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A couple of things have happened of late that led me to believe that the once-proud institution of American journalism might shake itself free of its calcified stupor and cover this presidential campaign in a manner befitting a free society. But then the Pig-n-Lipstick P... Read more

  The Bush administration hid behind the state secrets privilege to spy on the American people. President Obama promised change but recent court battles suggest the threats to our civil liberties will continue.  Will the Obama administration continue to use the privileg... Read more

    Prologue The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumb... Read more

ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL    GENRE Beautiful Nubia    Oriojori Eternal Spirits    Eniobanke    Africa [contemporary] Domenico    Cine Prive    Plug Research    Brazil Alileche, Moh [Algeria/PDX]    When the Dust Settles    Flag of Freedom    Middle East [contemporary] V/A  ... Read more

Hola a tod@s l@s radioescuchas de Buscando América, Se me ocurre que para iniciar el primer blog de mi vida y de este programa que presento desde hace año y medio, la pregunta sería: ¿Les gusta este programa? Y si les gusta ¿Por qué? Y si no les gusta ¿Por qué no? Esto para ... Read more

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 23 May 2011: (audio here): A recent episode of National Geographic's TV series Taboo featured a profile of Stanley Thornton, a 30-year-old "adult baby" in California, who wears diapers and onesies, drinks from a bottle, and sleeps in a giant... Read more

All Them Witches Dying Surfer Meets His Maker New West Alt Rock Carnival Youth No Clouds Allowed Popup Alt Rock Claptone Charmer Different Alt Rock Computer Magic ... Read more

 Once again, Digby nails it. The fundamental purpose of the shock doctrine is to use crisis to push through unpopular and unjust "solutions" that favor the wealthy. We are seeing this battle take shape on several fronts. The right is working feverishly to discredit the N... Read more