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A Woman's Powernew

Forty years after Roe v. Wade, conservatives are shoving women's backs to the wall. Again.
Jackson Free Press  |  Ronni Mott  |  03-07-2012  |  Commentary

Is San Francisco Moving to the Right?new

The demographic makeup of San Francisco is changing, and has been for a while.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tim Redmond  |  11-11-2011  |  Commentary

Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fearsnew

​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucked. That's when the bomb ignited.
Dallas Observer  |  Pete Kotz  |  11-03-2011  |  Commentary

An Open Letter To President Obamanew

Two years ago, you said your administration would not go after dispensaries in states where marijuana is legal for medicinal use. But last Friday, your U.S. Department of Justice attorneys reversed course in California.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Jeff von Kaenel  |  10-14-2011  |  Commentary

Anti-Consumerist Mag Behind Protestsnew

#OccupyWallStreet: The Revolution has a URL and it's Owned by Adbusters.
Charleston City Paper  |  Chris Haire  |  10-06-2011  |  Commentary

Right Wing Agendanew

A slightly debauched survival guide to the Conservative Political Action Conference taking place in Orlando this week.
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes  |  09-22-2011  |  Commentary

Need for Labor Movement Greater Than Evernew

It should come as no surprise that as union membership has declined, income inequality and the average pay for CEOs have skyrocketed. Put simply, there is no mediating force to counter the avarice rampant in corporate boardrooms.
Cincinnati CityBeat  |  Kevin Osborne  |  09-13-2011  |  Commentary

What Can We Learn From the 9/11 Anniversary?new

Ten years later, a TV terrorpalooza rings hollow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-07-2011  |  Commentary

Our Dumb Statenew

Volume 8 in our our semi-regular compendium of Floridian idiocy.
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes  |  08-18-2011  |  Commentary

Wasting a Million Dollars in Sacramento Countynew

Sacramento County struggles to fund public safety, but finds a million dollars to close medical-marijuana dispensaries.
News & Review  |  Jeff vonKaenel  |  08-16-2011  |  Commentary

Where Are All the Black Republicans?new

If so many blacks consider themselves to be conservatives and ascribe to mainly conservative viewpoints, why does talk of black Republicans remain taboo?
YES! Weekly  |  Christian Bryant  |  07-27-2011  |  Commentary

Romney's Real Problemnew

Mitt Romney is a weird robot and conservatives hate him. But his bigger problem is he's also a Mormon.
Hartford Advocate  |  Nick Keppler  |  06-21-2011  |  Commentary

Facing Some Unpleasant Facts About John Edwardsnew

One writer comes to grips that he was wrong about backing John Edwards for presidency.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  06-16-2011  |  Commentary

Being, Nothingness and Anthony Weiner

Aside from the obvious pleasure that we derive from wallowing in salacious revelations about the rich and powerful, this week's Weiner sexting controversy provides a window into American morals. Namely: what is wrong, what is right, and what if anything should be done about it?
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  06-08-2011  |  Commentary

Why America Deserves President Trumpnew

An egotistical jerk-in-chief would match our pompous, arrogant attitude.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Joeff Davis  |  05-04-2011  |  Commentary

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