Saturday, August 2, 2014

Salon: How the middle class got screwed: College costs, globalization and our new Insecurity Economy

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August 2nd, 2014
Ted Cruz, Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly

How the middle class got screwed: College costs, globalization and our new Insecurity Economy

The social safety net is in tatters. No jobs are safe. Who is to blame — and what has the anxiety done to us all?

Hillary Clinton, Ronald Reagan

Is Hillary Clinton the true heir of Ronald Reagan?

Not since 1980 has a candidate seemed so unstoppable -- and Hillary resembles the Gipper in other ways too

Rick Scott, Chris Christie, Scott Walker

Shockingly sleazy GOP governors: "Knaves, scoundrels, extremists and panderers"

Problems mount for Rick Perry, Scott Walker & many more. Why are they touted for 2016 and protected by D.C. press?

Ronald Reagan, Oliver North

Debunking the myths about immigration: Ronald Reagan, Central America and everything Ted Cruz doesn't understand

If we want to understand the immigration crisis, we need to revisit Reagan and the violence we brought the region

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I'm having an abortion this weekend

When I went looking for other women's stories, they were all about the aftermath. What about the week before?

William Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Dick Cheney

Beware the neocon exaggerators: They were wrong on Russia and the Mideast before — and they're wrong about the threat now

Stop worrying about Putin: Russia is a second-tier economic and military power, and not a threat to U.S. interests

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The best '90s songs you completely forgot about

From "Miss Teen USA" to "Sister Havana," the '90s gems that somehow disappeared from the cultural radar VIDEO

Sam Brownback

When an extremist Christian fundamentalist got to run a whole state

Kansas is the new battleground for the soul of the GOP. Sam Brownback's term as senator should be a cautionary tale

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Why do so many straight women prefer penetration to oral sex?

Vlogger Arielle Scarcella wants to know: Are lesbian vaginas somehow different from straight ones? VIDEO

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Millennials are over Israel: A new generation, outraged over Gaza, rejects Washington's reflexive support

Angered by the immoral and inhumane assault on Gaza, Gen Y is shaking up the conventional view of Mideast politics

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Why Latin American diplomats are pulling out of Israel

More and more of the region's governments are yanking their ambassadors out of the country in protest

Sean Lennon

Sean Lennon: I was never pursuing pop stardom

The musician and composer on his eclectic influences, working for his mother, Yoko Ono, and his newest album VIDEO

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

4 reasons GOP's new "war for women" is a ridiculous joke

The party's newest package of bills is a desperate plea for female voters -- and far too little too late

Pallbearers carry the casket of Eric Garner at Bethel Baptist Church following his funeral service, July 23, 2014, in Brooklyn.

Eric Garner and police overreach: "How many of these kinds of things have happened that weren't captured on video?"

Eric Garner's tragic death may just be the most obvious example of deeper problems at the NYPD, an expert says

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7 insane problems outlined in the new Afghan reconstruction report

Corruption permeates almost ever facet of the Afghan government and may pose a bigger threat than the Taliban

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Patricia Clarkson: "I'm impulsive — which is why I never married or had kids"

Clarkson spoke to Salon about "Last Weekend," playing mothers onscreen, and her relationship to her own mom

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Bali's government is on an unrepentant dog-killing spree

The country is overrun with strays, and officials are taking draconian measures to protect their tourist industry VIDEO

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The USDA is now letting poultry plants conduct their own inspections

Can putting the onus on the industry really make food safer?

A firefighter watches for spot fires during a burnout operation while battling the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 25, 2013.

California inmates are fighting wildfires; are paid essentially nothing

Inmates work long hours under brutal conditions for only $2 a day

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Dads: Don't congratulate yourselves on your feminism

Fathers are speaking up for girls -- so why does the message sound like it's about themselves?

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