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Obama Blessed With Nut Ball Foes
In the drab guise of the “long-form” birth certificate signed and filed in Hawaii on Aug. 8, 1961, Americans were offered proof Wednesday that their president is a legitimate …
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Alan Simpson Just Asked Me to Leave Rich People Alone
I'm feeling pretty guilty. I hadn't known I was causing billionaires so much suffering. The former co-chair of President Obama's deficit (aka catfood) commission just asked me during a …
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From Fort Sumter to Fort Knox: The Slave Power Shall Rise Again
April 2011 marked the anniversary of the two most seminal events in American history. Naturally enough, both involve violence.
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The Knowledge Factory
Schooling is the main target for a simple reason: In the United States public schools account for 50 percent of the state and local budgets and are subject to …
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Oh Yeah, Prove It
After releasing his certificate of live birth, which is signed by Hawaii state officials and his mother, President Barack Obama speaks to the media at the White House in …
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Turkish Journalism Behind Bars
Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey, at the World Economic Forum in 2007. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) Vienna - In a study released in early …
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Arrogance and Authority
(Photo: MiiiSH) Washington, DC - It is increasingly common to hear prominent American and European central bankers proclaim, with respect to the crisis of 2008-2010, the following …
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“Pedagogism”: Prejudice and Hatred Directed at Teachers
Though it has been endemic in this country for a number of years, prejudice against and hatred of teachers, or what I term “pedagogism,” has increased to a level …
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David Petraeus, A Threat to CIA Analysis
The news that President Barack Obama has picked Gen. David Petraeus to be CIA director raises troubling questions, including whether the commander most associated with the wars in Iraq …
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Decision 2012: Urgent and Unsaid
We have often honored election traditions in American politics. This is particularly true of those election cycles that fall every four years when The Congress and White House are …