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William Rivers Pitt | “Men’s Rights” and the Septic Tank of History
A lot of comfortable people (read: mostly men) believe the rights of women have been settled and established. In truth, the rights of women are under assault across this …
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Internalized Misogyny Within the Geek Community
Stop with the fake geek girl memes. Stop with the shaming geek girls articles. Stop shaming women and, instead, start including them.
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The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
The sheer volume of conspiracies out there about our Commander-in-Chief is pretty astounding.
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The Real Villains of the Bergdahl Tale
The right-wing media is denouncing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as a “deserter” who wasn't worth ransoming from the Taliban, but the real villains are the architects of the disastrous Iraq …
13 “Other” Things You Need to Know About POW Bergdahl
How simplistic it is to also exchange Berghdalu2019s “due process” for a guilty verdict, accusing him of deserting.
A Civil War Myth That Hurts Us All
Americans are shamefully unaware of their own country's past.
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Religious Liberty in the Air Force Under Dire Threat: An Open Letter to USAF Chief of Staff
An attorney asks the Air Force to protect religious liberty.
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Paul Krugman | The Unlucky Unemployed
The association between worker quality and unemployment should be much stronger in a good economy than in a bad economy.
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VA Also Not Telling the Truth About Veteran Disability Claims
Instead of reducing delays, the VA is changing what it counts in the medical claims backlog and making it harder for the most vulnerable veterans to file claims.
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How a Lack of Power and Guns Go Together
The NRA can't escape the influence of the more radical parts of the gun movement - the people who, for whatever reason, want to bring an AR-15 to Chipotle.