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Real Americans live in small towns like Wasilla, Alaska

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:October 22, 2008
Post category:American Culture law and order Politics
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Jon Stewart's team explores Wasilla:

Hate and fear on display in Ohio

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:October 19, 2008
Post category:Bigotry Politics Psychology Cognition
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Al Jazeera (yes, Al Jazeera) has taken the time to interview some of the Ohio voters who are driven by bigotry and ignorance. No doubt there are many others. Now it's time for the mainstream corporate media to do the same, to shame these people into silence. Sunshine is a…

Palin vs. Palin

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 19, 2008
Post category:American Culture Communication Current Events Entertainment Politics Videos
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One has to admit that Gov. Palin is an awfully good sport. Yes, it's really her saying "Live from ..."

The Coming Four (Eight) Years

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:October 18, 2008
Post category:American Culture Communication Culture Current Events Economy Education Energy Health History ignorance Medicine Politics The Middle East War
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Maybe there's something wrong with me. I am not enthused about the coming election. I hope Obama wins, but only because I have had enough of the Republicans and their wistful, "wish it were 1952 again" attitudes, and the ideological leech they've been carrying around since 1980 that wants to…

Historical Contraception and Carols in mid-October

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 16, 2008
Post category:American Culture Censorship Communication Culture Education History Law Reproductive Rights Science Whimsy
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I was having lunch with Joe the Juggler at the City Diner earlier this week. He was showing me some papers he found in the wall of his house. The original owner in 1892 apparently was in the personal rubber products business. Back then, this was a euphemism for (shocked…

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