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Category Archives: Blog
My Last Hundred Bucks: Things to Drink, Things to Eat, And Things to Wear on My Feet
Posted in Blog
Tagged The Billfold
Mike Daisey Lying to Audiences Is Bad, But the Unethical Factory Conditions at Foxconn Are Worse
The real tragedy here isn’t Mike Daisey making up stories — it’s our complicity in a system that’s so bad, storytellers are compelled to make up tall tales so we’ll pay attention.
The Awful “He Was Asking for it” Defense: Gay Teen Blamed for His Own Murder
Newsflash: if you’re driven to violence by women in short skirts, or teenage boys wearing makeup, the problem is you.
The Pentagon Spent Millions on Weapons That Could Be Hacked by the Enemy, Then Sold Them for Parts on eBay
Weapons parts that the U.S. government spent tens of millions of dollars obtaining are too crappy for Burning Man. Oy vey.
Racist Fox News Claims Obama’s Birthday Party Was a “Hip-Hop BBQ” That “Didn’t Create Jobs”
Just when you think Fox News has exhausted all the racist things there are to say about our president, BAM! They come up with a fresh absurdity.
Not Funny: Writers of “The Onion” News Show Could Go on Strike Monday
The Writers Guild of America-East, on behalf of ONN writers, is embroiled in negotiations about compensation and benefits with parent company The Onion, Inc.
Posted in Blog
Tagged AlterNet, workers' rights
Why Are Parts of “The Daily Show” Banned in the UK?
In England, it is illegal to use footage of Parliament for satirical purposes. Who knew?
Today in Rape Culture: New York Post Calls DSK Accuser a “Hooker”
Not that I expect a lot of journalistic integrity from the New York Post, but today’s front-page headline is really something else.
TN Senate OKs Bill That Would Make it Illegal to Mention the Existence of Gay People to Students
The bill is actually worse than absurd — it’s potentially very dangerous, as it would hamper efforts to prevent anti-gay bullying among students.
CNN Contributor Goes on Sexist Rant, Compares Women in Obama Administration to Bad “Women Drivers”
As much as all of us in the progressive sphere would love for it to be true that sexist language and attitudes are outliers, rather than epidemic — that just isn’t the case.