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• A Feminist's Criticism of the Miss America Pageant

  

  When I Google Imaged "Miss America," the vast majority of photos that came up were of competitors in swimsuits.I had to search for "Miss America logo" to find... Read more

  The 16 September 2013 by   Starofdavida
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• South Korea Builds Invisible Skyscraper

  

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  The 15 September 2013 by   Ningauble
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• Graffiti: Drop Back and Punt

  

  That’s not the phrase I want – “drop back and punt” – but it’s the best I can do at the moment. The phrase I want is French (a language I do not know). Read more

  The 12 September 2013 by   Bbenzon
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• Refuting a Lie: The Pinochet Friedmanite Neoliberal Economic Miracle

  

  As you can see, there was no economic miracle under Pinochet. For all of that time, Chile was quite a bit below even the rest of the continent. The Pinochet... Read more

  The 12 September 2013 by   Calvinthedog
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• A Critical Look at Obama’s Syria Speech

  

  President Obama made his case for possible/eventual intervention in Syria last night. Let’s jump right into some of the language with a critical eye. Over... Read more

  The 12 September 2013 by   Paul Phillips
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• Assad and Obama Wriggle Off the Hook

  

  Putin and Assad are lying snakes, so any deal with them must engender supreme skepticism. Obama and Kerry almost say so (diplomatically), but in fact Obama... Read more

  The 11 September 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• Opening Up the Private Sector

  

  OpenCorporates, a UK-based enterprise founded by Chris Taggart and Rob McKinnon, was created with a simple yet ambitious goal in mind: to have a web page for... Read more

  The 11 September 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Has Russia Saved Obama From A Mistake?

  

  Two more polls have been released, and they show the same thing that numerous other polls have shown -- that the American people do not want their government... Read more

  The 11 September 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• NYC Democrats Choose Their Candidates

  

  (This beautiful image of New York City is by Daniel Schwen.) The Democratic primary is over in New York City, and the mayor's race has come out just as predicte... Read more

  The 11 September 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• S.O.S.! (Save Our Sluts!)

  

  Image from au.lifestyle.yahoo.com Okay, now first of all, let me preface this post by saying that the term “sluts” is, IN NO WAY, being used as some sort of... Read more

  The 11 September 2013 by   Candornews
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