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  • SeventhSister

    A Hunger for Justice: Guantanamo Day 100

    Today I refused to eat. On this 100th day of the detainee hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison, not eating was the least that I could do to acknowledge and claim as my own the detainees’ unimaginable suffering. To be real, it was also the least that I could do to…

  • Kate Geiselman

    Angelina's Choice

    When I woke up this morning, the internet was ablaze with kudos to Angelina Jolie for her NYT op ed piece about her decision to have prophylactic bilateral mastectomy. The cheers were loud and immediate. And they made me really, really uncomfortable. Before I get too far, I will say this unequivocally…

  • David McClain

    The Terrible Power of Nature

    Like the rest of the country, Monday afternoon, I sat glued to the television watching the unfolding tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma. Like everyone else I was dismayed by the destruction and loss of life, especially the young children, but I was not surprised. I also realized that as sure as night…

  • old new lefty

    Our Incredible Shrinking President

    It seems like a long time since January, 2009 when Barack Obama was inaugurated after a campaign of promising that he would be a combination of Abraham Lincoln and FDR to where we are today. A large percentage of the population's disappointment has been palpable.  With the exception of…

  • Richard B. Simon

    The IRS was Right to Scrutinize "Tea Party" Groups

    Tea Party Groups want you to pay for their political organizing. (image: REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst) Richard B. Simon So, let me get this straight. Conservative political organizing groups, formed in electoral opposition to the new presidency of Barack Obama because they are against "government han…