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Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' Broadcasts His Backward Views On Women

The first minutes of The Newsroom pilot episode are a harbinger of the appalling gender representations to come. While giving a talk at a university, the show's protagonist, newscaster Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels), explodes after a perky blonde college sophomore asks a (stupid) question about why America is the greatest country in the world, referring to the dumbfounded student as a sorority girl who may or may not accidentally wander into a voting booth one day.
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Warsaw, Poland

The Paradox of Partisanship: A History Lesson

The country had become hopelessly divided along a bitter partisan divide. While all political factions recognized the urgent need for reform, no party could command a sufficient majority to pass meaningful legislation.
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Peace Through Tennis: An Alluring Idea

All is not lost, however, for peace between Israelis and Arabs need not come just from the top down -- not just when leaders across this turbulent region cast aside their weapons and sign treaties.
Visa to launch digital wallet for U.S. banks

Technology Focus: Still Waiting For Digital Wallets

In the 1950s, a consumer who wanted to buy eyeglasses borrowed $40 from the bank. Fast-forward to 2012: how about using your digital wallet to buy those glasses with your mobile phone? Maybe later this year.
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Technology Focus: Wielding The Cash Weapon

Are U.S. technology companies fast-growing enterprises or are they banks? In a time when banks are enduring federal ?stress tests? of their ability to withstand a crisis, the tech sector seems to be rolling in money.
Nicki Minaj performs at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles

Sexism Reloaded: Female MCs Still Lacking Respect

Rap Queen Nicki Minaj demanded respect from her peers by pulling out of Hot 97?s SummerJam, costing the radio station and the concertgoers. Is that a small price to pay to demand equal respect for women?
Alexis Tsipras, leader of SYRIZA. The future of Europe could depend on him bluffing or not.

Europe's Future Hangs On Who's Got The Best Bluff

Political brinksmanship is a common feature of modern democratic politics. Nowhere on the planet, however, is the convoluted logic of basing your electoral strategy on claiming the other guy is bluffing seen as splendidly as in Greece.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

We Will Be Haunted By Syria

?Life,? the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, ?must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.?
Dinner With Barack

Dinner with Barack: Hardly a Liberal Experience

Dinner with Barack -- for the liberal Democrat, few things sound better than free food with their fearless leader. Four prize dinners with the Great One -- awarded by drawing -- have come and gone; but have no fear, Dinner with Barack V is here.
'Goodfellas'

What 'Goodfellas' Got Wrong

Goodfellas was the greatest gangster movie ever made, but it took a lot of creative license when it came to its characters.

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