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A Very Wingnutty Christmas from Chuck Norris

by Thers, Whiskey Fire

When Chuck Norris wishes you a happy holiday ...

For the Record, I'm No Holocaust "Skeptic"

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

According to the logic of some, it's a debatable point.

In (Very Reluctant) "Defense" of the Insurance Mandate

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Can we just have a reality-based discussion of the policy?

Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" Actually Contains a Powerful Message About Post-Katrina New Orleans

by Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com

The film, which features Disney's first African-American princess, supplies admirable political allegory.

Right-Wing World Net Daily Poll Solicits Gift Ideas For Obama: "Arrest Warrant;" "Ticket Back to Kenya"

by Lee Fang, Think Progress

Can't you just feel the holiday cheer?

Ridiculous "Study" Supposedly Finds Widespread Anti-Semitism on Progressive Websites

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

As intellectually dishonest as one could get.

Are Hewlett Packard Computers Racist?

by Staff, AlterNet

There's something wrong with HP's webcam face recognition software. Specifically, it doesn't see black people.

Why Won't the GOP Accept the Gift They Say Health-Care Reform Will Be for Them in 2010?

by Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

They should let the Dems hang this albatross around their necks, no?

Bill Kristol: Snow's Coming and Health-Care Reform Is Really Inconvenient for Lawmakers

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

Let's kill the effort -- and tens of thousands of uninsured humans -- so staffers don't have to drive in the messy weather.

Peggy Noonan Outdoes Herself, Blames America's Problems on "Adam Lamberts" of the World

by Liliana Segura, AlterNet

Don't be depressed about healthcare or the economy; the real threat to our country's future wears leather pants.

Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives

Don Hazen, AlterNet. December 23, 2009.
Recently we asked our readers to rank the most influential progressives. Here are the results.

The Media Industry's Whirlwind Transformation in the 2000's: Good-News, Bad-News The Media Industry's Whirlwind Transformation in the 2000's: Good-News, Bad-News

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. December 22, 2009.
For the media industry, it was a decade of disruption and decay, of death (newspapers) and birth (new forms of journalism.)

This Is Your Brain on Kafka This Is Your Brain on Kafka

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. December 22, 2009.
Does absurdist literature make you smarter? Giraffe carpet cleaner, it does!

Glenn Beck's Year of Wild Conspiracies, Paranoid Delusions and Cynical Lies Glenn Beck's Year of Wild Conspiracies, Paranoid Delusions and Cynical Lies

* Staff, Media Matters for America. December 22, 2009.
Beck's unbridled ignorance and confidence in his own manipulative half-truths and lies make him the most dangerously effective misinformer of 2009.

James Cameron's Wizardry in 'Avatar' Movie Demands Being Witnessed on the Big Screen James Cameron's Wizardry in 'Avatar' Movie Demands Being Witnessed on the Big Screen

Wajahat Ali, CounterPunch. December 18, 2009.
Avatar elevates cinematic storytelling to an exciting, untapped visual apex that allows our eyes to finally experience images that were once only imaginable in our minds.

Always Controversial Cornel West Disses Obama, Survives Cancer and Almost Spent His Life in Prison Always Controversial Cornel West Disses Obama, Survives Cancer and Almost Spent His Life in Prison

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. December 18, 2009.
Cornel West dishes on his new memoirs and Obama's clique of 'recycled neo-liberals and recycled neo-Clintonites.'

NPR Has a Serious Fox News Problem NPR Has a Serious Fox News Problem

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. December 17, 2009.
For the sake of NPR's long-term health and reputation, it needs to resolve two of its hosts' long-standing ties to Fox News

Is Handwriting Going the Way of the Dodo? Is Handwriting Going the Way of the Dodo?

Anne Trubek, Miller-McCune.com. December 17, 2009.
Writing words by hand is a technology that's just too slow for our times, and our minds.

Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F*** Up! Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F*** Up!

Michael Bader, AlterNet. December 17, 2009.
The hundreds of media theories that have grown up around the Woods scandal have nothing to do with him and everything to do with us.

Meet the FBI Operative Who Threatened My Life, and the Gov.-Elect Who May Have Helped Him Meet the FBI Operative Who Threatened My Life, and the Gov.-Elect Who May Have Helped Him

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. December 16, 2009.
Did NJ Republican Chris Christie grant legal protection to neo-nazi radio host Hal Turner for his undercover role in a federal program to "flush out" violent far-right plots?

12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green 12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green

* Staff, WebEcoist. December 15, 2009.
Don't be fooled. Hummers and McDonald's aren't "green." Neither are fossil fuels or Fox News, for that matter.

Why We're Fascinated by the Paranormal, Masonic Myths and Secret Societies Why We're Fascinated by the Paranormal, Masonic Myths and Secret Societies

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. December 14, 2009.
By making paranoia part of pop culture, writers like Dan Brown have made a fortune. Then again, maybe he belongs to a secret cabal.

Tiger Woods Syndrome: How the Golf Star's Affair Will Help Him Win Our Hearts and Minds Tiger Woods Syndrome: How the Golf Star's Affair Will Help Him Win Our Hearts and Minds

Dr. Susan Block, CounterPunch. December 14, 2009.
The new Tiger Woods -- flawed philanderer, sex addict, bad boy -- is far more interesting than the scrubbed-down endorsement machine we're used to seeing.

Meet Joe Bageant: One of America's Best Redneck Populist Writers Meet Joe Bageant: One of America's Best Redneck Populist Writers

AlterNet. December 12, 2009.
Have you been missing out on one of AlterNet's most popular authors? Here are 10 of Bageant's best works from the year.

Zinn's 'People's History' Masterwork Hits the History Channel Zinn's 'People's History' Masterwork Hits the History Channel

Dave Zirin, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.
Don't miss Howard Zinn's 'Voices of a People's History' debut on the History Channel on December 13th.

10 Biggest Sports Sex Scandals of All Time: How Does Tiger Woods Rate? 10 Biggest Sports Sex Scandals of All Time: How Does Tiger Woods Rate?

David Rosen, CounterPunch. December 7, 2009.
Woods' sex scandal is the latest battleground for a media debate over moral order -- here are 10 others that captivated the press and public.

10 Signs the Failed Drug War Is Finally Ending 10 Signs the Failed Drug War Is Finally Ending

Tony Newman, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.
2009 will go down as the beginning of the end of America's longest running war. Here's 10 reasons why.

Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.
Dick Cheney has used the complicit American media, his most powerful anti-prosecution tool, to near Machiavellian perfection.

The Money Behind Moon's Washington Times The Money Behind Moon's Washington Times

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. December 2, 2009.
Where did all the money come from to keep the money-losing Moonie paper afloat all these years?

What Do Levi Johnston, Evangelicals and Oprah Have in Common? They All Blind Us to What Really Matters What Do Levi Johnston, Evangelicals and Oprah Have in Common? They All Blind Us to What Really Matters

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 30, 2009.
Our obsessions revolve around the trivial and the absurd, while the course of human history is changing. Those who choose reality over fantasy are derided as pessimists.

Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Horrifying Images of African-American Mothers? Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Horrifying Images of African-American Mothers?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. November 30, 2009.
With Michelle Obama in the White House, I expected a resurgence of the Claire Huxtable stereotype. Instead, hideous depictions of abusive, irresponsible black moms are everywhere.

Rabid Right-Wing Media Mogul Building a News Empire Rabid Right-Wing Media Mogul Building a News Empire

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America. November 28, 2009.
If you like what Rupert Murdoch has done for the national discourse, you'll love what Philip Anschutz is trying to do in your hometown.

Lou Dobbs, Looking at Public Office, Says He's in Favor of Policy He Used to Spin as Lou Dobbs, Looking at Public Office, Says He's in Favor of Policy He Used to Spin as "Shamnesty for Illegals"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
Dobbs said he now favors the very legalization process for unauthorized immigrants that he's long derided as a brain-dead "amnesty".

The Battle of Durban II: New Film Brings Dose of Sanity to Debate Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The Battle of Durban II: New Film Brings Dose of Sanity to Debate Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Brian White, Gotcha Movies. November 26, 2009.
It's a great feat to bring an even view to international politics. The Battle of Durbin II does just that.

The Real Scandal Over Climate Change Isn't About Hacked Emails But the Media's Coverage The Real Scandal Over Climate Change Isn't About Hacked Emails But the Media's Coverage

Alex Steffen, Worldchanging. November 24, 2009.
There's been a lot of talk recently about the "hacked climate emails." But a much bigger scandal is just waiting to break.

The Memory Scrub About Why Ft. Hood Happened Is Almost Complete ... If It Weren't for Archives The Memory Scrub About Why Ft. Hood Happened Is Almost Complete ... If It Weren't for Archives

Mark Ames, AlterNet. November 23, 2009.
That Maj. Hasan tried to get a military discharge before the massacre is largely being erased -- we're supposed to keep focusing on the Muslim part.

Dobbs' Resignation Was Long Overdue Dobbs' Resignation Was Long Overdue

Janet Murguía, AlterNet. November 21, 2009.
My problems with Dobbs surfaced more than two years ago, during the debate over the last version of immigration reform.

Is Right-Wing Media Hustler Trying to Is Right-Wing Media Hustler Trying to "Blackmail" Obama's Attorney General over ACORN Videos?

David Edwards, Muriel Kane, Raw Story. November 21, 2009.
Andew Breitbart appears to be threatening to release more ACORN smear videos to avoid a serious DOJ investigation.

Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe

David Edwards, Raw Story. November 20, 2009.
Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

Forty Years After Its First Episode, Sesame Street Is Still Saving the World Forty Years After Its First Episode, Sesame Street Is Still Saving the World

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 19, 2009.
Thanks to lots of research (and, of course, to Jim Henson's genius), Sesame Street continues to aid in early childhood development.

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