Scapegoat

11 Scapegoats In History

Charlie Campbell | Posted 04.16.2012

Charlie Campbell

The blame game is one of mankind's oldest rituals. After disaster, we invariably look for someone whom we can hold responsible.

The Murder of Mental Health Caring

Carol Smaldino | Posted 08.17.2011

Carol Smaldino

The American Dream was to include everyone, even the tired and the poor, and those without benefit of private rehabs or psychiatric facilities.

Goodbye Luis Castillo

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

Sorry Kermit, it's actually quite easy being green. It's being a Mets fan that's really difficult. Some great news came out of camp when GM Sandy relieved fans of the misery that has been Luis Castillo.

Weekly Audit: The Real Legacy of Reaganomics

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of B-movie actor-turned-conservative president, Ronal...

Don't Speak: Helen Thomas and the Culture of Blame

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Smaldino

It is wrong to shame Helen Thomas, who, throughout her life has been one of the only people to dare to offend those who needed it.

Murdoch and Fox Portray Black Men as Terrorists on 24

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Ronald B. Robinson

The first two Presidents on 24 were Black men. The first was assassinated and the second was responsible for allowing nuclear bombs into the country, causing mass destruction.

Walking the Last Mile to Recovery

Ned Goldreyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Ned Goldreyer

The economy is not a rational system: It is a scam run by an elite who control the masses through indecipherable rules. Get it? It's a religion, and a religious problem requires a religious solution, i.e. something crazy.