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June 10, 2011
by James Reyes
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Donald Trump right (this time) on Medicare

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You know what they say about a stopped clock.

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Categories: Politics | Tags: Donald Trump, Medicare, Republican Party | Permalink

December 30, 2010
by James Reyes
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Some things cost more than you realize

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When we shop at Wal-Mart or any other mass discount retailer in pursuit of low prices we are paying below the true cost of the item.  The difference in cost is passed on to a worker who is in many … Continue reading →

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Categories: Civil Rights, Education, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Technology | Tags: Child labor, Global trade, MTV, Wal-Mart | Permalink

December 29, 2010
by James Reyes
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Right-wing hate groups boycotting CPAC because of gay fear

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Via WorldNetDaily comes this story. Two of the nation’s premier moral issues organizations, the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America, are refusing to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in February because a homosexual activist group, GOProud, has been … Continue reading →

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December 29, 2010
by James Reyes
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Right-wingers have larger ‘fear center’ in brain

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Via Raw Story, A study at University College London in the UK has found that conservatives’ brains have larger amygdalas than the brains of liberals. Amygdalas are responsible for fear and other “primitive” emotions. At the same time, conservatives’ brains were … Continue reading →

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Categories: Politics, Science | Tags: Amygdala, Neuroscience, Right Wing | Permalink

December 23, 2010
by James Reyes
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Dan Choi gets his ring back

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As I mentioned earlier, after Dan Choi gave his West Point ring to Senator Harry Reid at this past summer’s Netroots Nation on the condition that he would return it once Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed.  Well Senator Reid … Continue reading →

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Categories: Civil Rights, Politics | Tags: Dan Choi, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Harry Reid, LGBT, Netroots Nation | Permalink

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