2012 archive

Missing and distorted history

Fists of Freedom: An Olympic Story Not Taught in Schools

By , July 23, 2012 3:00 am PDT   It’s been almost 44 years since Tommie Smith and John Carlostook the medal stand following the 200-meter dash…  [more]

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We all grow poor because of it

‘Bachmann affair’ against Clinton aide Huma Abedin is a wake-up call

By John L. Esposito, 04:53 PM ET, 07/26/2012   Michele Bachmann’s has stirred up a storm. Bachmann has been criticized on the floor of the Senate and denounced in…  [more]

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Some kind of personality disorder

What’s wrong with Mitt Romney?

By , Friday, Jul 27, 2012 07:00 AM CDT   I have an idea for Mitt Romney: Release your tax returns today. Your coverage can’t get any worse than it’s been in the…  [more]

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Boarders are under attack

Wants country back

  Dear editor: I awake every morning to a day of my president dismantling another part of our society. I have tried to ignore the effect he could have on the country, because he is only one…  [more]

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84 people a day

America needs to talk about gun control in the wake of the Colorado shooting

By , Friday 20 July 2012 13.40 EDT   The chorus of empathetic responses to the tragic shootings at the Aurora movie theater, near…  [more]

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Real patriots fix problems

America in denial: We’re number 29 (of 30)

By Paul Rosenberg, 19 Jul 2012 09:51   Responding to the jingoism around the First Gulf War, Andrew Shapiro’s 1992 book, We’re Number One!: Where America Stands – and Falls –  [more]

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Please. Stop. Now.

Why I’ve Stopped Singing in Your Church

By , July 15, 2012   I love music. Truly I do. I love to sing. But you wouldn’t know it on Sunday morning when I’m visiting your church. I’m not…  [more]

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