America

3 Steps to Becoming an American

Justine Rivero | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Obama, Immigration, America, Gay Marriage, Diversity, Same-Sex Marriage, Culture, Voting, Politics News
Justine Rivero

Becoming an American is a complicated privilege for me, because as a chubby five-year-old who hated cereal and missed her cousins overseas, that privilege wasn't my choice.

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3 Steps to Becoming an American

Justine Rivero | Posted 05.23.2012

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Justine Rivero

I am still learning to be comfortable in a country I was once reluctant to call home. But I'm choosing to vote this year to help other Americans feel like this country is their home, too.

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Finding America's Past In Australia's Present

James Moore | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Australia, Outback, Sydney, Motorcycles, America, Perth, Kimberley, International Destinations, Australia Travel, Travel Blogs@noad_mid_article, Travel News
James Moore

Australia presents itself to outsiders like a gigantic national park with gleaming cities along its perimeter.

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Richer, But Not Happier: America's Financial Conundrum

David Geller | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: American-Attitude, Americans, Wealth, Materialism, America, Happiness, Can Money Buy Happiness, Money News
David Geller

Once you accept this truth, you quickly can grasp that the goal of having money is never to die with the most, and you can choose to make the best use of our money while we have control over it.

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Why Health Care Will Bankrupt America

Rosemary Gibson | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: The Battle Over Health Care, America, Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Books News
Rosemary Gibson

No matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care reform, health care is on track to drive the federal government into bankruptcy. It's not a question of if, but when.

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Why Obama and Gay Marriage Is What America Is All About

David Wygant | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Gay, Gay Rights, America, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, President Obama, Gay Voices News
David Wygant

Yes on gay marriage. Yes on letting them try what hasn't worked for so many heterosexual couples. I'd like to see if the gay community could ac...

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Bringing About Innovation: Where To Start?

Elianne Ramos | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Global Innovation Index, Creativity, Stem, Social Innovation, America, Social Revolution, Race to the Top, Educate to Innovate, Innovation, Becoming-Fearless, Latino Voices News
Elianne Ramos

How do we inject some excitement into the learning process so that our students fall back in love with it? How do we improve current educational curricula to bring American children of every gender, age group and ethnicity up to par with students in other nations?

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Obama Condones Same-Sex Marriage; When Will He Condemn Poverty?

Lauren Brown Jarvis | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Poverty, President Obama, America, Economy, Pew Research Center, Poor, Pew Charitable Trusts, Economic Mobility, Same-Sex Marriage, American Poverty, Politics News
Lauren Brown Jarvis

Tavis Smiley believes America has the power to completely eradicate poverty amongst its citizens in a little as ten years. He questions how America could allow the dreams of its people to transform into a nightmare.

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Sentiments From the Swing State: An Ohioan's Appeal for a Civil Election

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics, Swing States, America, Values, 2012 Election, Ohio, Mitt Romney, Washington DC, Political Incivility, Barack Obama, Culture, Obama Ohio, Romney Ohio, Politics News
Stuart Muszynski

Every year that incivility in politics increases and is showcased and exploited by political parties and the media, average, every day Americans become more "in your face."

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What's Going On: The Youth Radio Remix

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Poverty, Youth Radio, Crime, Vietnam War, War, Npr, Violence, Brandon Mcfarland, All Things Considered, What's Going on Now, America, Urban, Marvin Gaye, Kennedy Center, Veterans, Video, Entertainment News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

If there aren't enough musicians these days producing albums that will help Americans cope...we can always reach back into the vault.

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Reading the Pictures -- Space Shuttle in the Skies of Manhattan: The Healing

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Challenger, America, Space Shuttle, Enterprise, Space Shuttle New York, Shuttle Flyover, Nyc Shuttle, Culture News
Michael Shaw

2012-04-30-SpaceShuttleflag3333333.jpgWhen the injury is deep, healing doesn't happen in a scene or a moment, but in oh-so-many moments over quite some time... like these.

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May Day

Noam Chomsky | Posted 04.28.2012

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Noam Chomsky

May Day started here, but then became an international day in support of American workers who were being subjected to brutal violence and judicial punishment. If you get to a point where the existing institutions will not bend to the popular will, you have to eliminate the institutions.

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Sex, Saints, Yogurt and World Peace: Bemoaning the Loss of Decorum

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Decorum, Shared Values, America, Values, Secret Service, American Values, Enron, Metta World Peace, Barack Obama, Culture, Saints Bounty Scandal, Sports News
Stuart Muszynski

Whether with baseball and steroids, basketball and greed, or football and "pay-to-injure," the stakes and competition of sports have outpaced classiness, noble intentions and decorum.

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The Republicans' Masterful and Insidious Prey on America's Founding Fears and Stories: Part III

Ian I. Mitroff | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Narratives, Founding Stories, Rupert Wilkinson, Robert Reich, Conservatives, America, Liberals, Republicans, Politics News
Ian I. Mitroff

We won't solve all of our thorny problems through a better understanding of unconscious forces alone. But we also will not solve them through all of the appeals to so-called rational policies and thinking alone! Unfortunately, conservatives understand this far better than liberals.

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Book Review: Jeff, One Lonely Guy

Joel Drucker | Posted 04.25.2012

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Joel Drucker

Trying to make a go as a comedian in New York City, Jeff Ragsdale found himself stymied. Ragsdale crafted a simple message and put it on a flyer that he posted all over the city: "If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me, (347) 469-3173. Jeff, one lonely guy"

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PHOTOS: 8 Surprising 'Inside-Out' Attractions

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.24.2012

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Conde Nast Traveler

Ray Bradbury once wrote about an indoor dreamworld, the sun dome -- a giant spa and cafeteria centered around one giant, burning star. These attractions are similar -- and actually exist.

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PHOTOS: America's Best Rooftop Bars

Departures Magazine | Posted 04.21.2012

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Departures Magazine

High above the bustling din of Midtown Manhattan, Morris found what he was looking for atop the 21st floor of the Strand Hotel.

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America, the Beautiful

The Technician | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Country, Patriotism, Motivation, America, Veterans, Veterans Support, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Support Veterans, College News
The Technician

Although it's becoming more difficult to find veterans from older wars, their patriotic spirit can continue to live on through younger generations.

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Each And Every Suicide Diminishes Us

Lorna Byrne | Posted 04.17.2012

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Lorna Byrne

Each and every suicide in the world diminishes you and me. No matter if you don't know the person, their family, or even if they live on the other side of the world from you

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I'm With Stupid: In Liverpool, They Call It Crusty Weiner Pudding

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Bacon, Hot Dogs, Burger King, Ice Cream, Food, Obesity, America, Pizza Hut, Bacon Sundae, Hot Dog Pizza, Food News
Todd Hartley

America, guess what: I have good news for you. Something obscenely fattening and unhealthy hit the markets last week, and we aren't the ones who'll be eating it!

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Voting Maybe

Warren Adler | Posted 04.13.2012

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Warren Adler

I no longer take anything at face value. Like Freud asking, "What do women want?" I find myself asking this question without regard to gender...

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John Derbyshire: An Untermensch Responds

Ritwik Deo | Posted 04.10.2012

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Ritwik Deo

I, dear sage reader, have assembled my own talk for my yet unborn children. It is going to be a short one. "Do not be a dunderhead."

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GSA Scandal Is a Window to the Way Washington Really Works

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 04.09.2012

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Lloyd Chapman

Maybe it was the fact that the administrator was forced to resign and two employees were fired. Truth be told, a lot of administration heads should probably resign. These abuses are not unique to the Obama administration; they've gone on for decades.

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The Republicans' Masterful and Insidious Prey on America's Founding Fears and Stories: Part II

Ian I. Mitroff | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Narratives, Founding Stories, Robert Reich, America, Conservatives, Republicans, Politics News
Ian I. Mitroff

Until liberals are able to help forge new stories that define the America of the future, they will always be at a severe disadvantage in winning the hearts and souls of Americans.

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On Being an American, or Dykes Are Always Foreign

Kelly Cogswell | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Politics, Book Publishing, America, Internet, Lesbian, New Media, Newt Gingrich, Paris, Gay Rights, Politics News
Kelly Cogswell

The agent said I sounded amazing, but should apply directly to a press that specialized in lesbian writing. This thing could never go mainstream. I suddenly wasn't an American anymore.

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