Category Archives: Feature

Triumph of evil: medical experiments on children in care of the Irish state

Parents were not informed. Consent was not given. Informed consent was non-existent.
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A Dream Deformed: Glenn Beck marches on Washington

In Beck's funhouse mirrored perception, though, King's march for equality and his own march for privilege are the same.
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Editor’s Diary: If Moscow doesn’t believe in tears – then in what?

A girl walking down a street in the dark and crying appears to be somewhat of a rarity.
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Katrina 5 Years After: Loving New Orleans from afar

Or maybe I can feel New Orleans shrugging at me and saying "Don't cry for me, what good will your tears do?"
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Neoliberalism and the aggressive-passive Tea Party

For the Tea Party, however, it is undoubtedly better to have the devil you know.
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Justice for Shaquan Duley, justice for mothers

Our collective silence on the topic of Duley’s mental health speaks volumes, as does our willingness to condemn her without a trial.
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Justice for Cambodia? The Kaing Guek Eav verdict

Crimes against humanity has been reduced to 11 hours per life.
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Mad Men: Illusions of manhood

There is only so much denial and revision a psyche can take, whether it’s a person’s psyche or the collective psyche of a nation.
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Birth Tourism: The Newest Red Herring in the Anti-Immigration Arsenal

Birthright laws are coming under a full-frontal attack by the Tea Party.
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The Marin Foundation – still banging

Even though they’re miserable hookers we need to not judge them or say anything else they won’t like
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