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Amy Fried is the author of "Escaping Dick Cheney's Stomach," an edited compilation of her first 61 op-eds on opednews. She received her Ph.D. in the field of Organizational Behavior, which she now applies to her political writing. She's been an advocate for church-state separation and other civil liberties issues. She writes on the neoconservative mind, women's issues, media, veganism and the Religious Right.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Occupying the Occupy Movement (1 comments)
Revolutions aimed at liberating the downtrodden, often forget about the women. The same struggle occurred in the 60's. An excellent critique of the Occupy Movement worldwide from a feminist perspective, from Robin Morgan, published by the Women's Media Center.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Santorum's Racist Welfare Rant
From Think Progress: I think the key phrase here was "other people's money." In other words, taxpayers are white, undeserving recipients of welfare are black.
Monday, November 21, 2011 About Pepper Spray
The science behind the serious medical effects of "pepper spray" - a term which makes it seem much more benign than it is.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 "Slut Walk" Anti-Rape March Coming to Australia (1 comments)
From Raw Story: Personally, I also rebel against the paradoxical pressure on women to appear sexually available; however, I think this march is great.
Friday, March 11, 2011 NH GOP Senator: Mentally Ill Should Be Sent to Siberia
A NH GOP senator justifies mental health budget cuts by calling the mentally ill "defective" and approving of Hitler's and Stalin's solutions.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Chris Matthews Re-Frames Entitlement Cuts as Courageous (1 comments)
Rather than discussing tax cuts to the rich, or the causes of the financial meltdown, Matthews leads discussion that assumes the guts to cut social security and Medicare is all that we need from Republicans.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Did Amy Holmes Accuse Hillary Clinton of Being a 9/11 Truther? (5 comments)
Amy Holmes repeatedly accused Hillary Clinton of blaming W. for 9/11 on The Ed Show. Surprising that: 1)Ed & Laura Flanders didn't directly deny her claim, & 2) I haven't seen mention of it anywhere.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Breitbart Out at ABC
Reported by AmericaBlog - links to ABC News, whose letter explains more.
Monday, November 1, 2010 Christine O'Donnell's Unintended Ad Result (Again)
Huffington Post reports on O'Donnell's failed infomercial. Recall that she claimed that she didn't "intend" for the "witch" ad to run.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Christine O'Donnell's Astonishing Ignorance
"Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?" O'Donnell asked Coons, in a radio debate. He responded that the First Amendment bars Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, O'Donnell asked: "You're telling me that's in the First Amendment?" The audience gasped. (This, from a woman who says her qualification for office is knowledge of the Constitution!)
Thursday, September 23, 2010 Beck promoted the work of an anti-Semitic 9-11 truther
Media Matters goes into great detail documenting the background of this individual promoted by Glenn Beck on his TV show.
"On Fox News, Glenn Beck promoted Eustace Mullins' book Secrets of the Federal Reserve. Mullins was a 9/11 truther who has been described as an "anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist" and a "nationally known white supremacist""
Thursday, September 23, 2010 Twisting Obama's Words
Great op-ed by Ruth Marcus on the absurd reaction on the right to an out-of-context Obama quote from Woodward's new book.
Monday, August 9, 2010 Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes Mosque
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism - the movement's social justice arm - welcomes the approval of the Cordoba House Mosque and Community Center in Manhattan.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 Carbs vs. Fats: McDougall Critiques Weil
Dr. John McDougall refutes Dr. Andrew Weil's claims that saturated fat is healthier than carbs.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Smearing Sen. Al Franken
No actual voter fraud was ever shown to take place in relation to ACORN. ACORN reported any cases of irregular voter registration forms, making them the original whistle blowers.
Monday, April 27, 2009 Pat Buchanan Invokes MLK, Jr. in Defense of Torture (1 comments)
Incredibly, at the end of a debate with Jonathan Turley on Hardball, Pat Buchanan invokes the name of "Dr. King" - courageous proponent of nonviolence in the face of oppression - in defense of torture!
Saturday, February 7, 2009 Outrageous: KBR Rewarded After Troop Electrocutions Investigation
I know the Obama Administration has a lot on its plate. But can't it stop the Pentagon from awarding Dick Cheney's KBR with another contract, while it's under investigation for troop electrocutions?
Monday, February 2, 2009 More TARP Outrage (2 comments)
As Naomi Klein has pointed out, the bailout was not socialism, but rather the privatizing of the Treasury.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Now He Tells the Religious Right?
Bush says Bible "probably not" literally true. Why didn't he tell the Religious Right this before?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Palin Charged State for Children's Travel
Often they weren't invited, leaving event organizers surprised. More evidence that Palin doesn't know the difference between the personal and the public - either that, or she thinks she's Queen.
Saturday, October 18, 2008 Many May Lose Their Vote, Again (2 comments)
I believe this is the most important story that needs to be told between now and the election. People need to check their registration, at sites like votepoke.org, and fight any discrepancies. RFK, Jr. and Greg Palast continue to advise against accepting a provisional ballot.
Friday, October 17, 2008 Breath-taking Sexism on the Lee Rodgers Show
Media Matters reports: according to the Lee Rodgers Show, apparently a woman's first obligation is to prove herself worthy of male lust. Only then, may she speak.
Friday, September 26, 2008 McCain's Ethnic Humor (1 comments)
When I saw this town meeting, I was appalled that McCain started out with an ethnic joke aimed at the Irish, and wondered how members of that group felt. Now we know.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 McCain's Really Panicking (3 comments)
McCain talks about suspending his campaign, and postponing the debate.
Monday, September 22, 2008 Police Endorse Obama
Will they do a "sea of blue" photo-op?
Friday, September 19, 2008 McCain & AIG
Eye-opening research that should make every voter angry.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 McCain Seems to Think Spanish-Speaking Countries are All the Same (3 comments)
As the comments point out, Time magazine ignores McCain's obvious confusion, dealing only with his comments at face value. AmericaBlog points to the bizarre way McCain keeps referring to Mexico.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Palin and the Male-Dominated Christian Right
A fascinating report on Palin's relationship with the male leaders of the Christian Right, who teach women to submit.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 All About Sarah
Everything you need to know about Sarah Palin.
