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Who Gets to Call Herself a Feminist Matters More Than We Might Think

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lisa

Within the past few days, young and famous feminist Jessica Valenti defended her decision not to take part in a panel based on More magazine’s recent list of hip and important young feminists and Nora Ephron all but dismissed the … Continue reading →

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What Do You Believe?

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lisa

Belief systems are a funny thing. They’re hard felt, hard won and nearly impossible to shake. And unfortunately, most of them are often built on things other than facts. Polls frequently tell us what the American public “believes.” We “believe” … Continue reading →

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What A Difference A Year Makes

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lisa

Arianna Huffington ‘s headline in HuffPo Tuesday was “Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Governing.” On Wednesday’s Hardball MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews was pissed: he thought Obama had already become an incumbent insider who … Continue reading →

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The New American Witch Hunt

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lisa

First, there was Senator Charles Grassley’s not-so-funny suggestion that the heads of A.I.G. should commit public suicide, and then in yesterday’s Senate hearing Edward Liddy, the Chairman of A.I.G. detailed the numerous death threats the employees of the company had … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Are Stupid, Rick Shenkman

Posted on June 11, 2008 by lisa

It has been widely reported that liberals are more pessimistic than conservatives. Although I am not sure I buy the research I certainly fall into the liberal progressive pessimist category when it comes to the political process and the American … Continue reading →

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