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This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in each source note. Quotation marks are not used.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  1/23/2023
  

  Posthumous Limbaugh Book Skirts His Toxic Legacy

  The collection of transcripts from Rush's radio program emphasizes the positive ways he built solidarity with his audience while occluding the negative ways he maintained it by stirring resentments against others and lying about his political opponents. 

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  1/24/2023
  

  "Argentina, 1985" Gets Oscar Nod

  The film has sparked debate in Argentina over its representation of events, but tells the story of the first successful civilian trial of a military dictatorship. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  1/25/2023
  

  Canada's Hottest Tourist Attraction Could be the Government's Doomsday Bunker

  Canada's Diefenbunker was decommissioned in 1994, and today is one of the few places where tourists can see the preparations made to preserve government in the event of the unthinkable. 

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• SOURCE: Mother Jones
  1/24/2023
  

  How Private Equity Cashed in on Medical Abortion

  The American effort to bring the French RU-486 medication to the domestic market made medical abortion much more widely accessible. But, in true American fashion, the involvement of private investors looking for profit also made it much more expensive—even more so after Dobbs.

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• SOURCE: Oxford American
  1/24/2023
  

  Who Gets to Sing About Revenge in Pop Music?

  by Jewel Wicker

  Do the racial politics of musical genre explain why songs about revenge are celebrated in country music and turned into evidence for the prosecution against hip hop artists (even when the songs in question are fiction)?

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• SOURCE: NBC News
  1/26/2023
  

  Dem Governors Pritzker and Newsom Challenge AP on Caving to DeSantis

  "I am extremely troubled by recent news reports that claim Governor DeSantis is pressuring the College Board to change the AP African American Studies course in order to fit Florida’s racist and homophobic laws," Pritzker said.

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• SOURCE: Mother Jones
  1/26/2023
  

  Remembering Victor Navasky: Editor was a "Ringmaster" at "The Nation"

  As the editor of the left-leaning magazine, Navasky was comfortable allowing (and sometimes encouraging) liberals, socialists, and radicals of other varieties duke out their intraleft disagreements in print. 

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  1/19/2023
  

  11 Movies and Shows that Document the March of Technology

  From the office-sized computer to the landline, plot points that hinge on obsolete technology are a fun way to track how technologies structure our lives and our anxieties. 

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• SOURCE: The King Center
  1/22/2023
  

  Dr. Bernice King's Statement on Florida's Rejection of AP African American Studies

  "The children are waiting for you to step up, stop the propaganda and disinformation and show them how you will stand for justice and truth. The King Center stands ready to help facilitate a win-win outcome to the conflict around the AP African American Studies Curriculum."

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• SOURCE: NPR
  1/23/2023
  

  The Real Story of "Casablanca" Was the Refugees

  At its 80th anniversary, it's appropriate to honor the classic film by focusing on the waves of Europeans fleeing Nazi persecution and working to fight back. 

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• SOURCE: Jewish Currents
  1/19/2023
  

  Antisemitism is Resurgent. Why are News Organizations Screwing Up the Story?

  When journalists turn to representatives of legacy Jewish organizations as authentic voices of American Jewry, they often end up generating reporting about antisemitism that strips away historical nuance and fails to accurately describe the forces driving attacks on Jews today. 

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• SOURCE: The New Republic
  1/20/2023
  

  The History of Consumption Taxes Shows GOP Won't Eliminate IRS

  Consumption taxes are successful when they target luxury purchases and the rich. A broad-based consumption tax like the one proposed by House Republicans to replace the income tax would be suicidal to even bring to a vote. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/20/2023
  

  Truman Capote, True Crime, and Truth

  The author discovered that playing fast and loose with facts was more acceptable in fashionable literary circles than it was in court, though he escaped further reckoning for twisting his interviews with imprisoned men for sensational impact. 

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• SOURCE: American Association of University Professors
  1/20/2023
  

  AAUP: Florida's Censorship Cannot Stand

  "That the only ideas the presidents wish to suppress relate to race is revealing."

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• SOURCE: HellGate
  1/20/2023
  

  What Happens When NYC Defunds the Libraries?

  by Allison Chomet

  The proposed cuts to library staffing, on the heels of cuts to public schools, city colleges, and social service agencies reflect the way that culture war panics about book content and drag story hours connect to the politics of austerity and privatization, even in liberal big cities. 

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• SOURCE: Vice
  1/20/2023
  

  I Helped Thousands of Teens Affected by Book Bans—Listen to Them

  by Leigh Hurwitz

  Teens are receiving a message loud and clear from new state laws restricting the content of classrooms and libraries: Politicians want people like them to disappear. Defending access to library books is vital. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/24/2023
  

  What's the Deal with the Trillion Dollar Coin?

  Law professor Rohan Grey discusses the history of the debt ceiling law and why minting a giant denomination coin might be the least stupid option should Congress refuse to raise the ceiling. 

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• SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times
  1/20/2023
  

  National AAUP Condemns Florida University Presidents' Pledge to Root out Critical Race Theory

  "The national organization, founded in 1915, stated it was 'appalled at the blatant violation of academic freedom' and said it was exploring options, including an investigation and possible censure."

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  1/21/2023
  

  Florida Offers Justifications for Rejecting AP African American Studies Course

  The state has contended that the curriculum prioritizes indoctrination over education, but their claims distort the meaning of some key terms. 

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  1/17/2023
  

  Ilya Shapiro and Chris Rufo Urge State Legislators to Force Colleges to Change

  by Ilya Shapiro and Christopher Rufo

  Two prominent critics of "wokeness" and "critical race theory" in higher education lay out their suggestions for how state legislators can enact the changes they want to see in public colleges and universities—outside of changes to the curriculum.