June 10, 2009 ⋆ Valley Advocate

Another glimpse into how torture happened

by James Heflin | Jun 10, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

How come the New York Times read emails full of damning information about the genesis of the infamous torture memos and came up with a story mainly saying that even the memo's detractors agreed that torture was legal? Freaking liberal media.It bears noting as well...

Abortion Access & Zero Tolerance for Violence

by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jun 10, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows

Because this perspective is filtering in slowly, I wanted to call attention to some smart thinking about Dr. Tiller's murder. Amy Goodman wrote a piece in Huffington Post about Dr. Tiller's murder having been preventable. In her article, she asks, what if the...

David Carradine's Kwai Chang Caine as formative, and wicked cool

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 10, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

As best as I can figure, I was 8-11 or so when I became obsessed with Kwai Chang Caine, hero of the TV show "Kung Fu." (Hawkeye Pierce and Bugs Bunny also made that list, fyi.). He met so many of my requirements for a hero: he was sensitive, moral,...

Another glimpse into how torture happened

Abortion Access & Zero Tolerance for Violence

David Carradine's Kwai Chang Caine as formative, and wicked cool

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