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monkyhead

    • 01 Nov 08
    • 11:18 am

    There is no requirement to contribute to any political campaign. This has nothing to do with democracy. Americans reading In These Times are highly likely to be voters, and voting requires no monetary consideration.

    Posted to The cost of all federal campaigns this election cycle will top $5.3 billion, according to a new repo
    • 26 Jun 08
    • 11:14 am

    The Onion's finest moment: God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28151

    Posted to Reading The Onion Seriously
    • 13 Jun 08
    • 6:45 am

    I would hardly call Clinton's defeat "resounding," and the assertion that Obama "faced at least as much racism" as Clinton faced sexism is preposterous. Racism has become, almost in a good way (almost!), something in the public sphere that is discussed much more than actually engaged in (which is not to suggest that racism is not rampant, merely that public admission of racism has become somewhat taboo). Sexism on the other hand, is so casual as to be practically unnoticed. Consider, for example, this from the Huffington Post: "Michelle Obama Vs. Cindy McCain: A Study In Styles "Every first lady needs …

    Posted to An Anti-Clinton For VP
    • 13 May 08
    • 6:05 am

    oh i see what you did there. You watched a movie thinking it was supposed to be investigative journalism or something. Why don't you try a newspaper instead?

    Posted to Errol Morris' Myopia
    • 19 Feb 08
    • 6:13 am

    I appreciate your points about defense budgets, and campaign financing, and single payer, etc., and in response I'd just add the url for the True Majority "Oreos" animation. http://www.truemajority.org/oreos/ But the swipe at Krugman just isn't right. It's true he's critical of Obama, but he's hardly the "president of the Hillary Clinton fan club." That's just childish, Mr. Bleifuss.

    Posted to Political Climate Change
    • 12 Jun 07
    • 6:37 am

    I seriously doubt al Qaeda or Iraqi insurgents spend a lot of time "questioning our moral purpose." Another reminder who the Republicans consider their "enemies."

    Posted to Thicker Than Oil
    • 26 Jan 07
    • 10:08 am

    Decaffeinated coffee is real coffee.

    Posted to In You More Than Yourself