END OF AN AIR-A
The Year Of The Skyjacker
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1972 brought the tail end of a five-year hijacking epidemic, during which at least 130 commercial flights were seized in the United States.
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CAN WOMEN WRITE IT ALL?
Can Women's Magazines Do Serious Journalism?
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Some people don't think so...
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AGEISM WITH A DASH OF SEXISM
Betty White And Our Cruel Obsession With Dirty Old Women
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The story of how such a versatile actress was reduced to an adorable receptacle for penis jokes is also the story of the condescending way we treat old people on television today.
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PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON TRUMP
Speaking Fees Of The Rich And (Marginally) Famous
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Need a headline-grabbing entrepreneur who can talk about hip-hop and the fashion industry? Russell Simmons is yours for $40,000. How about an ex-secretary of state and potential future president? Hillary Clinton will run you $200,000.
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GAME OF THRONES
Bathrooms Are Not Separate-But-Equal
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A Maine court case signals the next frontier of civil rights: transgender equality.
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YOUR 1999 SELF WOULD TOTALLY TURN YOU IN
The Idiocy Of 'See Something, Say Something'
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There is agreement at all levels of government that suspicious activity is suspicious. Or, to put it another way, that you should be suspicious of suspicious activity. Keep your eyes open for suspicious activity, because when you find it, that’s just where suspicious activity is most likely to be found.
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THE LIVES OF OTHERS
What Surveillance Footage Will Never Tell Us
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Despite the outcry over phone-data gathering this week, Sir Veillance is our new hero.
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IN THE LITERAL AND BATTLESTAR SENSE
The Amish Are Getting Fracked
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Amish beliefs are preventing farmers from defending themselves against massive fraud.
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RIDE OR DIE
The Most Dangerous Job In The World
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How did 900 bus drivers end up dead in Guatemala City?
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REALITY DISTORTION
Anatomy Of A Bogus Obamacare Argument
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If you want to know why we can’t have an honest debate about Obamacare, all you have to do is pay attention to some recent news from California—and the way a highly distorted version of it, by one irresponsible writer, has rippled through the conservative press.
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