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July 25th, 2014 The right's new enemy No. 1: How the Chamber of Commerce became toxic Jim Newell Tom Donohue's pro-business lobby has long been a top GOP ally. Here's how any association with it became poisonous The plot to destroy education: Why technology could ruin American classrooms — by trying to fix them Andrew Leonard A Silicon Valley scheme to "disrupt" America's education system would hurt the people who need it the most The Christian right's obscene, defining hypocrisy Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet Evangelicals urge children to "convert or go to hell" and still accuse *liberals* of indoctrinating America's youth Cancel "Meet the Press": Why this icon of Beltway insiderism has to go Simon Maloy "Meet the Press" and the rest of the Sunday shows are slowly fading into irrelevance, and they're beyond fixing Koch brothers' new racial gambit: What's really behind a quiet battle with AFSCME Joan Walsh As a key public sector union cuts ties with United Negro College Fund over Koch funding, the right strikes back America's most miserable cities, ranked Jodie Gummow, AlterNet A new survey from the National Bureau of Economic Research measures how satisfied residents are with their lives "The Kill Team": When U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan became trophy hunters Andrew O'Hehir A wrenching documentary explores the Army's gruesome murders of Afghan civilians, and one soldier who spoke out What do you call a "male feminist" who only wants to pick up women? Meet the "macktivists" Alex Quan-Pham The Internet has made it easy for a crop of men who call themselves feminists to creep on unsuspecting ladies Fracking's hidden toll on rural America Scott Dodd, OnEarth.org Russell Gold's "Boom" argues shale gas offers a road map to a low-carbon economy. The human cost may be too steep "We'd bring up painful memories" to make brides cry: Exposing the brutal world of wedding reality shows Nadine Friedman The inside story of how reality TV made the wedding-industrial complex more monstrous than ever Detroit's latest pension disgrace: A gaudy new arena at retirees' expense David Sirota Taxpayers face major cuts to their negotiated benefits yet remain on the hook for the $283 million project A group of J-Date singles went to Israel to get it on during the Gaza crisis Jenny Kutner Because wartime is a great time to travel overseas and find your Jewish-American soul mate, even if kids are dying Science according to Tara Reid: "There could be a sharknado" Sarah Gray The actress explains to GQ Massive mayfly invasion captured in one horrifying gif Lindsay Abrams The Midwest was treated to millions upon millions of insect vistors Israeli women are showing support for the IDF — by showing their boobs Jenny Kutner As with most serious political protests, toplessness has worked its way into the cause. But ... why? (NSFW) Texas gun nuts' scary ritual: How hatred of a president turned profane Heather Digby Parton The "open carry" crew is now spouting right-wing conspiracy theories and waving guns in the worst place imaginable Erick Erickson agrees: The "homosexual movement is … destroying America" Elias Isquith The Fox News yakker and Red State steward remains one of the most defiantly bigoted media personalities out there Hey, "women against feminism": Feminism still has your back so you're welcome Katie McDonough Lucky for you, the cultural and policy achievements of the movement don't only apply to members in the club What's justice for a 551-pound offender? Mary Elizabeth Williams How does the system handle an offender who's too big for it? 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