Saturday, July 19, 2014

Salon: Darrell Issa's dicey Reagan shtick: What's really behind the buffoon's antics

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July 19th, 2014
Ronald Reagan, Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa's dicey Reagan shtick: What's really behind the buffoon's antics

Conventional wisdom says the GOP congressman is a failure. But the latest IRS news reveals his true motives

Al Gore

Al Gore is the single-issue candidate we need

Maybe he wouldn't win, but Al Gore could still make climate change one of the biggest stories of 2016

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"Dating Naked": Welcome to the nude reality-show boom

Reality stars now date and house-hunt in the buff. How did reality TV drift this far from real life?

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The growing trend that's got the religious right thoroughly rattled

The real reason conservatives are so determined to protect their religious freedoms? America's growing secularism

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"You gotta deal with it!": The TV writers behind the powerful female character no one is talking about

"The Legend of Korra" may be a cartoon, but its female protagonist is one of the toughest, most complex on TV

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My near-death experience made me a better doctor

I'd worked in a hospital for years. I never realized how closed off I was until I had an accident of my own

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Can your employer punish you for bathroom breaks?

A labor dispute goes down the drain

Allen West

6 ridiculous conservative responses to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

From Allen West to Bryan Fischer, the right is already politicizing this tragedy VIDEO

Jeff Bezos

Amazon's new all-you-can-eat plan to devour the book business

The great disruptor disrupts itself. Kindle Unlimited is a great deal for consumers, but what about everyone else?

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NASA believes caves on the moon could potentially shelter astronauts

Around 200 "lunar pits" were discovered, yet their origins are still a mystery VIDEO

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CA shuts down wastewater injection wells over water contamination fears

Officials are investigating whether fracking fluids made their way into sources of drinking water

Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, a country with highly effective gender quotas

Gender quotas work better wherever people like rules

A study says America's love of freedom and opportunity might be what keeps women from achieving parity

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Save the salmon! EPA puts the brakes on destructive Pebble Mine

The agency proposes major restrictions to protect one of the world's largest wild salmon fisheries

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The 6 weirdest animal genitals

Size may matter for humans, but our private parts are tame compare to these animals' VIDEO

North Atlantic Right Whale

Choosing Big Oil over whales: Obama opens East Coast for offshore exploration

A first-in-decades decision poses a major threat to marine life

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Community discussion: Does climate denial begin in school?

Does our failure to educate students on the issues of climate change create climate deniers?

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Sex toy piracy poses a serious threat to your privates

Would you really want to put an unapproved device where the sun doesn't shine, even if it's cheap?

Rand Paul

Rand Paul's craven new pander: Why he's swung wildly on Israel again

The newfound hawk wants "more teeth" in a measure unanimously supporting Gaza strikes. Meet the new Rand Paul

Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren

Liberal activists still basically okay with, resigned to Hillary Clinton in 2016

The song out of a major left-wing gathering is the same: Elizabeth Warren would be fantastic, but Hillary's fine

Renee Ellmers, Ted Cruz

GOP rebrand fatigue syndrome: Stop it with pointless strategy sessions!

The GOP's political misogyny is dangerous. But the party's cynical efforts to "change" are just tiresome

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