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John Zogby's Creative Polls

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:46:31 -0400

Is John Zogby the most unbiased name in socio-political polling, or is he merely selling his services to promote his clients' agendas?

Jesus Facing Multiple Charges

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:49:59 -0400

Within days of his Second Coming, Jesus Christ (aka Prince of Peace, Savior, The Lord) is facing charges in a number of jurisdictions across the country.

Tentacles of Rage: A Brief History of the Republican Propaganda Mill

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:39:54 -0400

by Lewis H. Lapham, editor emeritus of Harpers Magazine, September 2004

It's the Conservatism, Stupid

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:59:49 -0400

The key challenge facing progressives right now is how -- once George W. Bush decamps for Crawford in January of 2009 -- to maintain the increased energy motivating the political left in recent years . They will be able to do so if they come to understand that George W. Bush is not what they need to fight. What they need to fight is conservatism.

The Sins of Ralph Reed

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:30:53 -0400

From star foot soldier for the religious right to GOP lobbyist with questionable ties to Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed is finally losing his Teflon luster

What the American Flag Stands For

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:00:49 -0400

Charlotte Aldebron, 12, wrote this essay for a competition in her 6th grade English class. She attends Cunningham Middle School in Presque Isle, Maine.

Look! Up in the sky ... It's Al Gore!

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:08:50 -0400

Superman's dad predicted Krypton catastrophe, just like Al Gore's global-warming warning, says the superhero's former writer.

By Elliot S. Maggin, Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2006

Contra-Contraception

Sun, 07 May 2006 20:41:35 -0400

No longer content with their efforts at restricting and eliminating abortion, religious conservatives turn their sights to restricting and eliminating contraception.

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Dinner

Mon, 01 May 2006 02:15:52 -0400

On April 29, 2006, Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert gave a scathing satirical "tribute" to President George W. Bush at the White House Correspondent Dinner.

Needless to say, President and Mrs. Bush were not amused. Read on and learn why...

The Mugging of the American Dream

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:50:47 -0400

The following is the prepared text of the speech Bill Moyers gave June 3, 2005 at the Take Back America conference in Washington, D.C.

Coming Home -- Disillusioned

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:34:44 -0400

Three years ago, I was a Marine Corps captain on the Iraqi/Kuwaiti border, participating in the invasion of Iraq. Awestruck, I heard our howitzers thunder and watched artillery rockets rise into the night sky and streak toward Iraq -- their light bathing the desert moonscape like giant arc welders.

"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion"

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:52:42 -0400

When the Anti-Choice Choose

By Joyce Arthur, Copyright September 2000

Abortion is a highly personal decision that many women are sure they'll never have to think about until they're suddenly faced with an unexpected pregnancy. But this can happen to anyone, including women who are strongly anti-choice. So what does an anti-choice woman do when she experiences an unwanted pregnancy herself? Often, she will grin and bear it, so to speak, but frequently, she opts for the solution she would deny to other women -- abortion.

You are Exposed

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:29:15 -0500

When even the privacy commissioner's cellphone records are available online, we've all got security problems.

JONATHON GATEHOUSE
Originally by Macleans

The Unfeeling President

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:15:14 -0400

By E.L. Doctorow

September 9, 2004

I fault this president for not knowing what death is. He does not suffer the death of our 21-year-olds who wanted to be what they could be. On the eve of D-Day in 1944 General Eisenhower prayed to God for the lives of the young soldiers he knew were going to die. He knew what death was. Even in a justifiable war, a war not of choice but of necessity, a war of survival, the cost was almost more than Eisenhower could bear.

Soldiers of Christ II

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:47:20 -0400

Feeling the hate with the National Religious Broadcasters