Fear Mongering

Reading the Pictures: 100% of Your Weekly Dose of Terrorism Panic

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Michael Shaw

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The Arrogance of Fear and What to Do About It

Karen Luniw | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Karen Luniw

Whether it's a reformed health care system, a new job, a new place to live or to solve a business problem -- in order to get something new, we have to change.

Our Insane Summer: Is There a Way Out? Plus an Open Letter to the Secretary of Education [UPDATED]

John Milewski | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


John Milewski

As we enter the back-to-school phase of the calendar, I want to share some good news and offer some unsolicited advice to our nation's education top cop.

Germs Don't Care If You Are Legal Or Not

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Do you really want to limit vaccinations only to people who have legal documents, or would you rather everyone get inoculated? Remember, those you exclude will likely have some sort of contact with either you, your kids, or the food you eat at some point.

We are Mortal - Grow Up and Plan Accordingly

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Barbara Coombs Lee

National leaders deliberately sparked fear and anger over a consultation about death and sensational media threw fuel on the fire.

The Last Story on Reforming Health Care: We Have Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Miles J. Zaremski

The debate over health care reform has turned to politics of fear and fear-mongering, instead of focusing on facts and reality.

Reflections on Health Care Reform: Now or Never

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


Miles J. Zaremski

All we want is to be cared for at a price that we can all afford. But if we cannot afford and access our doctors and nurses, then the healthcare system fails us.

Jason Linkins

O'Reilly Rages Against Joan Walsh Over Tiller Murder (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media


Joan Walsh went on the O'Reilly Factor Friday night having publicly vowed to be well-prepared to defend the reproductive rights of women and the legality of Dr. Tiller's clinical practice, and truly doled out some major ownage.

Fear You Can Believe In?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


Nathaniel Frank

So life is scary. What ever happened to courage, the prime martial virtue that conservatives were supposed to praise and practice?

World's Dumbest Talking Point on Gitmo Gets Traction

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The minute Ted Kaczynski makes a run for it out of the Supermax in Colorado is the minute I'll agree that it's unsafe to bring the Gitmo detainees to the US.

Bad News Bears - Economic Fear-Mongering by the Media

Gloria Duffy | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media


Gloria Duffy

We are experiencing a crisis of confidence, and I fear that the media are fanning the flames in an effort to save their own skins.

Muslims "Off" a Plane

Wajahat Ali | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

We in the US are currently engaged in a "war on terror," but this does not give a democratic and free country license to be overwhelmed by fear of its own Muslim and Middle Eastern citizens.

Midnight in the Garden of Reaganomics

Bennet Kelley | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business


Bennet Kelley

Fear-mongering may only further prove how out of touch the Republican Party has become with mainstream Americans (or even history itself) as the electorate is increasingly aware.

A Response to the Anti-Obama Message of Fear

Gordon Adams | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Gordon Adams

What we need is someone to run this country with a cool head, an interest in betterment and who wants a safe and growing country in a healthy globe.

Tell McCain to End the Politics of Hate

Robert Greenwald | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

Things have gotten so out of control that some conservatives have come forward to denounce McCain and Palin's hate-mongering.

Drudge Report Incites "Kill A Mockingbird" Racial Fear Of Obama

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media


Martin Lewis

This photo does not appear anywhere in the linked story. It is only on the Drudge Report front page.