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From Enmity to Comity: Restoring Civility and Pride to American Life

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate, Indignity, Cyril Connolly, Adversary, Dignity, Nobel, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Agency, Rivals, Anger, We the People, Enemies, Hatred, Antagonist, Love, Partner, Alta, Politics News
Robert Fuller

Calls for civility have not worked, either with the public or the partisan commentators who model disdain and contempt for their followers. Why is hate resonating with the American public?

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Who's On First?: Haters, Conspiracists and the Conspiracists Who Hate Them

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Birthers, Obama Birth Certificate, World Net Daily, Orly Taitz, Hate, Cair, Michael Savage, Alan Keyes, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

With unemployment in the United States at a 26 year high of 9.8% and the UK not far behind, a sector of the economy in both nations is booming -- extremism.

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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Fearmongering, Fear, Hate, World, President Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Naropa University, Denver, Clash of Civilizations, Iran, Samuel Huntington, Politics, Peace, Kiri Westby, Living, Boulder Colorado, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Living News
Kiri Westby

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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As Hate Bill Passes, One Mother's Work (and Ours) Continues

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mathew-Shepard-Act, Hate Crimes, Judy Shepard, Homophobia, Impact, Hate, Gay, Crime, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.

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Why Prayer Is Such a Political Football -- The Lord's Prayer Got Lost in the Mix

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Lord's Prayer, Hate, Transformation, Jesus, Christians, Christianity, Hateful Prayer, Prejudice, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

Time to dust off my Union Theological Seminary creds and weigh in on prayer.

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Defending Unpatriotic Racism

Robbie Gennet | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Msnbc, Hate, Bush, War, George W. Bush, Racist, President Obama, Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Religion, Bush Administration, Patriotism, Joe Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Fox News, Racism, Glenn Beck, Hate Speech, President Bush, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Republican Party, African Americans, Republicans, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

They say the best offense is a good defense. Our only real defense against right wing insanity is to put them on the defense and keep them there.

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The UR1HTR Virus ("Hate Flu"): Stop the Epidemic!

Lea Lane | Posted 11.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Tea Bag Parties, March 12 Rally, Hate, H1N1 Virus, Rachel Maddow, Swine Flu, Npr, Arianna Huffington, Michael Moore, The Nation, Keith Olbermann, Bigotry, Joan Walsh, Comedy News
Lea Lane

The hate flu seems to thrive in the southern United States, with pockets found throughout the country, especially in rural areas.

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Scott Foval | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Rememberance, Hate, Freedom, 9/11, Mourning, Good, Prayer, Evil, Loss, Love, Bigotry, Living News
Scott Foval

Never forget, but never give in to the hate. That is the challenge.

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Democracy in the Crosshairs: Guns at Town Halls

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Control, Obama, Hate, Hate Groups, Town Hall Meetings, Hardball, Video, Terrorism, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

Assault rifles haven't replaced placards yet outside presidential townhalls on healthcare reform, but their emergence serves as another disturbing symbol of where political discourse is heading.

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The Uninsured Has a Black Face -- White Ambivalence Is Obama's Struggle

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate Mongers, President Obama, News, African American President, Hateful Acts, White Ambivalence, Obama, White Privilege, Hate Crimes, Racists, Hate Groups, Rosa Parks, John Dovidio, Liberal Racism, Great White Hope, African Americans, Post Racial Society, Politics, Right Wing, Blacks, Barack Obama, Reparations, Breaking News, Yale, Racism, Race, Healthcare Reform, Functional Racism, Whites, Prof. Dovidio, Health Care, Dr. John Dovidio, Hate, Dovidio, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

Yale professor, John Dovidio, does not feel the ongoing protests, name calling and Hitler labels by white protesters are hate, but a fight by whites struggling to defend and maintain their position and status.

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Question for GOP Leaders: What Would It Take for You to Condemn the Hatefulness?

Mike Lux | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Hate, Republican Party, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Mike Lux

With all of this hateful and violent rhetoric going on, I haven't seen one Republican leader asking for people to cool their rhetoric, or heard them condemn any of these tactics.

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Think Again: The Mainstream Media Opens the Door to Hate

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Howard Kurtz, Hate, Michelle Malkin, Henry Louis Gates, Cnn, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Birth Certificate Controversy, Media Matters, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Right-Wing Extremism, Media News
Eric Alterman

Brooks Jackson: "As a former CNN reporter, I believe this episode is an embarrassment to CNN... They have an anchor on there saying one thing and their reporters saying quite another."

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Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate, Collective, Break In, Police, Activity, President Barack Obama, Racist, Run, Healing, Drugs, Beer Summit, Robbery, Boy, Home, Urban, Henry Louis Gates Jr, 2nd Amendment, Running, Ritual, African American, Sgt. James Crowley, Freedom, Man, Glenn Beck, Credit Card, Black, Shelby Steele, Franz Fanon, Gun Rights, Cat-Calling, Reconciliation, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

In Glenn Beck's mind it doesn't add up. How can it be that people who are treated badly are not filled with hate?

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The Unteachable Lesson: Can We Learn From Gates and Crowley?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Racial Discrimination, James Crowley, Hate Crimes, Gates Arrest, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Ghetto, Cambridge Police, Rnc, Obama-Crowley, Black Men, Discrimination, Republican Party, African Americans, Po Po, Michael Steele, Obama-Gates Defense, Rush Limbaugh, Politics, Obama Crowley Gates, Harvard Professor, Barack Obama, Racism, Racial Profiling, Culture, African American, Sean Hannity, White Men, Police, Sergeant Crowley, Skip Gates, Henry Louis Gates, Obama-Gates Arrest, Hate, Racialism, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

Whether he likes it or not, Gates stands as America's new 21st Century Poster Child for "racial profiling."

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Healthy Hating

Marc Hershon | Posted 07.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Work, Projects, Jonthan Littman, I Hate People, Hate, New York, Healthy Hating, Marc Hershon, Hating, Business News
Marc Hershon

Hating, just like everything else in life, can be a healthy habit as long as it's done in moderation.

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President Obama's FDR Problem

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Hate, Limbaugh, Steele, President Obama, Obama, O'Reilly, Fdr, Gingrich, Cheney, Hate Groups, Hate Crime, Hate Speech, Fox, Republican Party, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Republicans, Hannity, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

President Obama is the first president in my memory to have the FDR problem. That problem in a word is hate. The reason is the same.

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Fox Loudmouth Rhetoric Comes Home to Roost

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate, Rush Limbaugh, President Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Violence, New York Times, Fox News, Race, Republican Party, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Barack Obama, Republicans, James Von Brunn, Timothy McVeigh, Politics News
Richard M. Benjamin

Palpable demographic shifts have sparked considerable terror among a cadre of white Americans -- a fear that whites will be politically and culturally moribund in their "own" land.

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Understanding Domestic Terror USA -- It's About the Twisted Theology Stupid!

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Holocaust, Hate, Gays, Rush Limbaugh, James W. Von Brunn, Republicans, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Republican leaders never kill anyone themselves, and they always "deplore" violence. But it is their language, anti-American speech and hate that feeds these individuals.

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Bring On The BNP - Out Of The Shadows

Deborah Hobson | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Racism, Anti-Racism, Hate, Far Right, European Parliament, Eu, British National Party, England, World News
Deborah Hobson

I know this motley crew of far right fantasists could never command support among the vast majority of right-thinking Britons.

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Republican Disaster -- The Evangelical/Zionist Anatomy of Meltdown

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate, Zionism, Christian-Zionists-Hagee, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Gop, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

I was in bed with a group of people who were profoundly anti-American. They were professional haters; they "loved" an America that didn't exist.

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Love and Hate in the Time of Parenting

Donna Fish | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Intimate Relationships, Parenting, Hate, Intimacy, Mother's Day, Love, Living News
Donna Fish

I had to write this in honor of Mother's Day. I lift a glass and salute all of you mothers out there who can be real and down with your intense negat...

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Another Silly Hate Crimes Bill

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, Murder, Hate Crimes, Hate-Motivated Violence, Violence, Hate, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Sociopaths tend to be unstable in more than one way. Can we really trust prosecutors, judges and juries to know which of a perpetrator's demons caused a dirty deed to be done?

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Lessons of Hate in the Bible Belt

Reproductive Justice | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Bible-Belt-Politics, Hate Crimes, Hate, Ethics, The Laramie Project, Bible Belt, Wyoming, Grandfield High School, Gay Issues, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

Any gay student at Grandfield High School has been taught a dubious lesson. They have learned they better keep quiet until they are old enough to leave town.

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Time for a Tea Party with the Right: Why Progressives Need a Transpartisan Strategy

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Tax Day Tea Party, Hate, Government Bailout, Conservatives, Liberalism, Protest, Government Spending, Fox News, Hate Speech, Conservatism, Paul Krugman, Right Wing, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Bill Shireman

Let's sit down with the right for tea. Let them vent their anger and hate - and we can vent ours. Let's listen to the fear that lies beneath the hate, to the reasons they're afraid.

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