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September 01, 2010 — I’m not very active in local politics. I follow international news more closely than the news of my hometown. In my defense, Western Massachusetts is a pretty sleepy place in political terms – this part...
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August 29, 2010 — I don’t know how else to describe the age in which we all live except that it’s more skeptical, less idealistic, less hopeful. So much has changed in the past several decades that a movie like Rob Reiner’s...
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August 25, 2010 — At AlterNet, Joshua Holland deftly turns the expression "Ground Zero" on its head. When the horror of nuclear warfare was unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the term "Ground Zero" entered our lexicon. The expression has come to mean the...
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August 25, 2010 — By Russ Wellen At AlterNet, Joshua Holland deftly turns the expression "Ground Zero" on its head. When the horror of nuclear warfare was unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the term "Ground Zero" entered our lexicon. The expression has...
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August 18, 2010 — technology can't elucidate its etiology, or pinpoint its pathogenesis. But we have more and more evidence that the traumas of life- the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune- can cause the body to fail in ways we don't yet...
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August 09, 2010 — If the intent of “The Scottsboro Boys” was to make the audience squirm, then mission accomplished. Mixing a massive transgression of justice with an entertainment form long considered racist will do that. But as an illuminating,...
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August 09, 2010 — imagine and create a revolutionary transformation. I have noticed this same descent into cynicism here at FDL, particularly in Emptywheel’s corner, where cynicism in the...
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August 07, 2010 — , there's Faisal, whose father wants to build a mosque. At best , you're third in the pecking order. You're not even on the short list any more, frankly. But don't get too full of yourselves. If the economy improves, you could be facing another...
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August 05, 2010 — heights of cynicism are reached when congressional leadership pulls a legislative head fake like the September tax-bill ruse. J. D. Foster
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August 05, 2010 — even by Washington standards, new heights of cynicism are reached when congressional leadership pulls a legislative head fake like the September tax bill ruse.
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August 04, 2010 — This is how Time magazine's cover story begins: The Taliban pounded on the door just before midnight, demanding that Aisha, 18, be punished for running away from her husband's house. Her in-laws treated her like a slave, Aisha pleaded. They...
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August 03, 2010 — Charlie Rangel's ethics problems pose a serious political threat to the Democrats. If Rangel insists on fighting the charges, a high-profile trial will take place in the run-up the the November elections, and put the most unattractive possible...
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July 24, 2010 — toxic, loser's game. But that's the current understanding of cynicism. Here is the classical meaning : Cynicism (Greek: κυνισμός), in its original form, refers to the beliefs of an ancient school of...
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July 23, 2010 — This is just my take on it, based on my gut. I don’t have statements from inside the administration or any other inside information. Just gut sense, and actually, this is sort of my effort to work things out on my end, since I don’t...