Health Care Reform is a Moral Imperative
Thanks to Godless American for bringing this to my attention. Below you’ll find a video of a mother who, despite health insurance, was unable to protect herself and her children from a debilitating...
View ArticleHypocrisy Watch: Or, Why Trent Franks is an Asshole
The latest installment of Hypocrisy Watch is once again brought to you courtesy of a conservative “values” forum. Rep. Trent Franks stood up and called Obama “an enemy of humanity.” Watch below: Maybe...
View ArticleAn Ode to Alan Grayson
I first learned of Alan Grayson from Glenn Greenwald, who had reported on Grayson’s desire to de-fund defense contractors guilty of fraud and corruption, and Matt Taibbi, who had mentioned him in a...
View Article"Disgrace" and Apartheid
A film adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel Disgrace, which takes place in South Africa after the official abolishment of Apartheid, was recently released and garnered great reviews, especially for the...
View ArticleAttn Gays: Your Blood Isn’t Good Enough for US
The good people over at CarnalNation recently wrote about the story of a young Canadian man, Kyle Freeman, who is being sued because he didn’t disclose that he is gay when donating blood. Why? It’s...
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