Dan Collins: New York finally got a gubernatorial debate. Carl Paladino was the weakest performer -- no small achievement in a field that included Jimmy McMillan of the "Rent Is Too Damn High" party and ex-madam Kristen Davis. The Republican nominee seemed confused, or maybe slightly medicated. He couldn't even deliver his opening and closing statements efficiently, and he failed to lead the motley crew of third and fourth-party candidates on the stage into a unified us-against-the-frontrunner assault the Democrats had been fearing. Click here to read more.
Though progressives have plenty of reasons to criticize Ronald Reagan, Americans of all political stripes should be able to agree on at least one: He all but ignored the AIDS crisis that unfolded during his administration.
The breach that allowed application developers to disclose user information to advertisers, isn't Facebook's only current privacy problem. There is also the issue of Facebook's new Groups.
Right-wing candidates have been promoting a curious inversion of the right of free speech in a democracy. We're living in a world where candidates don't speak, but corporations do.
Can pets cause you misery where you least expect it? Indeed: snoring pooches in our bed can wreak havoc on our sleep.
The sports-industrial complex tends to produce narrow-minded, self-centered, ethically-challenged mercenaries who are deeply submissive to established authority and fiercely dedicated to winning by any means possible.
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