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Media Malpractice on Debt Ceiling
There are specific patterns in corporate media coverage of political debates: Progressive ideas are generally marginalized. “Compromise” between the major parties is encouraged. Democrats should “move to the center,” …
Why Have There Been No Great Woman Comics Artists? (Part 2)
The art world is different from the rest of the business world, right? All those creative people, making culture happen from their perch on the cutting edge, are sheltered …
Ladydrawers
Ladydrawers Archive: The Gender of Media Creators Affects What We See by: Anne Elizabeth Moore and Mickey Zacchilli Julie Doucet: How Does It Feel to Be Placed Among …
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House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling
Washington - The House began voting on the landmark compromise to raise the debt ceiling and sharply cut spending, after Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress made their final …
Forget Compromise: The Debt Ceiling Is Unconstitutional
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) delivers a Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech on the national debt at the Capitol in Washington, April 13, 2011. President Obama …
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Hope for the Hell of It
(Photo: Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits) Recently, Nelson Mandela turned 93, and his nation celebrated noisily, even attempting to break the world record for the most people …
Mainstream Reporters: Too Close to the Field to Get the Debt Story
(Photo: Sergio Alvarez / Flickr) If you were a spectator in a sky box seat looking directly down on the Washington debt debate, you’d be seeing a …
The $1 Trillion Debt Ceiling Deal of July 31
On Sunday evening, President Obama and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, announced they had reached an agreement on cutting $1 trillion in spending in …
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Syrian Forces Renew Strike on Restive City of Hama
Beirut, Lebanon - Syrian security forces bombed the central city of Hama for a second day on Monday as the government pressed its campaign to crush a four-month-old popular …
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Three Ways of Looking at a Terrorist
Please read these words of an American woman living in Norway: "Our public officials have asked us to put compassion first, to nurture each other, …