http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:47:56 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:07:20 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Did-it-ever-occur-to-you-that-we-are-the-less-fortunate?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner  Palin and the boys paint a picture of an American populace in the thrall of spend crazy Democrats who take honest folks money and spend it on health care and social programs to help the less fortunate. These millionaires in their Beck/Palin/... politics goverment culture sociological economics popularculture healthcare media recession political opinon Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:07:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Did-it-ever-occur-to-you-that-we-are-the-less-fortunate?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Why-the-banks-wont-lend-you-money?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner If you are wondering why you cannot get a loan or your credit cards hit the stratosphere or your equity line was cut or why your refinance did not go through--here is the reason: the banks don't need you anymore. A little thing happened this w... politics goverment culture sociological economics popularculture communication media housing recession political opinon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Why-the-banks-wont-lend-you-money?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-Tragedy-of-Sarah-Palin?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Do you know that in Japan you can walk up to a train station and scan in your schedule with your cellphone? Do you know that in Germany you can page through a magazine and if you see a recipe you like or a particular article or a list of places to... politics goverment culture sociological economics communication books healthcare media recession political opinon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:31:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-Tragedy-of-Sarah-Palin?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Psalm-1098-and-Glenn-BeckHow-strange-can-the-times-get?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner The bumper sticker calling for the President to be destroyed and replaced (Psalm 109:8) and Glenn Becks increasing Huey Long rage calling for people to take back America and pledging to take his show to the fight...points to a new era where w... politics goverment culture sociological economics television communication healthcare media recession political opinon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:48:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Psalm-1098-and-Glenn-BeckHow-strange-can-the-times-get?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Palin-and-Prejeanstrange-bedfellows-in-the-Celebrity-Book-Olympics?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Now on the surface you may say Carrie Prejean and Sarah Palin have  little in common. But in the Celebrity Book Olympics they really are two peas in a pod. First  lets talk about celebrity books in the year 2009. Obviously the literary w... politics culture sociological popularculture entertainment television communication marketing books media political opinon Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:37:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Palin-and-Prejeanstrange-bedfellows-in-the-Celebrity-Book-Olympics?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Politics-of-OprahThis-Is-Not-A-Book-Tour?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Who can forget seeing Oprah with Barack at the big rally in Chicago? There she was the number one woman in America with sway over millions of American women and men and she was standing with the man who would change the world. Oprah loves Barack O... politics goverment culture sociological economics popularculture entertainment television communication marketing books media political opinon Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Politics-of-OprahThis-Is-Not-A-Book-Tour?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Maybe-Americans-Dont-Want-a-Smart-President?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner There is an old saying: never let anyone see how smart you are, they will cut you off at the knees. Certainly President Obama never heeded this little aphorism. He has shown us how smart he was time and again and he is paying a price. Smart people... politics goverment culture sociological popularculture entertainment communication marketing media recession political opinon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:47:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Maybe-Americans-Dont-Want-a-Smart-President?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Why-Lou-Dobbs-Had-To-Go?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Even if we agree that our journalism is less than objective these days and television now resembles the carnival more than the domain of the Cronkite's and the Murrow's with hawkers yelling at us as we walk down the dusty aisles...that sti... politics culture sociological popularculture entertainment television communication marketing media political opinon Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:30:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Why-Lou-Dobbs-Had-To-Go?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Audacity-of-HopePalin-drops-bomb-on-Oprah?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Literary fame is what we all crave. And why not? A book is a very big accomplishment for most of us. Years of toil and sweat and pain all go into the process until finally there is something given to the world. A bit of immortality perhaps. Well..... politics goverment culture sociological popularculture entertainment television communication marketing books media political opinon Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:49:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Audacity-of-HopePalin-drops-bomb-on-Oprah?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Revenge-of-the-BimboPrejean-spanks-inappropriate-Larry-King?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner "Inappropriate. You are being inappropriate Larry." Now this sounds like Larry whipped out something from his pants or cracked an obscene joke or flipped Carie Prejean the bird or swore. Larry did something far worse...he hit t... culture sociological economics popularculture entertainment television books media opinon Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:16:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Revenge-of-the-BimboPrejean-spanks-inappropriate-Larry-King?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Have-we-seen-enough-naked-people-in-bathtubs?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner You've seen it. You're sitting there with your kids watching Elf or some kid movie and here they come. A middleaged couple yucking it up over some wine and before you know it they are in the bathtubs in the yard holding hands, celebrating ... culture sociological economics popularculture entertainment communication marketing healthcare media opinon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:05:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Have-we-seen-enough-naked-people-in-bathtubs?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Maybe-healthcare-reform-is-our-Hoover-Dam?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner In the depths of the Great Depression the United States government undertook the largest project in the United States to date--The Hoover Dam. Billed to provide electricity and water for the West from the Colorado river and to finally tame th... politics goverment culture sociological economics healthcare media recession political opinon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Maybe-healthcare-reform-is-our-Hoover-Dam?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Lets-hear-it-for-Mr-Cao--Represenative-breaks-ranks-over-principal?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Are you ready for this? "I have a constitutional duty to make the right decision for my district whether or not the decision was popular." STOP THE PRESSES!. When was the last time we heard that? It gets better. "I had to m... politics goverment culture sociological economics healthcare media recession political opinon Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:41:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Lets-hear-it-for-Mr-Cao--Represenative-breaks-ranks-over-principal?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Representative-Michele-Bachmann-calls-for-revolutionwhat-does-the-far-far-right-want?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner  At a white  people rally in front of the capitol yesterday Michele Bachmannn from Minnesota called for revolution. She threw a large stack of paper to the ground and whipped up Teabaggers, 9/12ers, closet  Klansmen, guntoters, and ... politics goverment culture sociological entertainment healthcare media recession political opinon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Representative-Michele-Bachmann-calls-for-revolutionwhat-does-the-far-far-right-want?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d4-So-what-does-Obama-take-from-yesterday-WE-NEED-JOBS?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner I would think he gets it now. There is a subsonic rumbling in America. It breaks out like a volcano on the cable shows. Gas emits from the Palin Beck coalition in the name of taking back America. They took back the election in upstate New York and... politics goverment culture sociological economics media recession political opinon Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:12:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d4-So-what-does-Obama-take-from-yesterday-WE-NEED-JOBS?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-Third-Party?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner You really should watch Glenn Beck to understand what is going on. The third party is here and it is a radical amalgam of disgruntled teabaggers and 9/12 ers who have coalesced around Republican contests and are now going to unleash their own far ... politics goverment culture sociological political opinon Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:25:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-Third-Party?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Be-Bold-President-Obamathe-legacy-of-the-Civilian-Conservation-Core?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner Twenty three billion trees. That's how many the Civilian Conservation Corps planted. Eight hundred new state parks. Millions of men taught to read and write and trained for future professions. Franklin Roosevelt's baby brought charges... politics goverment culture sociological economics recession political opinon Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:22:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Be-Bold-President-Obamathe-legacy-of-the-Civilian-Conservation-Core?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d30-THE-RECESSION-IS-OVER--Really?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner THE RECESSION IS OVER! So says President Barack Obama and government officials. Prosperity is right around the corner. REALLY? Now what corner is that prosperity lurking on? Herbert Hoover's corner? The bankers corner? The auto manufactur... politics goverment culture sociological economics communication media recession political opinon Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:54:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d30-THE-RECESSION-IS-OVER--Really?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Insurance-companies-take-thirty-percent-off-the-topeven-the-mafia-doesnt-take-that-much?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner I know a man whose job it is to call up doctors and hospitals and knock down their fees. He has a large home and shiny sports cars and acreage and stocks and bonds and his kids will go to Big Ten schools and he is very affable and is known as a ma... politics goverment culture sociological economics healthcare recession political opinon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:40:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Insurance-companies-take-thirty-percent-off-the-topeven-the-mafia-doesnt-take-that-much?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-pursuit-of-happinessthe-public-option-should-not-be-restricted?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. So  if we are to take these word... politics goverment culture sociological healthcare political opinon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6837-Culture--Sociology-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-pursuit-of-happinessthe-public-option-should-not-be-restricted?cid=exrss-Culture--Sociology-Examiner