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4 Worst Media Misrepresentations of North Carolina's Anti-Gay Amendment One

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

North Carolina's anti-same-sex-marriage Amendment One passed last week amid a lot of wild media speculation, especially about black voters. We set the record straight.

5 Big Media Stereotypes About the South (And the Real Story Behind Them)

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

Every election season, Southerners are reminded of the devastating misconceptions many Americans have about us.

Beating Babies in the Name of Jesus? The Shady World of Right-Wing 'Discipline' Guides

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. November 8, 2011.

There is a brutal movement in America that legitimizes child abuse in the name of God.

Fox’s Oliver North Blames Times Square Bombing on Pelosi and House Democrats

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. March 7, 2008.

North’s comments are a sad attempt to politicize a tragic bombing.

Neocons Call for Japanese Nukes, North Korean Regime Change

Jim Lobe, IPS News. October 13, 2006.

North Korea's claim that it conducted a nuclear test has neoconservatives making public calls for the most radical policies available to the U.S. establishment.

Our Dear Leaders

Molly Ivins, AlterNet. October 12, 2006.

Belligerent Mr. Bush has stirred up a hornet's nest in North Korea.

Dear Leader Brings It On

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.

Sensible Republicans must rein in the Bush administration and demand that progress take precedence over empty threats.

Bush's Tough-Talkin' Korean Bungle

Robert Parry, Consortium News. October 11, 2006.

In 2002, Bush put North Korea on a list of potential targets for U.S. nuclear weapons. It's no surprise, then, that Kim Jong Il has responded by creating a threat of his own.

Bush's Direct-to-the-People Diplomacy

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet. October 9, 2006.

I realize that foreign relations were never W's strong suit, but his public response to North Korea's nuclear test was pathetic.

Welcome to the Nuclear Club

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 9, 2006.

The Bush administration will do its best to exploit North Korea's nuclear test, to stave off a loss of the Republican majority in Congress.