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7 Signs the Corporatocracy is Losing its Legitimacy--and 7 Tools to Help Shut it Down

You may remember that there was a time when apartheid in South Africa seemed unstoppable. Sure, there were international boycotts of South African businesses, banks, and tourist attractions.

The Religious Right Says No to the Ten Commandments

Why does the religious right fight so hard to get the ten commandments into our schools, courthouses and other public venues?  Probably because they want these things as far away from their personal life as possible. Rightwing Christians are constant …

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Pakistani TV host is sacked after haranguing couples for 'immoral behaviour' in public parks

A Pakistani TV host has been sacked after an episode of her morning TV programme showed her ambushing young couples and demanding to know whether they were involved in immoral behavior. Samaa TV host Maya Khan was filmed charging around a park in Lahore, Pakistan, asking young …

Tennessee Tea Party wants to remove slavery from history books

Right! Let's just conveniently ignore that some of the founders owned slaves and denied people who weren't white or male the right to vote. Let's ignore the three-fifths compromise.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T For President Obama Is Lacking. I Wonder Why?

Racism is alive and well in the United States of America. Jan Brewer was more than happy to demonstrate this as she greeted the President on his recent visit, a visit which has been captured for immortality by an infamous picture:

The Power of Positivity: A heartwarming tale

Today is yet another doctor's appointment, but it is one with a difference. There might be some good news. Fourteen years ago, perhaps with the stress that came with my eventual marriage break-up, I developed latent diabetes.

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Woman in Beit Shemesh attacked by ultra-Orthodox extremists

"All of a sudden a man came up to me and called me a shikse [a derogatory term for a non-Jewish woman] and a slut," she said, and told her to leave. Mashiah said she then called the police, who told her to remain there until a police cruiser came, she recounted.

Romney's Ads 'Carpet-Bombs' Gingrich So The Newt Goes Nuclear

 Newt Gingrich stepped out of church Sunday morning and launched some of his most vitriolic attacks on Mitt Romney to date in the Republican primary, seeking to recover lost ground in the polls two days before primary voting ends here on Tuesday. "I believe the Re …