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Glenn Greenwald: Those irrational, misled, conspiratorial Muslims There's little doubt that many Pakistanis believe all sorts of things that are false and that some extremist sectors peddle paranoid conspiracies. Propaganda is a standard tactic used by political and religious leaders of all types to manipulate their followers, as is casting blame on external enemies for […]

Is Rand Paul Just Another Neocon Republicrat Masquerading As A Libertarian Rebel? – By Kelley B. Vlahos – The eXiled “Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution,” Paul said in a Nov. 19 release. “These thugs should stand before military tribunals and be kept off American soil. I will always fight to […]

Allegory of Terror: MIA’s Born Free and the Arizona Anti-Immigration Law It’s a self-righteous fury out there in the American Heartland, a wild red, white and blue tornado that rips families apart, flings undocumented parents across the border and scatters the poor. And it has professional apologists. On the Sunday talk show This Week, George […]

Bob Cesca: Rand Paul Underscores the Tea Party's Connection to Race Private industry can pave roads, educate children, put out fires and protect our streets from drunk drivers. It can shuttle our kids to corporate schools and back, it can provide clean water to our homes and they can guarantee our meat and vegetables aren't […]

200 Moments that Transformed Journalism, 2000-2009 (tags: history journalism media newspapers) Along The Grand Trunk Road: Coming Of Age In India And Pakistan : NPR An ancient road spans South Asia, connecting the present and the past in a dynamic — and sometimes dangerous — part of the world. NPR journalists travel the route and […]

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture (tags: desi culture politics race social movies)

Quote of the Day "I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me," – Arnold Schwarzenegger. (tags: politics culture law race social) FREE KUTMAH On Wednesday morning, May 5th armed agents entered Kutmah's house and detained him. He […]

For The Win » Download for Free For the Win is an adventure story about kids around the world who work as "gold farmers" (people who do repetitive tasks in games like World of Warcraft to amass virtual fortunes that are sold on to lazier players) who use the video games and other networked systems […]