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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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Before hip-hop died: best of the best in rnb

A million monkeys might come up with Shakespeare, but ten million kids with Fruityloops could only come up with Soulja Boy.
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Wikileaks and the Toothless Politics of Exposure

Facts, it is clear, are not enough to persuade the American public (or indeed its politicians or media) of a position.
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Australia’s new Prime Minister and a clash of values

Last week in Australia, Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister in the country's history.
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What New York can teach us about ENDA: laws aren’t enough

Anti-discrimination bills can only ever be a first step and not an end point in themselves.
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Oil spills and economic crises: once more, with feeling

How long will the American electorate allow business and government to ignore their interests without reacting violently?
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Tony Abbott and the Liberals: Truthiness Down Under

With an Australian Federal election coming up later this year, the truthiness of Abbott and his party will be of ever-greater importance.
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Bobby Jindal: The Governor who stole Christmas

It appears that some forms of Christianity are more important than others.
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Mandatory sterilization & trans men in Australia

New South Wales and Western Australia wish to remove trans men's capacity to bear children.
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Gay marriage in Australia? Whoah, not so fast

But hold the phone. The aforementioned new law, my friends, is a Federal law, and does not apply to State legislation.
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