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The Language of War
The last few months have been received by most as a foreign policy boon for our fledgling sitting President. In a global climate dominated by...
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Laughing Like Cain
Republican presidential hopeful, Herman Cain, keeled over in laughter Friday when a supporter related to him that Professor Anita Hill was trying to reach him....
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Security/Safety Concerns about Occupy Wall Street
By Linda Martín Alcoff The Oakland occupation was shut the last week of October, albeit temporarily, on the grounds of concerns about safety and...
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From Washington Heights to Wall Street: End to End for the 99%
Earlier this week, throngs of Latinos and blacks gathered at 181st and St. Nicholas Avenue in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights in New...
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Beating Back the Right
This has been a banner week for progressives with victories in several states beating back the nation-wide Republican campaign against immigration, collective bargaining, as well...
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Veterans Day: A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor
You know, whether you support the war or not, whether you know any servicemembers personally or not, whether you ever give veterans any thought any...
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Un-Settling Fatness: Obesity Goes Pop-Genre Big
I expected to love Chelsea Settles. I expected to hate Chelsea Settles. On both counts, I was wrong. MTV’s newest (semi)reality protagonist— spun, as the...
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Europe Continues to Convulse as Berlusconi Resigns
Silvio Berlusconi stepped down earlier this week as Prime Minister of Italy as the European region continues to roil with economic and political instability....
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"Paterno Is Finished at Penn State, and President Is Out"
In one of the most stunning developments in intercollegiate sports the last few years, legendary football coach, Joe Paterno, was fired Wednesday evening by the...
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Preventing the Undesirables: Forced Sterilization & Eugenics in the US and Abroad
If you enjoy the luxury of living under a rock, you may have missed the news that the planet’s population has reached (and now exceeded)...
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Breaking News: Hip Hop artist, Heavy D, dead at 44
Hip Hop fans are mourning the loss of Hip Hop legend, Heavy D (Dwight Errington Myers), who died suddenly yesterday. Hip Hop culture often gets...
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The Christian Fascists’ Personhood Campaign
Taking its dangerous “life begins at conception” assault from State Legislature to State Legislature, one of the most dangerous political forces in the United States...
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Citing new research, psychology group supports gay marriage
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro The American Psychological Association (APA) announced its full support for same-sex marriages and unions. Numerous studies have shown that GLBT individuals desire...
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Mississippi's Initiative 26 Challenges Women's Personhood
By Kalen Young “Alabama’s got me so upset, Tennessee made me lose my rest, and everybody knows about Mississsippi Goddam…” Little did anyone assume...
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For the love of football, white masculinity and underprivileged boys
Jerry Sandusky, 67, a former Penn State University football coach, “credited as the architect of defenses that helped win national championships,” was arrested Saturday and charged with...
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Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks
Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967. The state ordered that...
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Why HPV Vaccination Of Boys May Be Easier
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro When the CDC recommended pre-teen and teen girls get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a wave of outrage was voiced. Only...
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Hypothetical Women, Real Violence
By Wanda Kolomyjec and Monica J. Casper Some disturbingly familiar scenes from the campaign trail… “Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you...