“Dissonance” – a Parody Lyric

01/27/12 12:00 pm

You’ll just have to sing it yourselves. Because I can’t sing. They nursed a grudge, ooh, over a night Were so sure they wanted him to go Aiming low…aiming low But soon he was down, soon he was low At a midterm time…a holy no… They had it turned around The center couldn&...

Yet Another Myth Dispelled: The UK Takes a Sharp Right Turn

01/27/12 9:00 am

By Emilia1956 I know assorted Progressives in the US view Europe as, collectively, more sophisticated and socially liberal than the US. In many ways, this is true, but only for some countries. I also know that, presented with the fact that the vast majority of countries in Western Europe now have go...

Morning Awful: Arizona Ethnic Cleansing in Progress

01/27/12 6:00 am

The State of Arizona is determined to whitewash history by ending all ethnic studies programs. This is ostensibly to support the racial ego of white kids, though of course there’s totally nothing racist about that. Such actions aren’t just aimed at the dirty foreigners, either, but the o...

Newt Gingrich Or Cobra Commander?

01/26/12 6:00 pm

Check all that apply.

Newt Gingrich Explains it All for You

01/26/12 4:20 pm

Newt Gingrich is the only Speaker of the House ever to be sanctioned in office. Univisión’s Jorge Ramos asked him about his Clinton-era affair hypocrisy yesterday, and he took the time to explain how his screwing-around was totally different because it hadn’t been criminalized by a politically...
At Netroots Nation 2010, a lone blogger set out to ask attendees of the largest conference of online activists and bloggers in the world whether their organizations had ever taken a check from George Soros. "The left" turns out to be not much of a conspiracy...in fact, it's a community. Reuploaded to YouTube because Veoh sucketh.
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"Winter Soldiers" is an inside look at a frozen Thermopylae for the peace movement. In front of the White House on December 16, 2010, Veterans For Peace led the way as 135 people were arrested in swirling snow and blistering cold to demand an end to the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. They included Pulitzer prizewinning author Chris Hedges and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
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This is what democracy looks like: so endangered we need free speech zones to protect it. Inside you will find veterans and faith-based organizations alongside idealistic young and old of every stripe. Once you cross the line back into the real world, though, you may be called to the heart of what America has become.
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A mash-up of the Arab Spring set to the indie-metal song "Can't Stop Me" by Mass For The Machine. Visit their website at massforthemachine.com
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I met Lori Diaz, Executive Director of Holiday Help for Heroes, at the Alabama Community Leaders Institute on the campus of Alabama A&M on August 27th to find out more about the needs of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to civilian life. Visit my website at www.osborneink.com
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