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Military veterans: The real 1 percent?
Peter Finocchiaro
Stephen Colbert digs into Congress after it suggests vets should bear the brunt of spending cuts
A feminist’s secret sexist fantasy
Tracy Clark-Flory
A reader publicly rails against inequality but privately indulges in "the most demeaning" porn imaginable -- why?
Jon Stewart mocks supercommittee
Peter Finocchiaro
The "Daily Show" host expresses frustration at developments in the ongoing debt-reduction saga
DHS denies OWS eviction role
Daniel Denvir
In response to internet rumor, DHS says, "Only in Portland"
Occupy Wall Street takes on the stock market
Justin Elliott
Evicted from park, the movement vowed to shut down the financial trading center. Salon reports from scene
OWS-inspired activism
Glenn Greenwald
The movement is among the most exciting events in the decade -- and it's already inspiring new forms of activism
Jon Stewart flabbergasted by Sandusky interview
Peter Finocchiaro
Why would the disgraced former coach "phone in" his defense on national television?
Elderly woman among pepper-sprayed in Seattle
Associated Press
An 84-year-old activist and a pregnant woman were both accosted by police
Occupy Wall Street evicted from Zuccotti Park
Justin Elliott
After being evicted from the park, protesters scramble to find a new strategy. Salon reports from the ground
The tricky art of letter-spacing
Paul Shaw
A cool new game grades your character placement prowess. How good are its assessments?
Klout is bad for your soul
Bonnie Stewart
The social media tool is being taken up as an actual measure of value and influence. And we should be wary
GOP and TP on Obama’s foreign policy “successes”
Glenn Greenwald
To wild GOP crowd cheers, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachman vehemently defend Obama's assassination policy
Ashton Kutcher’s massive Twitter fail
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor hastily posted dumb comments about Joe Paterno -- but his biggest mistake was leaving the conversation
Why the Washington Post won’t fire Jennifer Rubin
Glenn Greenwald
The paper's ombudsman admits Jennifer Rubin would be fired if she promoted anti-Israeli rather than anti-Arab bile
Colbert mocks media reports of Berkeley violence
Peter Finocchiaro
The Comedy Central host takes aim at outlets who downplayed police aggression during Occupy protest
Colbert takes on Michigan bullying law
Peter Finocchiaro
"Bullying is just fine as long as you get a permission slip from God"
Jennifer Rubin’s boss sees no problem with anti-Arab bigotry
Alex Pareene
Washington Post blogger endorses the ravings of an extremist neocon, gets compliments from her boss
The moral crisis of modern capitalism
John Paul Rollert
Even conservative idol William F. Buckley took issue with "executive plunder." Can fairness be restored?
Jerry Sandusky and Joe Paterno, registered Republicans
Steve Kornacki
Update: Trying to clear up what this very slight post was and wasn't supposed to be about
Colbert sticks with, then sours on Herman Cain
Peter Finocchiaro
The Comedy Central host demonstrates how the newest set of allegations could sink the Cain campaign
Herman Cain’s dubious liberal media conspiracy
Peter Finocchiaro
"The Daily Show" dissects the faulty logic of the presidential candidate and his defenders
Hot chicks of the Gilded Age?
Emma Mustich
Peter Marié's famous miniatures of society beauties -- rejected by the Met in 1903 -- will soon be on display again
Jobs-focused Congress turns to national motto
Peter Finocchiaro
Jon Stewart wonders at the government's inability to focus on salient issues
I’m a successful book editor but I hate my job
Cary Tennis
My wife is leaving me but I can't feel anything. I'm depressed. My life is falling apart. How do I reinvent myself?
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