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Will the FCC Give Rupert Murdoch the Powerful Gift of Media Consolidation?
FCC proposal opens the door to media monopolies in major markets.
Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the “Dust Bowl Troubadour”
Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the countryu2019s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie.
The Big Lie About the “Entitlement State“
The real costs of the Big Three transfer programs fall into two categories.
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10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
America is standing at a fork in the road, staring into the distance of an unknown landscape. Allow me to present two possible alternatives, a tale of two potential …
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Women’s Longevity Declining in Parts of the US
The last time life expectancy fell for a large number of American women was 1918, due to Spanish influenza.
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Thanksgiving in Dystopia
William Rivers Pitt imagines what Thanksgiving for the Romneys would be like in an alternative universe where Mitt is President.
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Go Ahead, Talk Religion and Politics at the Table
This goes against the conventional wisdom, but there are two good reasons, one selfish and the other moral.
A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
We take an in-depth look at The Wizard of Oz, and hear a medley of Harburgu2019s Broadway songs and the politics of the times in which they were created
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The General’s Legacy
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Detroit MC Speaks Truth to Problems of Ailing City
u201cThe Rise of the Turtle,u201d a new instrumental hip hop album from Sacramento Knoxx, is a shining example of the type of independent hip hop being released from Detroit …