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Soft-headed intellectuals: What the octopus is revealing about the nature of intelligence

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, July 29, 2010

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In American politics, stupidity is the name of the game

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Dems Take on Supreme Court’s Giant Sell-Out of Our Democracy to Corporations

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Senate Republicans thwart campaign spending bill

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Little choice but to depend on Pakistan’s help in Afghanistan

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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14 Shocking Facts That Prove the Criminal Justice System Is Racist

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Breach of trust: Leaked documents indicate deadly flaws in US-Afghan relations

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Is WikiLeaks the Pentagon Papers, Part 2? Parallels, and differences, exist.

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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WikiLeaks Bombshell Docs Paint Afghan War as Utter Disaster — Will We Finally Stop Throwing Money and Lives at This Catastrophe?

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Pursuit of the holy land

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, July 26, 2010

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Enough right-wing propaganda

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, July 26, 2010

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5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, July 26, 2010

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Obama’s image problem: America needs him to play the role he’s been avoiding — angry black man

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, July 25, 2010

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After Shirley Sherrod, we all need to slow down and listen

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Journalism Legend Daniel Schorr Dies At 93

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Shirley Sherrod: The rush to misjudge

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, July 24, 2010

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Daniel Schorr, veteran CBS and CNN reporter and NPR news analyst, dead at 93

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, July 24, 2010

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How Progressive Activists Are Organizing to Elect Better Democrats

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, July 24, 2010

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A concrete plan for Haiti

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 23, 2010

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‘Negative’ studies could help avoid ineffective, costly treatments

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 23, 2010

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America, There Is a Better Way: It’s Called Germany

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, July 23, 2010

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With another woman, the Supreme Court can’t help but change

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, July 22, 2010

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The Politics of Fear: How Fighting Terrorism is Bankrupting the World and Making Us Less Safe

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, July 22, 2010

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With one GOP vote, Kagan wins Senate panel’s backing

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Top secret America: the secrets next door

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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