Archive for the ‘race’ tag
When is a terrorist not a terrorist? (When he’s a white dude), u can haz class war
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Allison and Jamie talk about how terrorism is still terrorism even if it involves a white dude, the death penalty still sucks, class war and the widening divide in our two-tier society, the ongoing Gitmo hunger strike, the secret Bradley Manning pre-trial, crime dropping along with Stop and Frisk stops, Apple dodging enough in taxes to entirely cover the sequester, and the world’s first 3D-printed gun.
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NY Post is still racist, gun control compromise dies predictable death, U.S. still tortures
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Allison and Jamie discuss how the NY Postis still racist and should be sued, the gun control compromisedies a predictable death, background checks for…social services, the U.S. still tortures, and Texas blows up.
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Police state, institutionalized racism, how even nice people can be racist
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Allison and Jamie discuss the many different examples of the expanding police state in the United States (and why that’s not hyperbolic language), institutionalized racism, and how even nice people can be racist.
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Military propaganda, tomato-hunting cats, US Special Forces practice interrogation techniques on immigrants
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Jamie and Allison discuss military propaganda at home and abroad, specifically this highly disturbing photo of a Palestinian child in crosshairs posted by an Israeli soldier, how the cats are acting out while Jamie is away, and how U.S. Special Forces will practice interrogation techniques on immigrants, and how Wayne LaPierre, head of the NRA, is using the same ol’ race-baiting techniques to drum up gun sales.
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Tell a feminist thank you, LAPD hunts anyone who resembles (and doesn’t resemble) Chris Dorner, Fracking Hell
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Allison and Jamie discuss the #TellAFeministThankYou hashtag on Twitter, the Violence Against Women Act passing the Senate with no help from Republican men, the LAPD continues to hunt anyone who resembles (and doesn’t resemble), another black ex-LAPD officer talks about racism within the force, Chris Dorner, fracking hell, and the MSM still epically fails at covering protests.
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About that Guardian piece on quinoa, Notre Dame finally makes a statement…about a pretend lady
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Allison and Jamie discuss this much-talked about piece on quinoa that appeared on the Guardian website, Deadspin is awesome, Notre Dame finally makes a statement…about a pretend lady, Jon Stewart is awful during Zero Dark Thirty interview, and GQ manages to be both racist and sexist.
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On hipsters and Hitler, update on Bangladesh factory fire, our future Water World
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Allison and Jamie discuss the relationship between hipsters and Hitler, give updates on the Bangladesh factory fire, talk about the targetting of journalists by Israel, the UN passing a resolution on female genital mutilation, drone stories, another innocent black teen gunned down, the ongoing fuckery known as the War on Drugs, global horrific treatment of women, and our future Water World.
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Reza Aslan on the media’s obsession with waging war on Iran, drone strikes, and “bigot” Sam Harris
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In the first half of the show, Allison and Jamie discuss “Operation Clean Halls” and a racist article in Harvard’s The Voice. In the second half, Reza Aslan(@rezaaslan) joins the show to discuss the media’s obsession with waging war on Iran, drone strikes, and “bigot” Sam Harris.
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Crafty tigers, race representation in media, Progressive guilt, 3 Northwest activists jailed for staying silent
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Jamie explores his Progressive guilt, followed by a discussion of race representation in media (Homeland and Girls, specifically,) crafty tigers, three Northwest activists jailed for staying silent, more fucked up aspects of Stop and Frisk, Oakland police getting complaints for being awful, and a shout-out to badass Walmart employees.
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How to Survive a Plague, when ‘cynicism’ and ‘rough language’ are okay
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Allison and Jamie review How to Survive a Plague (spoiler free), yell at the New York Times for calling Jay-Z “cynical,” lament the lack of War on Drugs talk in the presidential debates, and recap some of the latest global labor struggles.
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