Category: Culture

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 the media, and inspired a petition calling for her resignation or removal from the House …

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Some kind of personality disorder

What’s wrong with Mitt Romney? By Joan Walsh, 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 last 48 hours or so, and with any luck, your tax issues will distract the global …

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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 man, right? Unfortunately, like me, there are too many people that feel the same way. …

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84 people a day

America needs to talk about gun control in the wake of the Colorado shooting By Gary Younge, Friday 20 July 2012 13.40 EDT   The chorus of empathetic responses to the tragic shootings at the Aurora movie theater, near Denver, Colorado early Friday morning marks a stubborn refrain in a perennial American elegy. Different singers …

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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 – in the New World Order was a sober-minded reality check on how the US really measured …

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Please. Stop. Now.

Why I’ve Stopped Singing in Your Church By Bill Blankschaen, 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 talking to all of you, of course. I’m sure many churches, maybe even yours, get it …

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Can you get a rash?

The bane of Bain and Mitt Romney’s diminishing tax returns By Lizz Winstead, Wednesday 18 July 2012 18.06 EDT   It’s been a long week for Governor Guess-My-Worthiness: Mitt Romney. For those of you too busy collecting a six-figure paycheck for a job you no longer do, this is a reminder that it’s Day Five …

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