Zuckerberg launches lobby, urges immigration refor...
Zuckerberg launches lobby, urges immigration reform (via AFP) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new political action...
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The Political Economy of Tool
When I, on rare occasions, make it to the gym for a work-out, my playlist generally includes industrial, metal and rock. I find that...
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Keep Porn Legal!
The European Union recently voted down an ill-advised ban on pornography (but maintained the rest of the bill (to improve the...
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Jim Inhofe, Senator “No No”
Jim Inhofe, from Oklahoma, a Republican senator, is going to probably have to wear thick makeup to cover his embarrassment at using...
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A Post for Dummies
not a big fan of the “For Dummies” publishing empire. Let’s just say if “Home Repair for Dummies” put on a concert, I...
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Satchmo On Jazz: ‘Man, If You Have To Ask Wh...
THE MOST FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH IN JAZZ HISTORY Writer and essayist Gerald Early once wrote that when American civilization is studied...
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(UPDATE) Surgical Paralysis as Punishment? In 2013...
UPDATE: The BBC, one of the first to report on the story, now reports that a Saudi justice minister has “tweeted” that the judge...
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Honest Assessments of Thatcher’s Demise
Glenn Greenwald makes an important point: Margaret Thatcher and misapplied death etiquette Glenn Greenwald / Guardian The dictate...
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April is ‘National Child Abuse Prevention Mo...
‘It shouldn’t hurt to be a child’ image, courtesy U.S. Air Force Each month of the year has been, nationally or by...
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Americans on Book Donation Trip Taken Down Like Do...
DATELINE: Zabul, Afghanistan Taliban militants killed six Americans, including a young female diplomat named Anne Smedinghoff, 25 year...
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