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Party Conventions and Convention Parties: Dripping in Irony
The most obvious irony, of course, is that more money is being spent on the conventions yet fewer people seem to care.
The Maternal Instinct Versus the Realities of Unwaged Labor
Hadley Suter discusses, how much sacrifice is natural to the maternal role and how much is socially imposed?
Learning to Hate Longhorn Football
One professor discusses how the million dollar industry of college football might be costing students the most.
The Truth About the Republican National Convention and Hurricane Issac
Lee Camp shows us how The Republican National Convention down in Tampa just might be the scene of the perfect storm.
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You Play Ball Like a Girl: Redefining American Sports
Modern-day sports (such as football, baseball, basketball and hockey) essentially get defined in patriarchal terms.
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Who Cares if It’s True? It Works
u201cWeu2019re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers,u201d says campaign pollster Neil Newhouse as Romney's ads continue to spread lies.
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Jim Hightower: Welcome to GOP Nutland!
As the Republican National Convention down in Tampa, Florida continues to entertain, the American people wonder what crazy thing the GOP will say next.
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The Great Medicare Switcheroo
The RNC in Tampa asserts the GOP as the party of Medicare. Its possible that someone might want to check their history on that one.
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Robert Reich: How Romney Keeps Lying Through His Big White Teeth
Although a half dozen fact checking organizations have refuted most of the claims in Romney's as campaigns, Republicans still manage to bypass mainstream media in an attempt to fool …
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Tax the Rich or Privatize the State?
While taxing the rich is one of Obama's most popular platforms, massive budget cuts still threaten the social programs that protect us.