Richard Rodriguez: “New Atheism has a distinctly neo-colonial aspect”
When W.B. Yeats wrote, almost a century ago, that “Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry,” he would not likely have guessed that the phrase...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly defends “white Santa” comment, accuses critics of “race-baiting”
Megyn Kelly has learned two things after being called out for declaring that Santa Claus “just is” a white man: ”Race is still an incredibly volatile issue in this country, and Fox News — and yours...
View ArticleFinally paying for Wal-Mart’s sins: Wage theft settlement yields millions
Workers at a California Wal-Mart warehouse are owed $4.7 million for alleged theft of their wages, under a proposed settlement approved this week by a federal judge. The 568 workers were employed by...
View ArticleConservative sheriffs defy new gun regulations, refuse to enforce tighter...
The impact of tighter restrictions on guns is being questioned as a number of sheriffs in states from Colorado to Florida refuse to enforce newly enacted regulations. As the New York Times reports,...
View ArticleCoast Guard plan to transport fracking wastewater on barges prompts spill...
The U.S. has hundreds of millions of gallons of chemical-laced wastewater, the byproduct of fracking, on its hands — and despite not being sure exactly what’s in it, we have to find a way to get rid of...
View ArticleSchultz: I’m a “One-Percenter” and “anyone who follows me on Twitter” can see...
MSNBC host Ed Schultz took to his radio show for a third consecutive time Monday to slam his critics, following media attention to his show’s financial support from unions and Salon’s reporting last...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh: School shootings are caused by liberalism
Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh claimed on the air on Monday that liberalism was to blame for the recent school shooting in Colorado — and, indeed, school shootings “practically” everywhere. “The...
View ArticleI overmedicated my kid: No, it isn’t ADHD — Big Pharma’s attention obsession...
My son’s doctor got it all wrong. Of course, I didn’t think so at the time. In fact, he was a highly regarded ADHD specialist and I hung on every word he said. Then, at the end of our visit, he made...
View ArticleWal-Mart’s dirty partners pay up: Fired workers win thousands
Days after Wal-Mart warehouse workers in California announced a $4.7 million settlement over alleged stolen wages, workers fired from the retail giant’s top U.S. distribution center announced a new...
View Article“Fear and concern” keeping MSNBC hosts quiet in union dispute, AFL-CIO suggests
The AFL-CIO urged MSNBC hosts Wednesday to defy “fear and concern” and break their silence about NBC’s alleged anti-union “hypocrisy.” None of the five high-profile progressives they’ve targeted –...
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