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Decoding the Political Buzzwords of 2012

By Lauren Feeney / BillMoyers.com

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg gives his analysis of this year's top political words.

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Could a Black Director Have Made 'Django'?

By David Sirota / Salon

10 Ways Social Taboos About Sex, Drugs and Death Scare Us from Learning the Truth

By Robert Arthur / AlterNet

Quentin Tarantino's Fascinating Interview with Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Racism and the N-Word in 'Django Unchained'

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As America Mourned a Shooting Tragedy, Cynical Christian Right Leaders Tried to Cash in by Blaming Atheism

By Frank Schaeffer / AlterNet

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Police Chief Uploads YouTube Videos Firing Weapons, Ranting About "Libtards" and Calling for Militia Activism

Like a Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan Was Arrested While On Tour by Rookie Cop Who Had No Idea Who He Is

Trial Begins for Old White Man Who Senselessly Shot and Killed Black Middle-Schooler

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Andrew O’Hehir’s 10 Best Movies of 2012

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon.com

'Django Unchained': Quentin Tarantino’s Answer to Spielberg’s 'Lincoln'

Jon Wiener / The Nation

Spike Lee Slams "Django Unchained"

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Armed Guards in Schools? The NRA Wants a Police State

Robert Parry / Consortium News

America's "Founding Fathers" Detested the Paradise of Delightful Debauchery and Freedom That Was 18th Century America

Thaddeus Russell / Free Press/Simon and Schuster

Mosque Arsonist: Fox News Made Me Do It!

Bill Morlin / SPLC's Hate Watch

This Christmas, Let's Remember, Jesus Was A Palestinian

Gideon Polya / Countercurrents.org

It's No 'Sanford & Son': Filmmaker Chronicles Real-Life 'Scrappers' in Chicago

Ezra Winton / Art Threat

Bill Moyers: Remember The Victims of Sandy Hook, and Reject the Violence

Bill Moyers / BillMoyers.com

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Flight Behavior' Brilliantly Weaves Fiction And The Climate Change Crisis

Jennifer Weeks / Daily Climate

A Personal Glimpse into Our Woefully Inadequate Mental Health System

Mary Ann Swissler / Women's Media Center

How I Gave Up Christmas and Found Serenity

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

Americans Buying More Gifts for That Special Someone ... Themselves

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

Girls Get Stoned, Too: Why We Need More Pot-Smoking Female Stars Like Rihanna and Lady Gaga

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

12 Cool Holiday Traditions That Aren't About God or Shopping

Valerie Tarico / AlterNet

Does Having a Gun in the Home Put Your Life at Risk?

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

Shear Madness: Why Does a Black Woman Risk Losing Her Job Over Her Hair?

Bijan C. Bayne / AlterNet

Echoes of The Past Ring True in Sound Museum

Chaitra Arjunpuri / Al Jazeera

New Law Makes Commercials Quieter

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Oil and Gas Industry Prepare Smear Campaign Against New Matt Damon Flick "Promised Land"

Sharon Kelly / DeSmogBlog

Whether It's Sex Workers or CIA Agents, the Entertainment Industry Doesn't Portray the Truth About People's Careers

Emma Brockes / Comment Is Free

Pack Your Bags: Ethical Traveler Shares 10 Best Destinations for 2013

Tara Lohan / AlterNet

3 Things My Conservative Mother Taught Me That I Wish I Could Forget

Chanel Dubofsky / Role Reboot

Nothing Says Native American Heritage Like White Girls In Headdresses

Sasha Houston Brown / Racialicious

People Who Haven't Seen "Zero Dark Thirty" Should Stop Saying That it Glorifies Torture

Tom Carson / The American Prospect

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