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I Have A Dream and Continual Dishonor Is Not It

The Tea Party Movement has surely tipped a racist hand this time. Glenn Beck’s armies will descend on the Lincoln Memorial, site of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech today. Where greatness and the possibility of equality once stood, today hatred and divisive intent grow. The lines of racial and class conflict grow clearer still.

28Aug2010 | Phil Butler | 10 comments | Continued

Dr. Laura and the Freedom to Be Blondie Bumstead

Somehow Dr. Laura Schlessinger seems to think she is the victim in the wake of her racial comments blowup. America’s supposed number one female talk show host blurted out the “N” word over ten times in a radio segment and now her Constitutional rights are being infringed upon? She has a right to be Blondie in my book.

18Aug2010 | Phil Butler | 0 comments | Continued

Craigslist Killer Found Dead in His Cell – Craigslist Can’t Catch a Break

ou want to talk about a bad week? I’d say that prostitution, murder and suicide can pretty much sum up a worst case scenario when it comes to a PR nightmare.

17Aug2010 | Ryan Cox | 0 comments | Continued

The Singapore Youth Games, Olympic Monetization

The 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, the same old political song and dance. IOC President Jacques Rogge’s youth initiative has already become a political springboard. Will Singapore usher in another Olympic money making machine from youth competition? Singapore is probably as much a template for Olympic monetization as it is youth involvement.

16Aug2010 | Phil Butler | 1 comment | Continued

Obama’s New PR Strategy: Send More Illegal Immigrants Home

The Obama administration has started a PR offensive against illegal immigrants and presented on several occasions the numbers of people deported and the large number of convicted criminals their program managed to send away. Scoring historical records, they are still facing criticism on their handling illegal immigration law enforcement and they don’t seem quite capable of turning their own actions in their favor.

14Aug2010 | Alina Popescu | 2 comments | Continued

German Economy May Lead EU Out of Despair, Maybe

The German economy grew at an almost alarming rate compared to predictions these last two quarters. How will this effect the euro-zone as a whole, and can it continue? These are the questions being asked now. With Germany and France showing positive growth numbers, at least Southern Europe has the North to lean on.

13Aug2010 | Phil Butler | 0 comments | Continued

Mainstream Media: Craigslist Doesn’t Take Prostitution Seriously

There is prostitution on Craigslist, there is no doubt about it. Craigslist, named after it’s founder Craig Newmark, has tried to setup stops and measures over the last couple of years to thwart it from happening. While these measures have helped, the people utilizing the system for prostitution rings have found work-arounds to suit their needs. The newest accusation comes after two young women placed an advertisement in the Washington Post saying they were repeatedly sold through the site to men who “paid to rape” them.

10Aug2010 | Ryan Cox | 5 comments | Continued

Despite Unemployment Rate of Almost 10% Some Business Still Can’t Find Workers

With an unemployment rate of 9.6% and over 15 million Americans out of work, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to assume that all businesses would be flooded with job applicants. However, common sense obviously isn’t the determiner in this situation, because that simply isn’t the case.

10Aug2010 | Ryan Cox | 0 comments | Continued

Carole White Agrees with Mia Farrow: Naomi Campbell lied

Carole White, the second witness to take the stand today in Hague at the war crimes trial against former dictator Charles Taylor, added her version of the 1997 events from South Africa. White backed Mia Farrow’s earlier testimony about the “blood diamonds” received as a gift from Taylor by Naomi Campbell, pointing out the inaccuracies in the model’s testimony from last Thursday.

9Aug2010 | Alina Popescu | 1 comment | Continued

An Unofficial Apology for Hiroshima, Where Dignitaries Fail [video]

Today is the 65th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is also the first year any American dignitary has attended the memorial services. But without a semblance of apology for the nearly quarter of a million killed by American atomic weapons, how can the story of Hiroshima ever end? Someone from the United States should show a conscience for at least the unimaginable toll these attacks exacted on the people of Japan.

6Aug2010 | Phil Butler | 10 comments | Continued