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    Liberals blame external causes. Conservatives blame internal

    MAY 21, 2012 1:07AM

    By David Satterlee


    Topics: society, community, punish, equality, education, moral, injustice, oppression, education, responsibility, ethics, values, conservatives, liberals

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 797 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    When it rains, it pours: NAACP now OK with same-sex marriage

    MAY 20, 2012 4:53PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, family, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, william saletan, same-sex marriage, proposition 8, prop 8, president barack obama, politics, ohio, obama, national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp, marriage, lgbt, lesbians, jesse jackson, human rights, hope, homophobia, hiv, george w. bush, gays, gay rights, gay community, fourteenth amendment, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, civil rights, change, california, black homophobia, black homophobes, black community, bigots, bigotry, benjamin todd jealous, barack obama, al sharpton, aids

    • 3 Ratings
    • 239 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Obama's Empty Rhetoric on Gay Marriage: Just Words

    MAY 10, 2012 10:33AM

    By Michael Kwiatkowski


    Topics: politics, dadt, doma, equality, gay marriage, joe biden, barack obama, glenn greenwald

    • 0 Ratings
    • 107 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Biden’s endorsement is not nearly enough

    MAY 6, 2012 3:54PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: working class, wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, wisconsin, vice president joe biden, states' rights, separate but unequal, separate but equal, scott walker, same-sex marriage, president barack obama, politics, plutocrats, plutocracy, obama, mittens romney, mitt romney, middle class, marriage, labor unions, labor rights, labor movement, labor, joseph biden, joe biden, human rights, gulf of mexico, gov. scott walker, equality, equal rights, discrimination, cowardice, civil rights, british petroleum, bp oil spill, bp, bigotry, big oil, biden, barack obama, abraham lincoln, politics, gay rights, gay/lesbian

    • 2 Ratings
    • 297 Views
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    I am Barack Obama’s ex, too!

    MAY 5, 2012 7:09PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: 1980s, barack obama, bigotry, bigots, california, change, civil rights, civil unions, cowardice, domestic partnerships, equal rights, equality, family, gay men, gay rights, genevieve cook, glbt, heterosexism, heterosexists, homophobes, homophobia, hope, human rights, jill stein, lesbians, marriage, obama, pat benatar, proposition 8, same-sex marriage, separate but equal, separate but unequal, politics, gay/lesbian

    • 1 Ratings
    • 170 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Why I Hate Ann Romney

    APRIL 20, 2012 12:13PM

    By jennipenni


    Topics: anne romney, motherhood, working mothers, republican, presidential race, feminism, gender, equality, mitt romney, motherhood, economy

    • 6 Ratings
    • 364 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Elite Syncopation

    APRIL 8, 2012 6:47PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: equality, one percent, money, historical fiction, writer, ragtime, e.l. doctorow, literature, fiction, books

    • 0 Ratings
    • 144 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Equality Is Not Sameness

    MARCH 19, 2012 10:22PM

    By Ilya Shambat


    Topics: america, innovation, equal rights, sameness, feminism, personal freedom, equality

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3060 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

    • 2 Ratings
    • 182 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Theocracy

    MARCH 7, 2012 7:48PM

    By Isaiah Carter


    Topics: equality, civil rights, p2, conservatism, theocracy, gop, african american, politics, open call

    • 0 Ratings
    • 44 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Why We Should Leave the Tui Girls Alone

    FEBRUARY 20, 2012 9:53PM

    By James Robins


    Topics: polemic, equality, ethics, politics, feminism

    • 0 Ratings
    • 128 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Don't Tread On Me

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 9:13AM

    By quattospeaks


    Topics: rights, equality, freedom of religion means freedom from religion, maybe you can't fix stupid but you can fight it

    • 26 Ratings
    • 636 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    A Message From God: A Few Words of Advice

    FEBRUARY 16, 2012 11:07PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: god, creator, bible, torah, koran, allah, yahweh, misinterpret, be good, read for yourself, commandments, six days, day of rest, killing, womens' rights, equality, brother's keeper, cain and abel, words of advice, god given intelligence, figure it out for yourself, angry, irritated, wake up call, satire, irony, fiction

    • 3 Ratings
    • 184 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Have A Nice, Big Glass

    FEBRUARY 8, 2012 5:32PM

    By quattospeaks


    Topics: morons, electrons, neutrons, protons, privileges, rights, equality, consideration, compassion, religion, politics, opinion

    • 4 Ratings
    • 470 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The wingnuts’ very bad day

    FEBRUARY 7, 2012 1:54PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: women's rights, women's health, united states supreme court, united states constitution, u.s. supreme court, u.s. constitution, susan g. komen for the cure foundation, susan g. komen, sarah palin, same-sex marriage, roe vs. wade, proposition 8, prop 8, pro-choice, politics, planned parenthood, mormon cult, loving vs. virginia, lawrence vs. texas, komen, karen handel, justice, human rights, hatred, haters, gay rights, freedoms, fourteenth amendment, feminism, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, discrimination, civil rights, catholic church, california, bowers vs. hardwick, bigots, bigotry, anti-choice, abortion, 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals

    • 3 Ratings
    • 288 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Wealth, Poverty and the Role of Government

    JANUARY 30, 2012 5:31PM

    By SocialJustice


    Topics: politics, family, opportunity, equality, income, unfair taxes, taxes, romney, obama, low-income, poll, work, workers, unemployment, poor, economy, jobs, poverty

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1573 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    The Importance of Educating Girls

    JANUARY 30, 2012 1:06AM

    By Jennifer Prestholdt


    Topics: culture, family, peru, ghana, nepal, travel, feminism, human rights, education, international, equality, girls

    • 3 Ratings
    • 868 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Assorted shit Sunday!

    JANUARY 29, 2012 5:01PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: wealth disparity, violence, vandalism, texas, sexual preference, sexual orientation, separate but not equal, separate but equal, same-sex marriage, rick perry, republican tea party, republican party, protests, protest, prick perry, politics, plutocrats, plutocracy, ows, occupy wall street movement, occupy wall street, oakland city hall, oakland, nonviolence, mitt romney's wealth, mitt romney, income disparity, human rights, homosexuality, heterosexuality, flag burning, equality, democratic party, cynthia nixon, civil rights, california, anarchists, american flag, american flag, anarchists, california, civil rights, cynthia nixon, equality, flag burning, heterosexuality, homosexuality, human rights, nonviolence, oakland, oakland city hall, occupy wall street, occupy wall street movement, ows, plutocracy, plutocrats, politics, prick perry, protest, protests, rick perry, same-sex marriage, separate but equal, separate but not equal, sexual orientation, sexual preference, texas, vandalism, violence, politics, gay/lesbian, feminism

    • 1 Ratings
    • 557 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Rick Santorum and the God of Abraham

    JANUARY 27, 2012 6:36PM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: belief/religion, america, brotherhood, equality, unity, islam, quran, god, south carolina, presidential primary, rick santorum, abraham, god

    • 1 Ratings
    • 272 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Food Stamp Nation?

    JANUARY 24, 2012 2:29PM

    By SocialJustice


    Topics: food stamps, poverty, politics, tanf, welfare, poor, children, poverty, temporary assistance for needy families, gingrich, election, politics, president, candidate, barack obama, president obama, romney, equality, income, jobs, unemployment, economy

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