Michael Jaskot hosts Alex Fitzsimmons, Tabish Talib and Jin Woo Chung to discuss election predictions, the tea party, the Bush tax-cuts and the effects of trickle down economics. They discuss the Wiki-leaks story, yell about Elena Kagan and finish it all up with the Girls (yes, plural) We’d Like to EnvisionMore of (hint: they’re...
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It all began with the Tea Party. Left-wing pundits threw around the race card quicker than Stephen Strasburg could fire a 100 mph fastball across the plate. Allegations of institutional racism among the tea-party participants soared through the airways dominated by the 'progressive' media. But is it true? Are these grassroots campaigners fueled...
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What should the US do with Iran? What options are available for President Obama? How can we avoid armed conflict?
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We all know about Pan Am Flight 103 being blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. We also know 270 people were killed on that innocent Wednesday morning. What I don't know is how in the world can Scottish authorities release the mastermind behind the tragedy.
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You may think this is like "The Post American World", but it is really like "The Post Earth World". You see, I've become concerned about the future, not a decade or century from now, but the future of our kind. This may seem absurd, but really, I feel American democracy and its tenets are...
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Well, it’s that time of year again- the summer concert season. The nice weather and out-of-school kids mix to create endless nights of fun listening to music and just chillin’ out. So, let me get to the story. Bruce Springsteen, the greatest musician/artist/performer to ever grace the Earth announced he and the Legendary E-Street...
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The book is "The Age of American Unreason". The author is Mrs. Susan Jacoby. I was expecting a full blown critique of American culture, or as Mrs. Jacoby refers to it: infotainment. Didn't happen.
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Now in 2009, the great A-rod himself has been the only player to confirm his name appeared on leaked list of those who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Ok you say. What's the dilemma. Let's take an excerpt from commissioner Bud Selig's speech on Wednesday, "there is no valid excuse for using such...
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Most of you EM loyalists, that is to say, the six of us who regularly visit the site, know about my Slavic heritage, and to that effect, my extreme aversion to many things Russian. For the most part, this is a consequence of my amazing satirical skills, however, sometimes I’m just not kidding.
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The "eco-friendly" fad has become quiet trendy across our great nation- But is it enough? I am here to paint a clear picture of present day Earth, and its not-so green future.
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