I’ve spoken with several people who just could not watch President Obama’s State of the Union speech. These are Obama supporters, but for various
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Ad says rifles are a girl’s best friend
Where is Don Draper when we need him? Draper, of course, is the iconic 1960s advertising executive who stars in the hit TV series,
Sharyl Attkisson book measures Obama and U.S. against a false standard
In a recent Occasional Planet post, Susan Cunningham writes: “We can blame the NRA all we want, but the enemy, as Pogo said, is
2014, the year I cut my cable and cancelled the NYT
For me, 2014 was a year of profound revelation. It’s the year I came to fully understand the depth of the corruption of the United
Women’s voices are missing in online comments. Speak up!
Nicolas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, encourages his readers to express their views on his commentaries. But where are the women? How
Obamacare enrollment, Year 2: Mainstream media outlets ignore success
The ACA [Obamacare] is alive and growing—and Year 2 of enrollment is going quite well, but you’d never know that if you get your
Male rape: Not funny
We all know rape isn’t funny. Obviously, it’s a very serious subject. Obviously. It can cause serious, irreversible permanent physical and psychological damage. So
News organizations are changing their coverage of climate change
Make no mistake about it. We’re now approaching thirty years of serious scientific data gathering on climate change. And the consensus among scientists in
Reporters Without Borders: For international freedom of the press
Reporters Without Borders was founded in Montpellier (France) in 1985 by four journalists. The non-profit organization describes its missions as: To continuously monitor attacks
Capitalizing on confidence
I think by this point we all know I think feminism is absolutely fantastic- I mean, women’s empowerment is human empowerment! And I think