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Schuette v. BAMN … An Example of Whitewishing
When whites decide racism is over … that’s “whitewishing”
Articles by Crissie Brown
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An Open Letter from the GOP to Working Class White Men
A satirical open letter from the GOP to working class white men.
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Fiscal Scolds Demand ‘Reforms’ to Social Security and Medicare Based on a Myth
The fiscal scolds at Fix The Debt are again demanding ‘reforms’ to Social Security and Medicare. Their entire argument is based on a myth.
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Stuff Rich People Say: Austerity Admissions and Banker Bonuses
Rich people should talk more openly, more often. It would make a progressive agenda a whole lot more achievable.
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No Longer a Frontier: Free Speech vs. Online Ugliness
This week Jillian York of the Electronic Frontier Foundation denounced tech companies and employers who censor or punish online ugliness. But the internet is no longer a frontier.
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What the Feck Is Wrong with an Obama Pivot?
President Obama’s critics routinely dismiss him as “feckless,” but most have long records as feck-ups. And what’s wrong with pivoting?
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Tribalism … and You
You’ve surely heard that the civil war in Syria, and the broader tensions in the Middle East and Africa, are about tribalism. Let’s learn about tribalism … and you.
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Hearings on Syria Offer Questions, Answers, and more Questions
The hearings on Syria did not answer every reasonable question about a possible U.S. punitive strike, but they exposed some questions as unreasonable.
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Louisiana Republicans, Hurricane Katrina, and Time Travel
Progressives sometimes criticize the south as backward, but that’s not entirely fair. For example, Louisiana Republicans have developed time travel
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Obamacare Turns Republicans Against Insurance
Republicans have not proposed a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, and won’t, because Obamacare has turned the GOP base against insurance itself.
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Supporters of Stop-and-Frisk are Lying With Numbers
Supporters of stop-and-frisk policies love to toss around statistics about race and crime. Whether they know it or not, they’re simply lying with numbers.
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The GOP’s Tea Party Astroturf Has Sprouted Roots and Grown Into Fringe Crazy
When the Tea Party emerged four summers ago, many of us dismissed them as a corporate-seeded astroturf movement. We were wrong. The GOP’s grassroots are the fringe.
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After Huntington Beach Riot, We Need to Talk about White Youth and Violence
Sunday’s rioting in Huntington Beach, California is sparking a national conversation about white youth and violence. It’s about time.
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After His Campaign’s Misogynistic Meltdown, Anthony Weiner Must Go
Anthony Weiner needs to get out of the race after the vile, misogynistic tantrum his communications director, Barbara Morgan.
The Math of Sex Scandals: Why Are There So Few?
Reporters have no trouble finding experts to speculate on why so many politicians have sex scandals. Statistics say the better question would be why there are so few.
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White Privilege: Responding to Zimmerman Verdict with Paean to the Rule of Law
Part of white privilege is not realizing that, for young black men, “the rule of law” is not much protection at all.
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Right Wingers Post Fake Race Riot Video After Zimmerman Verdict
Videos of rioting in Miami began circulating quickly after last night’s not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial. But there was no riot in Miami.
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House Republicans Serve Up A Hostage Menu To President Obama
What House Republicans are doing is like terrorists giving the hostage negotiator a choice of which hostage to shoot … then blaming the negotiator for the murder because “He chose the victim!”
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Speaker Boehner and House Republicans Deploy Desperate Stall Tactics
Conservatism has been described as the belief that no one should be the first person to do anything … and House Republicans are taking that seriously.
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The Sailer Strategy and the Post-Policy GOP
Progressives often criticize Republicans for doing nothing to help create jobs. I understand the criticism, but it misses a key point. Today’s Republicans are about identity politics, not policy.
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Real Independence Would be a Government That Worked
Let’s remember to celebrate our declaration of independence, a political act whose primary intent was to achieve a government that worked.
Welcome to Derpica
You’ve probably seen the word “derp” floating around lately. You may wonder what it means … and why we seem to be living in Derpica.
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SCOTUS Gives Employers a Blueprint to Discriminate
The Court’s more troubling decisions came in a pair of cases on workplace discrimination. Individually, each case might seem benign. But together they offer employers a blueprint for discrimination.
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IRS Investigation Reveals Darrell Issa’s ‘Enemies List’
The Inspector General’s report didn’t mention the IRS targeting progressive groups for enhanced scrutiny, because Darrell Issa used the IG’s office to harass his own ‘Enemies List.’
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Once Upon Today: Two NSA Defectors Head for Russia
For those who shocked by Edward Snowden’s flight to Russia, he’s following a path set by William Martin and Bernon Mitchell … once upon today.
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Forget the GOP, House Republicans Are Rebranding Wombs
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House Republicans want government small enough to fit in your womb. And we need to make sure women remember that in 2014.
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Conservatives Refuse to Support Immigration Bill Because It’s Too Heavy
Conservatives still oppose First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity program, because freedom. But when it comes to progressive legislation, the right-wing get very weight conscious.
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The Associated Press’ Biased Reporting Fueled Anti-Obama Vendetta
The AP have launched a vendetta to bring down President Obama, and they have made their agenda crystal clear through twisting stories to suit their narrative.
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What are ‘Liberals,’ What are ‘Progressives,’ and Why the Difference Matters
Not all liberals are progressive, and not all progressives are liberal. And when we discuss politics, we must recognize and respect our differences.
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National Security Goes From ‘Big’ to ‘Even Bigger’
The end of Big Military, it seems, leaves us with Even Bigger computers sifting Even Bigger data to identify and stop those small groups.
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George Orwell Admitted He Was Wrong … And We Should Too
Yesterday’s revelations about the NSA’s PRISM program should spark conversations about privacy. And those discussions should move beyond George Orwell’s dystopian
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A Sick Child, Transplant Lists, and the ‘Death Panel’ Lie that Won’t Die
Republicans are using a desperately ill 10-year-old child as a prop in a political campaign to smear Obamacare.
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An Open Letter to the First Lady: How to Handle a Heckler (Which I’ve Never Had to Do)
The conservative manual for How to Handle a Heckler, Black Democratic First Lady Edition varies a lot from the manual for a Republican First Lady.
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Once Upon Today: ‘Communist’ Eleanor Roosevelt ‘Blindly Stirs Race Discord’
“Communist” First Lady “Blindly Stirs Race Tension” … not Michelle Obama, but Eleanor Roosevelt after the Zoot Suit Riots
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Republicans Are Desperate for a Political Scalp
As the sequester bites deepen, Americans are desperate for jobs, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and access to health care. Meanwhile, Republicans are desperate for a political scalp.
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Media Bias of a Different Color: Race, Community, and Disaster Reporting
Does civilization break down after disasters, with looting in the streets? Or do communities pull together? The answer, according to the media, depends on race.
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Conservatives Twist a Study About Big Biceps Into Political Propaganda
Conservatives think a new study about men and big biceps proves their physical superiority over liberals, when it actually reveals their selfishness.
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The GOP’s Lies and Misinformation Are The Real Benghazi Scandal
For months, Republicans have accused the Obama administration of lying and omitting crucial information about Benghazi. In fact, this is exactly what Republicans have done.
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House Republicans Draft Ransom Notes on the Debt Limit
With the deficit falling, House Republicans have found themselves stumbling around while for a good ransom on raising the debt limit.
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ScandalFest 2013: The Beltway Media’s Self-Interested Obama Pile On
Last week the Beltway media kicked off ScandalFest 2013, their periodic celebration of talking point transcription and self-righteousness disguised as investigative journalism.
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While the Cat’s Away, Your State Government Plays
A new study by Filipe Campante of the Harvard Kennedy School and Quoc-Anh Do of Singapore Management University found that “isolated capital cities are associated with greater levels of corruption.”
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At the GOP Diner: Spamghazi
In case you missed it this week, Repubenghazilicans held yet another round of overbenghazisight hearbenghazings on an issue of earthbenghazishattering importance.