Thursday, December 20, 2012

William Rivers Pitt | Shooting Is Business, and Business Is Good

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William Rivers Pitt | Shooting Is Business, and Business Is Good

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Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees

Dina Rasor, Truthout: A personal perspective about a nation's shock and grief over a horrific act in a place where such things "aren't supposed to happen," and the places where similar tragedies occur almost every day, where children grow up in a relentless tide of violence.

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True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan

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Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution

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The Wait-Just-a-Goddam-Second Amendment

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From "Operation Wetback" to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows More Damage From the Massive LIBOR Manipulation Scandal, and More

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