Features
: Politics & Culture
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January 17th, 2009
Marc Adams' second installment in his Washington DC video blog
In this second installment of his video blog from Washington DC during inauguration festivities, contributing editor Marc Adams visits the Inauguration Superstore. |
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January 15th, 2009
My Motown lesson in Martin Luther King, Jr.
[EDITOR'S NOTE — While MLK Day is celebrated next Monday, January 15 is Dr. King's birthday. He would have been 80 today. This article was originally published in Busted Halo on January 15, 2007.]... |
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January 14th, 2009
Shameful exploitation or simply capitalism at work?
In the run-up to the inauguration, residents of the District of Columbia and surrounding areas are clamoring to capitalize on the flood of people who are expected to descend on the city in just a ... |
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January 12th, 2009
Reflections and resources concerning the War in Gaza
There has been constant discussion in our news media about the continuing conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the tiny strip of land on the ... |
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December 30th, 2008
(1925-2008)
As I write about William F. Buckley, I can't help thinking of my dad. They were alike in many ways, and my father introduced me, ... |
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December 29th, 2008
(1937-2008)
Speeding down the road, it seemed like just another day at work. My camera person Maxine and I were heading out to interview a woman ... |
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December 19th, 2008
The Vatican's "Dignitas Personae" has powerful things to say about complex medical issues... but is anyone listening?
"Spare us from the Pharisees and Scribes pretending to be concerned with life!"
"It's ridiculous that we're still pitting science against religion in the ... |
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December 12th, 2008
Before "Doubt" the Oscar winner found the spirit on stage in an "unwieldy" Jesus
With the much-anticipated release of Doubt, Philip Seymour Hoffman is once again receiving the kind of critical kudos reserved for actors who are generally tagged ... |
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December 4th, 2008
American Elites and Their Response to Torture
Panel 2, part 1 (see part 2 and Further Reflections below)
The photographs that revealed the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib shocked the world. American military personnel and civilian contractors are seen ... |
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December 2nd, 2008
Popular Culture, Graphic Representations of Torture and Violence
Panel 1, part 1 (see parts 2 and 3 below)
The photographs that revealed the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib shocked the world. American military personnel and civilian contractors are seen engaged ... |


