On Inappropriate Heroism

Now the grown daughter of the guy who flew his plane into a building after an online rant because he didn't like paying taxes is calling her father "a hero." The son of the IRS employee killed by the resulting fireball begs to differ: He says his father is a hero for doing two tours of duty in Vietnam. We are, it seems, hungry for "heroes."

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The People Speak

Today marks the DVD release of Howard Zinn's "The People Speak," honoring his timeless "People's History of the United States." Go here to see videos or buy it, here for more on the project, or here for ways to teach your students or kids about the ordinary Americans who made change. "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - abolitionist Frederick Douglass

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Happening Now: Fox News' Zero-Tolerance-for-Errors Policy In Action

We're glad to see Fox News has gotten it together, and we can count on them for fair and balanced dsfgsdfgds. From Media Matters .

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Facts On the Ground

After bowing to right-wing pressure, Israel's naming to their National Heritage list of two highly contested West Bank shrines – Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem and Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs – has sparked Palestinian and international protests. We wonder: Does Israel do these things to intentionally spark, or in blithe disregard for, the outrage they must know will follow? "We strongly condemn this decision which yet again confirms the Israeli government's determination to impose facts on the ground," said chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat.

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