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What Made Von Brunn Do It?

Gregg Hurwitz | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Crime Fiction, Stephen King, Crime Thrillers, Anarchist, Thriller, Oldboy, Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Virginia Tech, Von Brunn, Jack Nicholson, Media News
Gregg Hurwitz

While I don't believe that stories cause someone to commit violence, I do believe that as a creator, I have a responsibility not to provide a game plan for criminals shopping for information.

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Why Arlen Specter is an anarchist

Carne Ross | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Senator Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter Democrat, Politics, Anarchist, Politics News
Carne Ross

Specter's selfish act, and the Democrats' ill-judged hurrah for it, instead only deepens the chasm between voters and their representatives. Specter is, in fact, an anarchist.

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The Disloyal Opposition: Rush is Right -- Obama Must Fail

Randall Amster | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Limbaugh Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Limbaugh Obama Fails, Rush Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh, Free Market Capitalism, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Liberalism, Founding Fathers, Multiculturalism, Barack Obama, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Anarchist, Politics News
Randall Amster

If the new President brings closure to current wars and staves off economic collapse, it quite possibly will once and for all bury the neocon legacy deep in the dustbin of history.

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News: Anarchist to Vote!

Dale Pendell | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hope, Richard Nixon, Anarchist, 1968 Election, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Rfk, Hubert Humphrey, Politics News
Dale Pendell

I had been dreaming politics -- action committees, meetings, proposals. I too have succumbed to the Great Hope.

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How Do You Satirize An Election You're Too Depressed To Think About?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Theater Oobleck, Agitprop, Anarchist, Sarah Palin, Political Satire, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Race Card, Election Satire, Chicago Theater, Fringe Theater, Chicago Fringe Theater, Chicago News
Jeff Dorchen

This election didn't inspire that "pox on both their houses" feeling, and some felt they couldn't participate wholeheartedly in a play whose satirical targets were going to include the first black person to ever stand as a presidential nominee for one of the two major political parties.

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Resurrecting Literature: Sustenance for the Progressive Soul

Jennifer Nix | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Nationalism, Short Stories, Literature, To Kill a Mockingbird, Police, Chicago, Anarchist, Xenophobia, George W. Bush, George Lakoff, Progressives, Fiction, Pet Goat, Terrorist, Immigration, Democrats, Bestsellers, Politics of Fear, Politics, History, Activism, Racism, Nonfiction, Aleksandar Hemon, Grapes of Wrath, Fox News Channel, The Lazarus Project, Sarajevo, Huffpost Books, Living News
Jennifer Nix

I once again see the potential and power of literature, and hope to tell new and necessary stories. As activists, we must not lose sight of art. Here are some questions I posed to Aleksandar Hemon.

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