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Forget Giving Thanks and Look for Black Friday Specials
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 10 CommentsKarla Fetrow: Thanksgiving has been slowly and carefully nudged aside for the most spectacular day of all, according to corporate interests; Black Friday -
Awakenings
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 9 CommentsEdward-Yemil Rosario: I often tend to see the better side of people. I know even the worst of us have the potential to liberate ourselves from our own self-made prisons -
Thank You (to the Man with No Name)
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 4 CommentsInfamous made two classic mistakes; number one, he missed his turn and number two, he forgot to fill up in the last town he was in! So before long, he was lost on the side of the road -
Afghanistan: Still on the Edge of Extinction
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 6 CommentsIt's hard to write about Afghanistan with any kind of accuracy because only approximately 7% of Americans actually know where the freaking place is-let alone know anything about what is actually going on there. -
Bombay Burning, Two Years Later
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 10 CommentsBill The Butcher-They came from across the wine-dark sea of evening, riding the waves towards the glittering city. There were ten of them in the rubber boat, all young, male, and dressed in dark clothes. -
Why Hasn’t the U.S. Ratified CEDAW?
Posted on 26 November, 2010 | 10 CommentsGrainne Rhuad- The issues presented by those against the ratification of CEDAW are such non-issues one wonders what is really behind the 32 year hold up. -
Tips from Famous Crime Writers: Solving the Mysteries of Writing & Righting
Posted on 19 November, 2010 | 4 CommentsJane Stillwater: Our brains sort stuff out for us in our sleep and we do our best creative work when we first get up in the morning because our brains have already done most of the dirty work -
The Reanimator: The Return of Voodoo Economics
Posted on 19 November, 2010 | 18 CommentsEdward-Yemil Rosario: At a recent lunch I blurted out, “Laffer Curve! Tell me all about it!” That prompted a hush over the mid afternoon crowd -- nervous glances from others in the restaurant. My friend begged me to lower my voice, “Eddie, things are pretty much volatile around here these days, please don’t start a stampede.” -
The Pink Triangle – One More Time
Posted on 19 November, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe David: The primary purposes of a political campaign is to divert us from those things that are really important, and instead fuel our baser instincts with gossip and innuendo about those -
Der Struwwelpeter-A Review
Posted on 19 November, 2010 | 2 CommentsGrainne Rhuad: It was the in one of the most unexpected places that I was reminded of one of my childhood favorite books. I immediately ordered them up off the internet and waited with barely contained glee for them to arrive at my doorstep so I could dive in.
