Sunday, July 27, 2014

Salon: My party has lost its soul: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the victory of Wall Street Democrats

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July 27th, 2014
Ralph Nader, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Cory Booker

My party has lost its soul: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the victory of Wall Street Democrats

A former Clinton aide on how Democrats lost their way chasing Wall Street cash, and new populism the party needs

Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon

"You could blackmail LBJ": The other Nixon scandal behind the Watergate scandal

In 1971, Richard Nixon ordered another politically motivated burglary in hopes of saving his reelection

Mel Gibson

This is your brain on racism: Inside the mind of modern bigotry

From Mel Gibson to Donald Sterling: What are the ingredients that fuel bigotry in contemporary America?

United Airlines Flight 232 Crash

What a plane crash feels like: The inside story of an American aviation disaster — and miracle

In 1989, United 232 crash-landed, splintered apart and burst into flames: 184 of 296 people lived. Here's the story

Matt Stevenson makes a design in a cappuccino at Quills.

"Where are your Bibles?": Jesus, Kentucky and the best lattes in the South

Scripture and a fascinating new Christian culture fuels an amazing coffee scene in the land of Baptists and bourbon

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Your iPhone addiction will rot your kid's brain: Put your devices away, moms and dads

iPads and other devices aren't really interactive. An expert on the need to read to kids

Louis XV

Make wine and kill the king: The legendary vineyard at the heart of a grand European conspiracy

How the world's greatest bottle of wine was swept up in the plot to overthrow the French monarchy

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Listen up, America: It's time to starting making mass transit free!

Thought it might seem counterintuitive, city governments have much to gain by letting riders off the hook

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The truth about our Wi-Fi society: What the quest for constant connection really means

NYC now plans to turn old pay phones into wireless hotspots, raising new questions about our hyper-connected lives

Barack Obama

Rep. Steve Stockman: "President Obama is begging to be impeached"

The Congressman seems to really believe this is the President's political strategy, based on WND's report

George R.R. Martin, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Rose Leslie, John Bradley

George R.R. Martin is taking time away from "Game of Thrones" to focus on sixth novel

This is the first year he won't write an episode for the show

United States Constitution

How to survive in post-constitutional America

What happens when the executive branch can play judge, jury and executioner in the war on terror?

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Underwater: Why the EPA is struggling to combat pollution

Forty-two years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, debate abounds about the legislation's application

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Here's a preview of the "Simpsons"/"Family Guy" crossover episode

"The Simpsons Guy" debuts Sept. 28 VIDEO

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Why do we vilify low-income black women simply for being mothers?

Debra Harrell was criminalized for letting her kid play in the park. Her real crime: Being a poor, black woman

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The New York Times calls for the legalization of marijuana

The nation's largest newspaper urges Congress to take action

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Why 2014 is a major election year for marijuana reform

Voters in several states and municipalities nationwide will head to the polls this fall to decide the fate of pot

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Kaiser Chiefs: We realized not taking risks made us boring

The British indie rock band opens up about their recent album, inspiration and returning to the U.S. VIDEO

Protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Sept. 30, 2011

Wired for change: Millennials, hashtag activism and today's new Arabs

From sex and politics to video games, the amazing story of millennials, Islam and the Internet

Ernest Hemingway attends a bullfight in Madrid, Spain, November 1960.

My adventures in Hemingway: How I lived out a novel at odds with the modern world

As a young man in Europe, I immersed myself in the work of a master. What I learned changed me forever

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