The fall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling seems satisfying to those of us trying to build a more equal world. Meanwhile, the real struggle for equality continues, not least in America’s racism-infected justice system.
Attacking the Attackers
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First came attack ads. Now Democrats are airing ads attacking the Koch Brothers for funding anti-Democratic attack ads. What next? It’s all so meta, one could easily forget that there are actual elections.
Pre-Bored
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Chelsea Clinton is pregnant. We already know how this narrative goes. Do we really have to suffer through living through it?
Not So Covert
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Once again, the mainstream media is reporting that the US government is engaged in a covert scheme, But if everyone knows about it, how is it covert?
Unmotivated
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For the first time, researchers have found that casual users of marijuana, even those who use it just once or twice a week, suffer significant damage to their brains, particularly in the parts of the brain that govern motivation and memory. In other words: duh.
If People in Other Countries Reacted to Tragedies Like Americans
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What if, say, Afghans, responded to grief as cheesily and inappropriately as Americans?
Climate Change Rapid Response Team
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The United Nations has issued a report warning that, unless the world takes radical action in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, climate change/global warming will become disastrous and irreversible. The deadline is 10 to 15 years. The thing is, we were told the same thing 15 years ago.
Stumeanity
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President Obama has deported more illegal immigrants than any other president, including Bush, in an attempt to convince Republicans to come to the bargaining table and agree on an immigration reform package that would allow him to slow down the pace of deportations. In the meantime, however, countless families are devastated. And the GOP shows no sign of budging.
The Case Against Gun Control
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The shooter in the second Fort Hood shooting spree was reportedly angry because his supervisors refused his request for days off in order to attend his mother’s funeral. Would it be so bad for bosses to think all their workers might be packing, and about to go off?
The Culture of Knife Violence
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A high school sophomore stabbed 19 classmates in western Pennsylvania. Once again, there will be a search for answers. But because the weapons were knives and not guns, the media and politicians will have to reach beyond the usual cheap parlor tricks of knee-jerk policy prescriptions.
