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    Inequality of what, exactly? The Buffet Rule and "Fairness"

    APRIL 12, 2012 2:57PM

    By Stephen Weil


    Topics: inequality, election, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 10997 Views
    • 84 Comments
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    Ten Reasons to Repeal Stand Your Ground Laws

    APRIL 11, 2012 5:24PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: 2nd amendment, nbc miami, wrcb tv, nra, national rifle association, change.org petition to arrest george zimmerman, tracy martin, sybrina fulton, florida prosecuting attorneys association, buddy jacobs, sen. charles schumer, rev. jesse jackson, orlando sentinel, rev. markel hutchins, south carolina’s state sen. robert ford, marco rubio, police chief bill lee, sanford florida, expanded castle doctrine laws, shoot first laws, stand your ground laws, george zimmerman, trayvon martin killing, gun laws, repeal stand your ground, gun safety, politics, crime, second chance at shoot first campaign, stand your ground watch, open call

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 2132 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Busted by an Alabama State Trooper------in Maryland?

    APRIL 9, 2012 10:18PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: my petty crime arrest, politics, george wallace, racism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2274 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Occupy Transit! Transit Workers & Occupy Movement Team Up

    APRIL 5, 2012 3:18PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: chicago, unions, public transit, politics, environment, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 6772 Views
    • 79 Comments
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    Why Some Conservatives Vote Against Their Interests

    APRIL 5, 2012 8:32AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: social psychology and voting, “why won’t they listen?” someone’s wrong on the internet, new york times, william saletan, “even critics of safety net increasingly depend on it”, binyamin applebaum, “the righteous mind: why good people are divided by politics”, jonathan haidt, ki gulbranson, conservative contradictions, social psychology, voting, politics

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    • 29 Ratings
    • 2783 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Obamacare and my Granddaughter's Kidney

    APRIL 3, 2012 3:50PM

    By Rodney Roe


    Topics: health insurance, economy, family, obamacare, open+call, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1094 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Wisconsin's Recall: Time for New Thinking

    APRIL 7, 2012 11:45PM

    By Kristen Raney


    Topics: democratic primary, scott walker, unions, doug la follette, kathleen vinehout, kathleen falk, tom barrett, wisconsin, democrats, primary elections, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1602 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Occupy SF Takes Over Abandoned Building On April Fools Day

    APRIL 2, 2012 11:43AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: politics, building occupation, building takeover, occupiers, jesus, faith, churches, homelessness, homeless, black bloc, that bus rocks!, occupy oakland, a1, san francisco commune, sf commune, occupy san francisco, occupy sf, ows, breaking news, occupy, occupy america, open+call, news, belief/religion, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 7171 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Confusion at the Border for Same-Sex Couples

    MARCH 30, 2012 12:02PM

    By K.T. Drasky


    Topics: gay/lesbian, politics, travel, same-sex binational couples, immigration, marriage eqaulity, doma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2017 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Teaching Trayvon

    MARCH 29, 2012 7:38PM

    By Ulli K Ryder


    Topics: education, race, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 65 Ratings
    • 5279 Views
    • 91 Comments
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    An open letter to people on the fence about Obamacare

    MARCH 29, 2012 4:23PM

    By Cedar Burnett


    Topics: open call, obamacare, politics, healthcare, my obamacare story, ulcerative colitis, ibd, crohn's disease

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2039 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Pacifiers and Hoodies

    MARCH 29, 2012 3:15PM

    By Rebecca Morean


    Topics: trayvon martin, parenting, family, adoption, racism, conceal and carry, gun laws, justice, social justice, right to bears arms, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1912 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Contraception and The Origin of Species

    MARCH 27, 2012 9:03PM

    By Mr. Culture


    Topics: contraception, rush limbaugh, rick santorum, health, politics, comedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 7104 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Trayvon Martin is Dead Because Black People are "Scary"

    MARCH 26, 2012 1:51PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, racism, whiteness, law, media, civil rights, race, george zimmerman, trayvon martin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1292 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Obamacare In the Courts: The Broccoli Test; UPDATED

    MARCH 25, 2012 3:57PM

    By Jeff J.


    Topics: news, economy, business, politics, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 2899 Views
    • 87 Comments
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    Legalized Murder

    MARCH 24, 2012 7:20AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: legislation, law, gun laws, foul language, offensive language, bleeping, censorship, censoring, road rage, papers please, trayvon martin, trayvon, make my day, stand your ground, nra, guns, shooting, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 13507 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Republicans are secretly voting for President Obama

    MARCH 23, 2012 9:08AM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: politics, open call, barack obama, 2012 presidential election, republicans, mccain, palin, gingrich, santorum, mitt romney, president obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2912 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Mitt Romney and GOP: Wiping the Slate Clean

    MARCH 22, 2012 10:19AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, republican party, mitt romney, eric fehrnstrom, etch-a-sketch, conservatism, george w. bush, gaffe, president obama, ohio art, rachel maddow, timothy noah, cnn, massachusetts, mike dukakis, social media, going viral, fraud, november election, massachusetts state house press gallary

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 5669 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Why Women are Leaving the Workforce

    MARCH 15, 2012 1:41PM

    By Cedar Burnett


    Topics: politics, family, feminism, business, etsy, unemployment, freelancing, personal trainer, doulas, coffee, economy, part-time, work, workforce, women, unemployment myths debunked, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 12325 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Rick Santorum and the Politicization of Religion

    MARCH 15, 2012 8:25AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: religious extremism, separation of church and state, pope benedict xvil, father marcial maciel, catholic priest sex scandal, catholic church, regnum christi, legion of christ, opus dei, rick santorum, 2012 republican primary race, religion, politics

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