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“Apes Alone Weak. Apes Together Strong.”
Rise of The Planet of The Apes is a thoroughly entertaining movie. Not to offer a long-winded review, but the film is a totally fresh take on the concept that is unlike any of the previous entries in...
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This is video from a basketball game between Georgetown and China that got a little rough. Could it be a comment on the state of U.S.- China relations?
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U.S. Economy – Like a Bad Joke
So a Corporation and an American Working Man are sitting in a bar. The Working Man asks the Corporation “Are you hiring? I’m looking for work.” The corporation replies, “As soon as demand picks up...
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Those Who Forget Their History…
As we celebrate the remaining rights U.S. working people have in this country, we should be reminded of what things were like in the past. Here’s a photo from 1909 of children shelling peas in factory...
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Paul Waldman: Get Out The Hate
As much as we bemoan our polarized politics, dislike for one’s political opponents is one of the most powerful engines that drives political participation. It isn’t necessarily wrong to be mad or think...
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NYT Krugman: Confronting The Malefactors
There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people. When the...
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Lawrence Lessig: #OccupyWallSt v2: What Cross-Partisanship Must Mean
I’m a liberal. I believe in a woman’s right to choose. I believe gays should be free to marry. I believe that society has an obligation to help the worst off. I believe public education should be free...
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How To Be Fluent in Republican
Jonathan Bines, writing for the Huffington Post, walks us through the essential vocabulary one must be familiar with if we are to ever be able to sit down and have a conversation with a Republican. As...
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What’s so funny about Super PACs?
Dan Clickman, Executive Director Congressional Programs, Aspen Institute; Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center, shares his thoughts, insights and some incredible facts regarding Super PACs and...
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Of all the problems of this world, hatred of others remains one of the most intractable. Despite much social progress over the last century, there are still those who hate people based on race,...
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