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"Oba-Mao", What Do We Do Now?

Beth Nonte Russell | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mao, US China Relations, China Us Debt, Obama China, Tiananmen Square, Obama China Visit, Politics News
Beth Nonte Russell

Just before Christmas in 1999, I got off a flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco with a frail, 13-month-old baby girl in my arms. The future for her, I felt sure, would be far different now that she was in America.

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My Voice

Xiaoda Xiao | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Censorship, Cultural Revolution, Mao, Political Prisoners, Chinese Prison Camps, China, Chinese Prison, Freedom of Speech, Writing, The Cave Man, Prison Camps, Mao Zedong, Books, Chinese Censorship, Books News
Xiaoda Xiao

Under the strict censorship regulations of the current regime in China, the publication of any literary work that shows signs of penetrating in depth, or exposing the reality of prison life is forbidden.

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Gao Brothers, Beijing Artists, Stay One Step Ahead Of Censors With Headless Mao Statue

nytimes.com | JIMMY WANG | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: China Art, Art, Beijing, Chairman Mao, Gao Qiang, Mao, Gao Zhen, China, Gao Brothers, World News

BEIJING It's not the kind of sculpture of Chairman Mao you typically see in China. He's on his knees as a supplicant, confessing; his body language a...

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Baucus' Bill Not Bipartisan, But Panmedia

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Baucus' was supposed to be the "bipartisan" bill, but the only way it can truly be referred to as such is in the growing bipartisan distaste for the bill.

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The Last Chinese Chef

One For The Table | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicole-Mones, The Last Chinese Chef, Chinese Cooking, Chefs, Gourmet Cooking, Home Cooking, Beach-Reading, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Chinese Culture, China-Mao, Mao, Chinese Food, Chick Lit, Living News
One For The Table

As I prefer a well-prepared meal with beautiful, whole ingredients, I prefer a well-written book with beautiful, thoughtful ideas. After consuming either of these, I am well nourished.

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Victoria Jackson, Former SNL Star, Compares Obama To Hitler In Mad Rant

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Former "Saturday Night Live" star Victoria Jackson posted an incoherent rant against President Obama on Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood website on Tu...

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Women Changing China and the World: Modern-Day Lessons from a Foot-Binding Foe

Debora L. Spar | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Mao, Women's Issues, Barnard College, Chinese-American, Ruby Yang, College Admissions, Kang Tongbi, Asian-Americans, Water Cube, Chinese Women, Women's Health, Yang Lan, Yan Geling, China, Foot-Binding, Wu Qing, Asia, World News
Debora L. Spar

From my perch at Barnard College, I see an extraordinary generation of young women grappling with new ideas about feminism and new views of women's power and leadership.

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Iranian Snub? Not Quite

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

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Nathan Gonzalez

There is a very important reason for Iran's reluctance to change its tone overnight. It is due to a political trend I call the "cult of anti-Americanism."

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Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.

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Nepal's Political Crisis Deepens

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 02.13.2009 | World

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Subhash Ghimire

More than 80% of Nepalese live in villages with very little access to health, education and other modern amenities. Lands seized by Maoists during the decade long war from 1996 to 2006 have not been returned to the owners.

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McCain's Warped Worldview

Robert Scheer | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

A lesson McCain should have learned is that the world is a complex place, that today's enemies may be tomorrow's negotiating partners -- as Obama has at times dared to suggest.

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New Chinese Yuan Loses Mao, Gains Olympics Stadium (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business

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The Olympics in Beijing this summer involve a lot of drastic, last-minute facelifting for China, from smog cleanup to unusual Chinese algae collection...

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