspace="5" vspace="5" align="right" border="1" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/sirotathumbnail.jpg"/>David Sirota is a political journalist, nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist and bestselling author living in Denver, Colorado. As one of the only national columnists living and reporting outside of Washington, D.C., he is widely known for his coverage of political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties. He blogs at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.openleft.com/">OpenLeft.com</a>. BIOGRAPHY: See Sirota's <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/who-is-david-sirota/">full biography here</a>. ARTICLES: See all of Sirota's writings in the lefthand column of this website. MEDIA APPEARANCES: See Sirota's recent <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/index.php/david-sirotas-television-appearances/">newspaper television appearances here</a>.   </div> </div>  <div id="white_dots"></div>  <div class="post"> <h3 class="post-title"> <a name="resources"></a>Media Resources & Contact Info </h3> <div class="post-body"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/a-man-with-a-mission/"><img hspace="8" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/newsweek4.gif" alt="David Sirota in Newsweek"/></a> CONTACT: Email David Sirota at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/mailto:ds@davidsirota.com">ds [at] davidsirota.com</a>. You can also contact Sirota through his <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.myspace.com/davidsirota">MySpace site</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=601756120">Facebook page</a>. PHOTO: Download a high-res <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/sirotahighres3.jpg">press photo of Sirota here</a>. THEME SONG: Download <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.davidsirota.com/davidsirota.mp3">Sirota's Al Franken Show theme song</a>. PROFILES: Read profiles of Sirota in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/a-man-with-a-mission/">Newsweek</a>, the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/five-questions-for-david-sirota/">Rocky Mountain News</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://davidsirota.com/index.php/double-enmity/">The New Republic</a>.   </div> </div>  <div id="white_dots"></div> </div> </div>  <div id="wrapper-right"> <div id="content-right"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307237354?ie=UTF8&tag=sirotablog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307237354"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/kick292_book_order5.gif" width="292" height="68" border="0" alt="The Uprising"/></a> <center><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307395642/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/uprising-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="151" hspace="4" border="0" alt="The Uprising"/></a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.amazon.com/Hostile-Takeover-Corruption-Conquered-Government/dp/0307237354?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221437009&sr=8-1"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/hostiletakeover-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="151" hspace="4" border="0" alt="Hostile Takeover"/></a></center> David Sirota is the author of the New York Times bestsellers <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.amazon.com/Hostile-Takeover-Corruption-Conquered-Government/dp/0307237354?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221437009&sr=8-1">Hostile Takeover</a> (2006) and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307395634?tag=sirotablog-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0307395634&adid=1BYG4T2ZJJAZXD5JM0YF&">The Uprising</a> (2008). 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His weekly, nationally syndicated newspaper column appears in publications with a combined daily readership of 1.6 million. Here is a list of publications that run his column weekly and/or regularly: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.aikenstandard.com/">The Aiken Standard</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.alamogordonews.com/">The Alamagordo Daily News</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.alternet.org/">Alternet</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.benningtonbanner.com/">The Bennington Banner</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.gazette.com/">The Colorado Springs Gazette</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.herald-citizen.com/">The Cookeville Herald-Citizen</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.credoaction.com/">Credo Action</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.iberianet.com/">The Daily Iberian</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.denverpost.com/">The Denver Post</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.heraldnet.com/">The Everett Herald</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.jacksonville.com/">The Florida Times-Union</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.coloradoan.com/">The Ft. Collins Coloradoan</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.freelancestar.com/">The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.grandhaventribune.com/">The Grand Haven Tribune</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.gjsentinel.com/">The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://gvnews.com/">The Green Valley News & Sun</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.postregister.com/">The Idaho Post Register</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.idahostatesman.com/">The Idaho Statesman</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.inthesetimes.com/">In These Times</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.jacksonholenews.com/news.php">The Jackson Hole Daily News</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/">The Lancaster Eagle Gazette</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.sunjournal.com/">The Lewiston Sun-Journal</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.themonitor.com/">The McAllen Monitor</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.northcountytimes.com/">The North County Times</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.ocala.com/">The Ocala Star-Banner</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.oregonian.com/">The Oregonian</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.newsherald.com/">The Panama City News Herald</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/">The Pawtucket Times</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.populist.com/">The Progressive Populist</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.democratandchronicle.com"/">The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.salon.com/">Salon.com</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.sfgate.com/">The San Francisco Chronicle</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.seattletimes.com/">The Seattle Times</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.statesville.com/">The Statesville Record & Landmark</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.journal-advocate.com/">The Sterling Journal-Advocate</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.summitdaily.com/">The Summit Daily News</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.troyrecord.com/">The Troy Record</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.truthdig.com/">TruthDig</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.vaildaily.com/">The Vail Daily</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://www.woonsocketcall.com/">The Woonsocket Call</a> </div> </div> </div>  <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://www.davidsirota.com/images/footer.gif" width="900" height="24" border="0" alt="SirotaBlog"/> </div> <center> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var site="s14lebowski"</script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656js_/http://s14.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=s14lebowski"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656/http://s14.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s14lebowski" target="_top"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100210184656im_/http://s14.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s14lebowski" alt="Site Meter" border="0"/></a> </noscript> </script> </center> </body> </html>