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Progressive Blog Digest: Girl talk

January 24, 2014 Nick Burbules Corruption, Republicans, Uncategorized, Women Leave a comment

This daily blog, Progressive Blog Digest,  is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It

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The devolution of feminism

January 15, 2014 Hafsa Human Rights, Ideas, Literature/Arts/Film, Uncategorized, Women 4 comments

It saddens me that feminism has come to be associated with elderly Cat Ladies condemning the oppressive institution of matrimony in their solitary existence,

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Extending unemployment payments — a matter of fairness: Progressive Blog Digest

January 8, 2014 Nick Burbules Congress, Employment, Good government, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Social Sec/Medicare, Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Senate passes unemployment payments, Obama ramps up the pressure. What will the House Repubs do?  See today’s full Progressive Blog Digest here.  

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Socio-political messages from an unlikely place: “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”

January 7, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Humor, Literature/Arts/Film, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I’ve just spent two hours I’ll never get back watching “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” We had intended to go to a showing of

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5 myths about Muslims, Islam and jihad

December 26, 2013 Hafsa Ideas, Religion in Politics, Uncategorized One comment

In the wake of the recent attempted suicide bombing at the Wichita airport, I fear a new resurgence of Islamophobic sentiment. The actions of

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“Un-american”

December 9, 2013 Hafsa Ideas, Language/Words, Uncategorized, Youth issues 2 comments

“That’s un-american!” Pardon? “Un-american?” I type the word with as much scorn as physically possible. It has no meaning. None. How could it when

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Satire: Finding truth in a land of lies

November 22, 2013 Renee Shur ACA/Obamacare, Humor, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Would you like to visit a far away place called the Land of Truth? If the answer is yes, you may discover it’s not

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On my mother’s 100th birthday: The story continues

November 13, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health, Humor, Ideas, Uncategorized, Women Leave a comment

  This is not a political post. Today’s the day that I stop thinking politically for just a little while and think historically and

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Progressive Blog Digest: “The fix is in”

November 11, 2013 Nick Burbules ACA/Obamacare, Congress, Government, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans, Uncategorized Leave a comment

This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the

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Time to reconsider daylight saving time?

November 4, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Energy, Ideas, Science, Uncategorized One comment

After “falling back” an hour over the past weekend, we’re all blearily adjusting to the time shift imposed on us by the end of

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