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William Safire's Passing and the Decline of American Journalism

Nancy Snow | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Lamar Odom, American Journalism, Richard Nixon, William Safire, The Kitchen Debate, American Culture, Media, Syracuse University, New York Times, Popular Culture, Khloe Kardashian, Newhouse School, Media News
Nancy Snow

Is the death of an esteemed giant in American journalism less newsworthy than a second-tier celebrity wedding?

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Letter From Paris: What The French Don't Understand About Us (And I Don't Either)

Beth Arnold | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Dominique De Villepin, Dominique De Villepin Trial, The New Yorker, France, Health Care Reform, Dominique De Villepin Sarkozy, Kelly Cuvar, Dominique De Villepin Smear Campaign, American Culture, Janet Flanner, Grazia-Magazine, Paris, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News
Beth Arnold

There is no question that Obama is repairing the perception of the U.S. throughout the world, but the stark reality is this: He is up against those who still want to make us smaller than we ever were throughout history.

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NFL Sets Its Sights On China With Reality TV Show "NFL Blitz"

Washington Post | Les Carpenter | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Mayday, Taiwan, Football, Reality TV, Beijing, Cctv, China, Nfl, Business, NFL Blitz, Entertainment, American Culture, Sports, World News

For years the NFL, which kicks off its regular season in full on Sunday, has been the most lucrative sports league in the world, generating an estimat...

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Shannon's Story: Health Care and Our Desperate Need for Cultural Healing

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Lifestyle, Holistic Medicine, Healthy Lifestyle, Personal Health, Healing, American Culture, Diet, Western Medicine, Leukemia, Aml, Health, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Health Care Reform, Cancer, Health Care, Sleep, Gandhi, Nonviolence, Integrative Power, Living News
Cynthia Boaz

We in the United States have a health care system that creates (rather than eases) burdens for those battling critical illness. We have it all backwards.

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Optimism Drives Americans Toward the Horizon

Frank Cooper III | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Optimism, U.S., American Culture, American-Optimism, America, Optimism, Business News
Frank Cooper III

Americans remain an optimistic lot. Across all ages, races, sex, location and economic background, Americans are expressing a sense that their individual and collective action can and will move the world forward in a positive way.

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New York's Consumerism

Reverend Billy | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Texas Oil, Monetization, American Consumerism, Consumer Confidence, Consumerism, Corporate America, Michael Bloomberg, New York City Apartments, American Culture, Corporate Greed, Consumer Spending, 1950s, New York City, New York News
Reverend Billy

Consumerism is what they call a "totalizing system." It expands outward across the landscape and simultaneously into the individual's psyche. It must expand.

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The "Birthers" and Our Ailing Political Culture

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Birthers, Obama Patriotism, Birther-Movement, President Obama, Barack Obama Citizenship, Democracy, Media, American Culture, Barack Obama, Politics, Patriotism, Progress, Sean Hannity, Media Criticism, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Cynthia Boaz

These birthers represent a small but vocal minority in this country who have somehow failed to grasp that American democracy is rooted in a set of principles, not a set of demographic characteristics.

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What Family Values? The Real Reason America Is Falling Behind the Rest of the World

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, Health Care Reform, American Culture, Health Care, Living News
Maria Rodale

I stumbled across a list of the only countries in the world that don't offer guaranteed paid maternity leave. You might expect to see Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland on the list. But the United States?

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Why Michael Jackson's Death is Heartbreaking for me... Finally

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Consumerism, Entertainment, American Culture, Commercialism, Music, Spirituality, Celebrities, Entertainment News
Cynthia Boaz

The Michael Jackson we wanted was an ideal. He was lonely, so we exploited it. He was kind, so we twisted it. He was brilliant, so we marginalized it. We were like bullies on the playground.

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The Times Are, and Always Will Be, Changing

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Trends, American Culture, Nostalgia, Change, Living News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Nostalgia often affects our attitudes about change. The notion that "life was nicer when I was growing up" has been circulating in this country for generations.

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