Archive for June, 2008
links for 2008-06-25
Body Fat Holds The Key to Energy Independence [AlterNet]
Obese America is literally sitting on vast energy reserves — all we need to do is extract it.
Nerdy Girls Have Attained Sexy Status [AlterNet]
A growing breed of young women are claiming the nerd label for themselves, challenging the notion of what a geek should look like.
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Blackwater’s Private CIA [AlterNet]
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy “services” to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.
Summer’s Here and the Time is Right for … Getting Busted Going to the Festival (If You’re Not Careful) [AlterNet]
Music lovers this summer should be prepared to encounter drug checkpoints and undercover cops working inside the festival [...]
links for 2008-06-04
Singer R. Kelly Reinforces Racial and Sexual Stereotypes [AlterNet]
R. Kelly and other musicians who cultivate a thuggish persona perpetuate a sexually rapacious cardboard image of young blacks.
The Sorrows of Race and Gender in the 2008 Election [AlterNet]
Much of what made progressive movements great has been lost in America’s pathological entitlement, exceptionalism, and imperialism.
As Iowa Job [...]
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