Soldier Up, Feminists: SP’s in Town

By: Thursday June 10, 2010 6:57 am

Choice, freedom, and morality in the feminist language wars: If “choice” is problematic, then perhaps a better place to start is “freedom.”

Written by Kathleen Reeves for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

Am I Being Pedantic? Yes!

By: Saturday May 15, 2010 3:39 pm

These are words that are spelled correctly, but used incorrectly.

Whose Seat?

By: Monday March 29, 2010 4:04 pm

What does it mean when we say a Senator or Representative is struggling to hold onto his/her seat in the Senate or House?

If you balanced your budget, you wouldn’t go to college

By: Wednesday February 10, 2010 9:00 am

It’s counterproductive for Democrats to make budget deficits an issue. Instead, we’re better off focusing on supporting popular programs and eliminating wasteful ones.

Deconstructing Myths of America: Rachel Maddow and Prof. Tricia Rose on Reid’s remark: “we seem content with proper language, but structural inequality”

By: Tuesday January 12, 2010 11:24 am

Rachel Maddow and Brown University Africana Studies Department Chair Professor Tricia Rose examine our examination of talking about race relations in America today. The disconnect, between rhetoric and reality, is a measure of the power of myths over facts in the minds of electorates.

Conservatives Try to Redefine Fascism

By: Thursday May 28, 2009 5:25 pm

Conservative economist Thomas Sowell says that fascism is when governments tell private owners how to run thier businesses. Three weeks ago, conservatives would have called that socialism.

This Word Must Die!

By: Monday December 1, 2008 10:22 am

It is time to phase out the outdated and emotionally charged word, Race. If we do not degrade the concept of being different based on skin color, we will keep being distracted by differences without distinction.

Palin’s bizarre use of the English language

By: Monday October 27, 2008 7:52 am

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I believe I am the first person to describe Palin’s speech impediment and I have decided it is an affliction, I claim the right to name it.

I therefore name this affliction “Palinopathy”, below we will discuss and research the symptoms and cause of this disease;

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