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May 10, 2012
5 Reasons Why Touré Is Wrong On Blacks, Gay Marriage and Obama
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy We like the idea of Touré, but as a person and concept, he's got two sides. There's the Good Touré, who writes beautifully, gave us a nice shout out once, and frolics around the Brooklyn neighborhood we both live in with ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Will Barack Obama Still Win the Youth Vote?
In 2008, Barack Obama's presidential victory was bolstered by a buoyant youth vote, which enthusiastically took to social media to tout his promises of hope and change. Young voters' preference for Democrats isn't entirely new -- in fact, they have leaned left in the last three election cycles, sug ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Study: Texting's Popularity Didn't Surge This Year Overall
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, texting -- beloved, good old American texting -- is starting to be slightly less new and exciting. The average number of texts per day sent and received by Americans only increased a tiny bit this year, though it's still more than 40. (Fort ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Most Americans are Pro-Space Travel, Poll Says
As Atlantis gears up for what will be America's final space shuttle mission on Friday, a recently released poll shows that most of the country thinks the space program is the bee's knees. The Pew Research Center found that 58% of Americans polled responded that they think space exploration "i ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Anthony Weiner Media Coverage Becomes the Latest Dick-Centric Weinergate Angle
As interest in Anthony Weiner's penis and the dirty messages that brought it out to play begins to wane, we focus instead on the media coverage of Anthony Weiner, thereby proliferating Anthony Weiner coverage. Hm! It's a conundrum, especially for those who go on television to proclaim, "The d ... More >>
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March 27, 2011
Sexting Today: Teenagers Are Awful, The Times Reports
The New York Times is tackling the issue of "sexting" among teens today, joining the ranks of newspapers and magazines tackling sexting over and over and over again. Anything new this time around?
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March 9, 2011
Kids Today Care About Parenthood, Not Marriage
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, something we've had an inkling of for a while now may indeed be true. Young adults -- let's be more obnoxious and call them "Millennials" -- have changing views of social institutions like marriage and having children. Not surprisingly, they are ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Dear Single Women of NYC: It's Not Them, It's You.
The plight of the single lady
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February 9, 2011
Halle Berry and the 'One-Drop Rule'
Halle Berry's interview with Ebony magazine is raising some eyebrows, as the actress, involved in a custody battle with her white ex-boyfriend over their two-year old daughter, cited the "one-drop" rule as to why the child is black. The one drop rule is a Jim Crowe-era notion that a person ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
"Why Isn't My Blog More Popular?" Quitters Wonder
Old people tend to be bad at blogging, according to a sad, strange trend piece in Crain's Chicago Business, which is making the rounds online today so internet experts can chuckle at clueless novices. Like going to the gym, eating healthier and other New Year's resolution-type self improvemen ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Gun-Control Poll? We're Divided. But a Note to Liberals: Run for Your Lives!
Pew ResearchThis graphic shows the overall even split in opinion from the Pew Research Center poll about gun control. It's about 50-50. But read on for the detailed breakdown, touted today by the pretty rigorously nonpartisan and pro outfit. Just be warned: The poll, taken before assassin Jared L ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Who Still Loves Barack Obama? Young Folks!
Despite the majority of stodgy old adults disapproving of President Obama's job performance, millennials -- who are aged 18 to 29, in case you're not one -- are still supporting him in droves. According to a recent Pew Research report, 58 percent of them are still quite happy with Barack. The ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Study Shows a Growing Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Pew Research CenterIt was a disappointing start to National Coming Out Day in New York City when gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino continued to express his blatant misunderstanding of homosexual culture on the Today Show this morning, stating at one point: "They wear speedos and grind agains ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Barack Obama's Religion: Why None of Us Should Give a Goddamn
Not knowing (or, better, caring) what religion your president is is actually not such a big deal. In fact, it might just demonstrate a certain open-mindedness and even a respect for the principles upon which our very country was founded (separation of church and state, right?). But, apparentl ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Sad Things for Lonely People: 85% of America Knows What Twitter Is
According to a new Pew Research report, we are a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma (or maybe that was Winston Churchill talking about Russia) but at any rate, damn, we are confusing! And complex! And, chained to our computers, all the better to tweet to other persons who are chaine ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
Poll: You Like Your Dad Almost as Much as You Like Your Cat
Happy Father's Day! Give this stat to Dad this Sunday along with his IOU for a new pair of tube socks. Americans are fond of their fathers, though mostly closer to their moms (Sorry, Dad): Per a Pew Research Survey, 74% of people say they feel close to their fathers, 87% feel close to their m ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
About that Oil Leak in the Gulf: How Disastrous Is It?
It turns out, we pretty much all see the oil spill in the Gulf as a major disaster, reports Pew Research. And that's sort of heartening, because the only thing worse than a ruptured well in the Gulf leaking 210,000 gallons of oil a day into the water and up onto the shores would be people run ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
1 in 4 Women Actually Pretty "Meh" about Having Kids
Just in time for Mother's Day, there's a new study out about mothers, wannabe mothers, and ladies who don't really care either way about motherhood... but if they do get knocked up they'll probably end up popping out the kid, cause really, it's more trouble not to.
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Linguistics 202: The Advanced "Isms" Class, in Which Socialism May Be Growing on Us and Capitalism Is Not the Man We Thought It Was
Ever get tired of how certain people drop the word "socialism" like it's worse than, say, a bomb in Times Square? And how generally those same people also tout "capitalism" as a 10th wonder of the world, something blessed and holy that can do no wrong, despite the lessons handed down by the f ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
The Kal Penn Effect Hits Twitter
What subjects, you may wonder, are most Tweeted about? If you said technology, you would pretty much be right. Apple, iPads, iPhones, iPhone thefts or alleged thefts, cops breaking into journalists' homes to retaliate for alleged iPhone thefts ... all of these topics would be, and were, and ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2009
Survey Sez: Decade Sucked! Pew Poll Finds '00s Most Hated
We were surprised that 42 percent of respondents to the new Pew Research poll found the 60s "neither" positive nor negative, with positive (34 percent) and negative (15) impressions trailing. We thought the Sixties were supposed to tumultuous. But we were unsurprised that the 00's -- or th ... More >>
News
October 22, 2008
'Learning 2.0' Brings Schools into the Digital Age
We were surprised that 42 percent of respondents to the new Pew Research poll found the 60s "neither" positive nor negative, with positive (34 percent) and negative (15) impressions trailing. We thought the Sixties were supposed to tumultuous. But we were unsurprised that the 00's -- or th ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2005
Poll's Particulars Hedge Mike's Lead
We were surprised that 42 percent of respondents to the new Pew Research poll found the 60s "neither" positive nor negative, with positive (34 percent) and negative (15) impressions trailing. We thought the Sixties were supposed to tumultuous. But we were unsurprised that the 00's -- or th ... More >>
People
July 5, 2005
No News, Good News
Talking with media agitator Robert McChesney about propaganda, PBS, and punditry
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September 30, 2004
A Lack of National Debate
Talking with media agitator Robert McChesney about propaganda, PBS, and punditry
News
April 6, 2004
Rage Inside the Machine
MTV News star Gideon Yago incites young voters
News
December 9, 2003
Gay Marriage: The Gender Gap
Why Many Straight Men Fear Same-Sex Unions
News
June 10, 2003
The News No One Dares to Cover
Why Many Straight Men Fear Same-Sex Unions
News
October 9, 2001
When Crazy Is Normal
Portrait of a Grieving City
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November 14, 2000
Abortion Foes Join Florida Legal Fray
Big-Time Lawyer Files Suit in Federal Court
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December 1, 1998
The New American Majority
Women and minorities swung the election to the Democrats. Can the Republicans now claim them?

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