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Damon Brown, Feral House. November 27, 2008.
Games like Second Life let you to live your fantasy as a pimp, prostitute or pirate, knight, dominatrix, or any other self-created design you see fit.

Rumsfeld's Attempts to Rewrite Himself on the Right Side of History Are Laughable

Gary Brecher, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.
The failed defense secretary pens a historical cover-up on Iraq and reveals more wild stupidity with his advice on Afghanistan.

Eyeing Obama Era, DailyKos Launches Blog to Press Congress

Ari Melber, TheNation.com. November 25, 2008.
Prominent writers for DailyKos, the country's top liberal blog, are launching a new site to scrutinize and pressure the Democratic Congress.

Smart Ways to a Bailout -- Step 1: Stop Demonizing the UAW

Art Levine, Huffington Post. November 24, 2008.
Confronting the big lie about the autoworkers, swallowed whole by union-bashing pundits even in The New York Times.

Glenn Beck Wonders Why He's Resented as a Bigot

Steve Rendall, FAIR. November 21, 2008.
It takes an angry truck driver who threatened the hate-spewing host to wonder, "Is this who we've become?"

The Time Has Come to Create a Real 'Liberal Media'

Robert Parry, Consortium News. November 21, 2008.
Deep-pocketed conservatives have long dominated the media landscape. If we want real change, it's time for progressives to fight fire with fire.

How Our Gutless Media Helped Trigger the Credit Crisis

Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review. November 20, 2008.
Government and greedy bankers aren't the only ones to blame.

Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 20, 2008.
A dystopian sci-fi fantasy may soon be coming to fruition on a battlefield near you.

Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire Hatred and Anger

Dan Shelly, Milwaukee Magazine. November 17, 2008.
Behind the scenes of one of the largest and most successful news/talk radio stations in America.

Brilliant Spoof: New York Times Satire Claims All Problems Will Be Solved By July 2009

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post. November 12, 2008.
New York City woke up to find that committed satirists had delivered a remarkably well-rendered facsimile of the Times.

Forget Red vs. Blue -- It's the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 12, 2008.
Millions of Americans live in a non-reality-based belief system informed by childish cliches - they can barely differentiate between lies and truth.

CNN's Election Night 3-D Holograms Channel Princess Leia and Obi-Wan

Martin Young, Asia Times. November 10, 2008.
The news giant wowed viewers with its holographic projection technology which "beamed" reporters into the studio in true Star Wars fashion.

The Desperate Right's Five Biggest Flops of the 2008 Election

Brad Reed, AlterNet. November 8, 2008.
How Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and other stupid stunts did not win the election for McCain.

Watching Them Squirm: Is Fox News Abandoning the Mob It Created?

Mark Ames, AlterNet. November 7, 2008.
A huge schism develops between Fox's post-election attempts at "civility" and its pitchfork-wielding audience.

"Be the Change" Aims to Get Out the Music Vote

Steve Silberman, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.
Graham Nash and other big name music acts get out the vote with Election Day phone calls to their fans.

The New York Times' Biggest Screw-up Since They Sold the War in Iraq

Mark Ames, The Nation. October 28, 2008.
Deconstructing the NYT fairy tale of the poor innocent small democracy of Georgia attacked by a cruel Cold War Russian monster.

Cable News Phenom Maddow Doubles Her Audience in a Matter of Days

Brian Stelter, The New York Times. October 22, 2008.
Word is spreading like wildfire about the MSNBC host's hard-hitting new show.

Oliver Stone's "W." -- A Catastrophe Worthy of the Worst President

Eileen Jones, eXiled Online. October 22, 2008.
You can practically feel Oilver Stone sitting behind you, breathing on the back of your neck and willing you to see the brilliance of his vision.

As Democratic Landslide Looms, Big Media Try to Peddle More 'Right-Wing Nation' B.S.

Paul Waldman, Media Matters for America. October 22, 2008.
When Democrats win we're told that they need to move to the center. What a joke.

Porn's Dirty, Dangerous Secret

Robert Jensen, Last Exit. October 21, 2008.
There are a finite number of ways that human bodies can fit together. So pornmakers resort to sexualizing degradation to stay "cutting edge."

How a Victim of the Housing Crisis Was Saved from the Brink of Eviction

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. October 20, 2008.
Code Pink, American News Project, and community organizers worked together to save a woman's home from the auction block.

Obama vs. McCain: Where Would the Election Be without Net Neutrality? -- Media & Technology Voter Guide

AlterNet. October 17, 2008.
A look at how Obama and McCain compare on everything from net neutrality to the digital TV transition.

The Conservative Crack-Up Deepens

Ari Berman, The Nation. October 14, 2008.
All they've got left is their perennial outrage.

News Media Propaganda Helped Push Through Failed Bailout

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 14, 2008.
The news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.

John McCain Sows the Seeds of Hatred

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. October 14, 2008.
John McCain: You're better than that! Stop the hate speech before it's too late.

Anti-Abortion Group Tries to Swiftboat Obama

Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency. October 13, 2008.
BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad targeting Obama.

Stop Being a Narcissist -- It's Time to Quit Facebook

Carmen Joy King, Adbusters. October 13, 2008.
In the end, what does all this online, arms-length self-promotion ultimately provide?

Memo to Media: The Palin Rape-Kit Story Has Not Been 'Debunked'

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. October 9, 2008.
The central, undisputed facts of Palin's actions remain hidden in plain sight for all to see. It's time for the press to take a closer look.

What Part of It's An Utter Nightmare to Migrate Legally Don't You Understand?

Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds. October 8, 2008.
The legal system is dysfunctional, and that's a primary reason we have illegal immigration.

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