Archive for January, 2007
links for 2007-01-29
Minimum Wage Rises, Sky Does Not Fall [AlterNet]
A visit to Washington state, which has the highest minimum wage in the country, reveals a booming economy with none of the problems Big Business had been warning about.
Replaying Brando [Slate]
How DVD adds new depth to his greatness.
Women in Love [Slate]
On Patty Marx, Christopher Hitchens, and funny women.
A [...]
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Hillary Is In It to Win It [AlterNet]
The august Senator from New York kicks off her campaign by stealing lyrics from cheesy teen idol singer, Corbin Bleu, and uttering market-tested DLC nonsense.
Ethnic Cleansing in L.A. [AlterNet]
Acting on orders from the Mexican Mafia, Latino gang members in Southern California are terrorizing and killing blacks.
Guilty Bystanders [Slate]
The [...]
links for 2007-01-19
Drinking Liberally: A New Strategy for Progressive Politics [AlterNet]
Social club? Revolution? A new progressive organization takes politics into the barroom and just about everywhere else.
Muhammad Ali: The Brand and the Man [The Nation]
Dave Zirin writes that lost in the hype the day The Champ turned 65 was Muhammad Ali’s proud history as a war resister.
The [...]
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Ten Ways to Make Hollywood Hate Your Cinematic Masterpiece [AlterNet]
How do you make the best movie of the year — possibly the decade — and still get pummeled at the box office by Ben Stiller and a CGI dinosaur? Hollywood’s complete obsession with the box office is the answer.
Slick Trouble [Village Voice]
The government’s determination to [...]
links for 2007-01-12
Waiter, There’s a Surge in My Soup [AlterNet]
Bush’s announced ’surge’ is one of the more outrageous media deceptions in the history of an Iraq war that has been rife with them.
The Copycat Syndrome [Slate]
Plagiarists at work.
The DVD That Will Save America [Slate]
Now you can finally watch Mike Judge’s suppressed masterpiece, Idiocracy.
A Pirate Looks at 60 [...]
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‘Precocious Puberty’ Is on the Rise [AlterNet]
Hormone-mimicking chemicals found in food, water, and many consumer goods may well be the cause of why children as young as eight are showing signs of sexual development.
Saddam’s Execution Was a Gargantuan PR Disaster [AlterNet]
When will we recognize that the best thing we can do in Iraq is to [...]
links for 2007-01-05
How Bars Exploit Underage Women as Commodities [AlterNet]
Bars and clubs often pay young, pretty women to attract more business. For owners, that means a boost in image and revenue. For women, it means an increased risk of harassment, or even rape.
The Forbidden Racial Zone [AlterNet]
Believe it or not, in America, in 2007, there’s a forbidden [...]
links for 2007-01-02
Keep on Hatin’ [AlterNet]
At the year’s end, a look back on the birth of the media’s hate era.
Living in America’s Fringe Economy [AlterNet]
Millions of Americans live on the margins of the American economy, depending on the likes of payday lenders and pawnshops, who charge excessive interest rates and superhigh fees for their services.
More Dangerous Than [...]
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