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Sunday October 09, 2011 · 9:24 AM PDT

2011/10/09 · 09:24

For the purposes of this article, we shall define Politics as: the wise distribution and maintenance of power. I would hope that as compassionate thinking human beings we would all agree with this definition.

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Saturday October 08, 2011 · 9:37 AM PDT

2011/10/08 · 09:37

It is no small wonder why students feel justified in bullying their LGBT peers, when they see adults modeling homophobic bullying for them. The latest incident in Monroe County, Tennessee is nothing less than unconscionable. Not only did Principal Maurice Moser deny his school the right to have a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club, but he took it upon himself to physically bully Chris Sigler, the student who requested his high school to have a GSA.

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Friday October 07, 2011 · 6:29 AM PDT

2011/10/07 · 06:29

Today the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three activist women, recognizing their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality. This year’s prize is shared between: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian President (yes, even African countries elect women leaders before the United States–ummm, which is the third world?); peace activist Leymah Gbowee; and Tawakul Karman, activist for democracy in Yemen.

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Wednesday October 05, 2011 · 6:22 AM PDT

2011/10/05 · 06:22

From TSM Contributor, Lex Kahn

PURITY:being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material. This quality is being used by the Republican base to measure their candidates for President. In this case they are not judged to be necessarily pure but adherent to all the tenets of the most vocal and virulent members of the party.

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Tuesday October 04, 2011 · 7:13 AM PDT

2011/10/04 · 07:13

Today is Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon’s birthday and I felt compelled to honor her. For those that follow TSM, you know I am a devoted fan of Sweet Honey in the Rock, the a cappella group Reagon founded in 1973.

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Sunday October 02, 2011 · 8:53 AM PDT

2011/10/02 · 08:53

September is over, and all 52 titles of the DC relaunch have been released. Given the furor surrounding the lack of women writers and the lack of visible female characters before the comics were available, how do things actually stack up? The answer is: not very differently than in the old DC universe. After reading 32 of the new titles (including all the titles with female leads) and reading multiple reviews of the remaining 20, the simple truth is that the balance of women in DC’s titles is pretty close to what it was.

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Saturday October 01, 2011 · 9:12 AM PDT

2011/10/01 · 09:12

Today marks six years that I have been in Oregon and three years that I have lived in Portland, Oregon. My husband and decided to leave Georgia, a place I called home for most of my life, after the virulent anti-gay laws were passed in 2004 and Sonny Perdue was elected Governor.

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Friday September 30, 2011 · 6:21 AM PDT

2011/09/30 · 06:21

As usual there were an embarrassing number of candidates that could have earned the dishonorable BWA. The recent speech delivered to Catholic Duquesne University School of Law by the long-standing homophobic bigot Justice Scalia of the Fecal Five earns him this week’s BWA.

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Thursday September 29, 2011 · 6:46 AM PDT

2011/09/29 · 06:46

As part of Banned Books Week, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has put together a program to raise awareness about Banned Websites. Although few websites engaging in legal acivity in the United States are literally banned , local practices in many school districts and public libraries effectively ban large segments of content. Wide-scale filtering of web content on library computers is a form of censorship and libraries must be careful to balance legal requirements with their mission to serve their communities.

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Thursday September 29, 2011 · 6:28 AM PDT

2011/09/29 · 06:28

Apparently I do not exist, according to Linda Harvey, the founder of the right wing hate group, Mission America. I have lost a few pounds from riding my bike. Perhaps I’ve lost too much weight and have now become invisible? Yes, over 35 million people do not exist in the United States. Candidly, I wonder how do people like Harvey start organizations like Mission America and how do they get followers?

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Wednesday September 28, 2011 · 6:26 AM PDT

2011/09/28 · 06:26

Another great submission by TSM contributor, Lex Kahn.
In an already interminable season of Republican campaigning, this weekend saw a surprising upset in what was considered a very important poll. The Florida Presidency V straw poll, which Florida Criminal-in-Chief, I mean Governor, Rick Scott said “would determine the next President of the United States” was won by Herman Cain.

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Tuesday September 27, 2011 · 10:12 AM PDT

2011/09/27 · 10:12

Today is a very wonderful day in history that I feel needs to be celebrated. Ann Wager was the Founding Head of School “Mistress” of the Bray School in Williamsburg, VA. The Bray School was created “for the Instruction of Negro Children in the Principles of the Christian Religion.” Wager opened the school on September 27, 1760, before the United States existed and before the Abolitionist Movement had a strong foundation.

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That Scary Word Purity

Celebrating Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon

Women In Comics: A Look at DC’s New 52

My Own Manifest Destiny

The Embarrassment That is Justice Scalia

Don’t Filter Me: Celebrating the Freedom to Search

Homosexuality Does Not Exist: Really?

Cast of Insanity

Celebrating Ann Wager and Prudence Crandall