America’s Baffling Historical Amnesia

America's Baffling Historical Amnesia: Suddenly President Bush's Approval Ratings Are the Same As Obama's | Alternet. Stunning. How can America forget the president who lied to get us into the Iraq war for dubious purposes? How can America forget about Hurricane Katrina? How can America forget about how the economy tanked under Bush? How can …

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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks – CNN.com

Senate rejects expanded gun background checks - CNN.com. It's ever so nice to know we have the NRA looking out for our rights to get slaughtered in cold blood by assault weapons. The next time there's a massacre, and there will be one, I'm writing every NRA official and congressman I can think of to …

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A Review of The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X My rating: 1 of 5 stars I'm sorry I ever picked this book up. And judging by the reviews, apparently I'm the only person in the world who feels this way. I recently finished a biography of MLK Jr and found it very enlightening, and having heard …

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A Review of The Three Trillion Dollar War

The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E. Stiglitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Three Trillion Dollar War is a wake up call for all Americans, or at least it should be. Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel winner in Economics, and his colleague Linda Bilmes, make a …

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