Category Archives: Politics

Shaking Hands with the Klansman

Ronlyn Domingue recalls her encounter with Louisiana gubernatorial candidate and Nazi enthusiast David Duke. Continue reading

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East Toledo, 2012

East Toledo could be the land that people forgot and keep forgetting. Mermer Blakeslee returns in 2012 campaigning for Obama, finding hope and inspiration. Continue reading

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Obama the Terrible

Torture, imprisonment without trial, and summary execution are hallmarks of totalitarianism. They are also U.S. foreign policy. Why is Barack Obama so comfortable with absolute power? Continue reading

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Sick Business

When medicine and capitalism collide, Jennifer Sky writes, there is collateral damage. Continue reading

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Detroit: Pictures of a Neighborhood

Why are boats washing up in Detroit? Not, Toby Barlow explains, because things are going swimmingly. With photos by Scott Hocking. Continue reading

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Walking With Soulless Haste

Walking while black, Derek Bardowell looks at how racism pervades every part of the street, subtly pressed into the corners and curbs of London. Continue reading

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Situation Normal…All Fogged Up…War Down In The Mix

Wherein Danbert Nobacon calls out the United States government for its avarice in pretending the War on Terror is not actually a pretext for a corporate version of Endless War. Continue reading

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