Tag Archives: u.s.

“Green Zone”: Greengrass & Damon do it again

By Mark Farnsworth | Published: March 13, 2010
The most sinister helicopters this side of “Apocalypse Now” scream overhead.
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Throwdown: Tavis Smiley & Reverend Al Sharpton

By Renee Martin | Published: March 4, 2010
Self-promotion is quite possibly Smiley’s greatest skill.
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Joe Stack: who will take right-wing terrorism seriously?

By Erik Loomis | Published: February 27, 2010
Stack’s own daughter has portrayed him as hero.
Posted in Current Affairs, north america, politics, terrorism | Also tagged , , | 14 Comments

Dysfunctional Senate: is filibuster reform the way to go?

By Erik Loomis | Published: February 20, 2010
The filibuster is stalling Obama now, so what Republican will vote to change it?
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Rethinking Work: sports as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 18, 2010
"These guys are America's gladiators."
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Mérida Initiative: helping the War on Drugs?

By Feature Writer | Published: February 14, 2010
Despite the billions, Mexico is a more dangerous place today than it was three years ago.
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Winter Olympics: why Team USA is nearly white as snow

By Feature Writer | Published: February 12, 2010
Why the imbalance of African-Americans in Winter and Summer Games participation?
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Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad: both abortion AND motherhood matter

By Renee Martin | Published: February 7, 2010
Both sides are so blissfully wedded to their ideological positions that women become little more than props.
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Question time with President Obama at the Republican Issues Retreat

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 3, 2010
Marsha Blackburn's voice oozed condescension, but Obama coolly out-condescended her
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Cyber attacks & the ethical dimension of the Google China episode

By Feature Writer | Published: February 2, 2010
If there were a showy way to use cyber weapons to effect death in the "kinetic" world, then terrorists may harness it.
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