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ABC News Helps Dinesh D’Souza Hype His Latest Conspiracy Theory

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

ABC News Helps Dinesh D’Souza Hype His Latest Conspiracy Theory
From: Leslie Savan

Why the corporate media keep lending the far-right legitimacy.

Protests, Fraud and Violence Follow Announcement of the Preliminary Afghan Vote Count
From: Bob Dreyfuss

Humpty Dumpty hasn’t been put back together yet, thirteen years after the US invasion.

Want Colleges to Protect Students From Sexual Assault? Take Action to Give Title IX Teeth
From: Take Action

The Department of Education has never sanctioned a school for sexual-assault related violations. It’s time to change that.

145 Nominees Still Can’t Do Their Jobs Because Republicans Won’t Do Theirs
From: George Zornick

Senate Republicans have ground the body to a near-halt on nominations.

If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners?
From: Zoë Carpenter

The US government has until Tuesday evening to explain to a federal judge why men held at Guantánamo do not have the same religious freedoms as Hobby Lobby.

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Why Teenagers Today May Grow Up Conservative

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

Why Teenagers Today May Grow Up Conservative
David Leonhardt, NYT
There was a time not so long ago when the young seemed destined to be liberal forever. Americans in their teens and 20s were to the left of their elders on social issues. They worried more about poverty. They voted strongly Democratic.In retrospect, we refer to this period as the 1960s, and it didn’t last long, let alone forever. Less than a generation after young people were marching for civil rights and against the Vietnam War, they voted overwhelmingly for Ronald Reagan.

Inequality Issue Can Boost Democrats
Juan Williams, The Hill
A year ago, top Democratic political strategists pointed to one big political stick their candidates could use to beat back a possible Republican landslide in the 2014 midterm elections.The issue: Rising income inequality.Now the strategy is coming to life with help from Republicans in Congress.

What Did the FBI Know About the Missing IRS Emails?

The Supreme Court’s Subterfuge
Kent Greenfield, Boston Globe