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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Why Does It Have To Be The Ten Commandments?
BY KAREN WEBB
Oh, well, the rightwing has put another copy of the Ten Commandments in rock at the Oklahoma State Capital with a misspelled...
Tax Credits, Tort Reform And Tea In Boston Harbor
BY DAVID PERRYMAN
On Dec. 16, 1773, 116 men, several of whom were dressed as members of the Mohawk tribe, threw 342 chests full of...
Bring Back Recess
BY SHARON MARTIN
Hunter College Elementary in New York City won’t enroll you unless your IQ is 155 or higher. A study from the 1980s...
Bradley Or Chelsea?
BY SUSAN ESTRICH In a letter released on the Today show, Army Pfc Bradley Manning announced: “As I transition into this new phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female.” Actually, no. Manning is a criminal. Before you jump all over me for […]
Casualties Of Non-Stop War?
BY RICHARD L. FRICKER
It was while lurching through the morning’s first cup of coffee that the Beatles came to mind: “I read the news...