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I came across an interesting editorial from Andreas Hale, the former Executive Editor of Music at BET.com. Hale had established his reputation via HipHopDX, a site that caters to a definition of hip-hop that is more independent and non-commercial than what is generally promoted in the mass media. It was a surprise to many when [...]
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What do Birthers, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, town hall protestors, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Jordan, and LeGarrette Blount have in common? They are all, to use President Obama’s terminology, jackasses. Indeed, you could say 2009 has been the year of the jackass. All year long, people have been intent on showing out [...]
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In April of this year, there was a bit of controversy over a memo from the Department of Homeland Security warning of the increased risk posed by right-wing extremist groups . Driven by the declining condition of the economy and the sense of social change exemplified by the presidency of Barack Obama, the analysts felt [...]
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