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A Flow Chart for Same-Sex Marriage

freedommakessense wrote 3 months ago: The issue of marriage equality has been in the news a lot lately. Here’s a nice flow chart to … more →

Tags: In The News, Thought of the day

Joy of Resistance on WBAI's Talkback 4-5 pm Tues. Jan. 22 to mark Roe v Wade Anniversary. Guest: Merle Hoffman

joyofresistance wrote 4 months ago: Download: jor-talkback-1-22-12-roeanniv-merlehoffman_mix.mp3 // To mark the 40th anniversary of Roe … more →

Tags: Show annoucement, Feminism, Abortion, feminist radio, wbai, Merle Hoffman, Roe vs. Wade, Hyde Amendment, talkback

Florist Evergreen San Jose

juggamynugga wrote 5 months ago: I generally stick to talking about politics but I also wanted to give a quick shout out to a really … more →

Election Guide 2012

Spencer Pearson wrote 7 months ago: Happy Election Day! We here at the Freedom Beat had planned to have painstakingly researched every c … more →

Tags: Election 2012?, Freedom, election, 2012, vote, democracy, voters guide, ACLU, i side with

Don't Forget About Local Candidates!

Samantha Hearn wrote 7 months ago: While the presidential election is certainly important (however flawed the system may be), what seem … more →

Tags: TN, nashville, Tennessee, Republicans, libertarians, Liberty, Freedom, Election 2012?, Government

The Pragmatic Libertarian's Endorsements

freedommakessense wrote 7 months ago: PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT In a nation where dissatisfaction with the two major parties runs hig … more →

Tags: Election 2012?, Candidate Spotlight

Obama: Gundecker in Chief

joe wrote 9 months ago: Identifying the Special Operations Force behind the Usama bin Laden raid amounted to placing a targe … more →

Tags: Democratic Party, obama, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Biden, Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Politics

Guns Don't Kill People: Rocks Do!

joe wrote 10 months ago: “AMAKO, Mali – An al-Qaida-linked Islamist militant group in control of northern Mali stoned t … more →

Tags: Gun Control, 2012, Politics, Breaking News, Mitt Romney, obama, News, gun control, United Nations

Boycott Chick-Fil-A? Nope! Boycott the Boycotters!

joe wrote 10 months ago: Many people consider that the recent actions and comments of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Ed … more →

Tags: Democratic Party, obama, Republican Party, Economy, Mitt Romney, Civil Rights, 2012, Politics, Breaking News

“Never pass up the opportunity of a good crisis.”

joe wrote 11 months ago: Aside from the melee, Barack Obama has decided to put aside his campaign to go to Colorado to consol … more →

Tags: Democratic Party, obama, Republican Party, Gun Control, Mitt Romney, Historical Quotes, Media Bias, Barack Obama, election

The Worldwide 'Book Famine' and Intellectual Property Rights

bkk25 wrote 11 months ago: We have come to associate the Internet and the Information Age with a sense of  endless accessibilit … more →

Tags: WIPO, book famine, intellectual property rights, World Blind Union, visually impaired

One noodle in the spaghetti Bowl1 comment

gboone42 wrote 11 months ago: This week, marked by discussions surrounding the politics, economics and complexity of the global tr … more →

Tags: European Politics, spaghetti bowls

Destructive Customs Officials and the Cotton Wars1 comment

gboone42 wrote 12 months ago: While finishing up the readings covering the WTO dispute resolution process, I couldn’t help b … more →

Tags: Trade, Tariffs, Cotton, WTO dispute resolution, planet money, npr, Brazil, US CUSTOMS, Tariff Schedule

To See or Not to See; that is the Question2 comments

joe wrote 1 year ago: Polling at “Real Clear Politics” is showing that Romney is closing in on Obama’s lead. On the 15th o … more →

Tags: Democratic Party, obama, Republican Party, Health Care, Economy, Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Media Bias, Barack Obama

Obama: the Scaramouch

joe wrote 1 year ago: As per Merriam-Webster, Scaramouch is a character in the Italian commedia dell’arte; he is cha … more →

Obama, Marriage Equality, and North Carolina

freedommakessense wrote 1 year ago: Today, President Obama announced his support of recognizing the right of couples to marry without re … more →

Tags: Election 2012?, In The News

Obama Contradicts Himself on Economic Plight

joe wrote 1 year ago: How many times have you heard Barack Obama refer to his having to deal with the mess from the last 8 … more →

The 10 Bullet Points

freedommakessense wrote 1 year ago: In a moment of late-night lucidity after finishing up some work, I jotted down the following 10 bull … more →

Tags: Election 2012?, libertarian

Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna …

joe wrote 1 year ago: [ . . . ]After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the g … more →


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