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John McCain's Big Lies

Janet Ritz | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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Janet Ritz

The distortions coming from the campaign make it impossible to determine who John McCain is beyond the noise, the distractions

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Thinking Critically About Scientology, Psychiatry, and Their Feud

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

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Bruce E. Levine

Scientology and establishment psychiatry have something else in common. They are both orthodoxies that deal harshly with their ex-insiders who have come to reject them.

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The Democrats in Denver: Surprises and Shadows

Roderick Spencer | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

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Roderick Spencer

Before it all goes blurry and fictional in the retelling, allow me to recapitulate my personal list of astonishments from Denver.

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Hang in There Tavis Smiley, Don't let the Black Obama Thought Police Run You Out

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

As late as this past January, black talk show host Tavis Smiley was the darling of black America. Three months later he's the butt of black Americ...

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Gods Made in Our Image: Politicians As Entertainers

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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John W. Whitehead

Television politics does not attempt to convey who might be best at being president but rather who has the best slogans and can get the best ratings.

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What's in a Name? If it's "No Child Left Behind," You Might be Surprised

Joseph Romm | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

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Joseph Romm

The words used in legislation today often have less to do with the contents of the law and more to do with the outcome of polls and focus groups.

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