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Avoiding a border war

Rape in Brookline
It's a matter of moments before the likes of Lou Dobbs and Bill O'Reilly scapegoat the believed-to-be-illegal-immigrant suspects in last week's Brookline rape case for every problem in America.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  August 26, 2009
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The end of the affair?

Mitt Romney's right-wing-media problem. Plus, Michael Bloomberg's blind spot.
During Mitt Romney's failed bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, he demonstrated a potent knack for wooing the conservative commentariat.
By ADAM REILLY  |  August 27, 2009

Ask the black woman

Diverse City
I've lived in Maine for seven years and been writing for this fine publication for about five, and during that time I've covered a wide array of subjects on the issue of diversity in Maine.
By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY  |  August 19, 2009

Right wing done wrong

Letters to the Boston editor, June 19, 2009
As someone who is Republican by party and conservative by inclination, I must take issue with your editorial “Right Wing Terror” on several fronts.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  June 17, 2009
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The blessing of abortion

Pro-choice provocateur: Meet Cambridge divinity dean Katherine Ragsdale
Abortion is dominating the headlines — and giving new resonance to the radically pro-choice gospel of Katherine Ragsdale, dean of Cambridge's Episcopal Divinity School.
By ADAM REILLY  |  June 12, 2009
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Right-wing terror

The murder of Dr. George Tiller
Conservatives scoffed in April when the Department of Homeland Security warned that the United States could face another wave of homegrown attacks.
By EDITORIAL  |  June 03, 2009



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Slideshow: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Southie

Photos of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston, March 15, 2009.
The St. Patrick's Day Parade in the South Boston
By GREG COOK  |  March 19, 2009

Annus horribilis

Balls, pucks, and Monster Trucks
It’s New Year’s, a time for reckoning. With the notable exception of the Celtics, the past twelve months were tough on my teams, starting with a huge, unforgettable disaster.
By RICK WORMWOOD  |  December 31, 2008
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Fourth-estate follies!

Remembering the year in media malfeasance
Granted, other years have had flashier media embarrassments (Jayson Blair, Stephen Glass), but that doesn't mean that 2008 lacked for media misdeeds.
By ADAM REILLY  |  December 24, 2008

Crossword: ''Letters entertain you''

No theme, just sweet, sweet vocab
No theme, just sweet, sweet vocab
By MATT JONES  |  December 17, 2008
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No chopped liver

 Wait Wait in Boston
NPR's weekly quiz show, Wait Wait....Don't Tell Me , visits the Wang Theatre with some recognizable panelists.
By JEFFREY GANTZ  |  November 14, 2008
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Wacko patrol: America's 25 scariest conservatives

The Phoenix ranks the individuals who will hold the most sway over the right-wing message machine in 2009, and beyond.
Imagine what will happen once the relatively sane folks now running the White House and the Republican National Committee pack up and go home?  
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  November 03, 2008
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Say what?!

East Coast Avengers wrong the right with ‘Kill Bill O’Reilly’
Rapper Esoteric has been getting lots of death threats via e-mail recently. But he’s not too worried about them, if only because of their elementary character.
By BEN WESTHOFF  |  September 02, 2008
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McCain has a double standard on Viagra and birth control

Sexual politics
McCain backed legislation allowing Medicaid to cover Viagra for men, while forbidding the federal health-insurance program for the poor from covering  birth control pills for women.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO  |  August 13, 2008
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Backed the f*** up

‘Rock The Bells’ 2008
I wasn’t the only one held back from “Rock the Bells” by fleets of ugly persons driving Chevy Avalanches.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  July 30, 2008

Fight song

Letters to the Boston editor, July 25, 2008
Your total inability to recognize deserving candidates has me . . . amused?
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  July 23, 2008

Papa don't preach

Letters to the Boston editor, July 18, 2008
The total “wake-up call” is the promotion of father-less-ness in our great land and the effects it is having on society.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  July 16, 2008
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The 11th Annual Muzzle Awards

Silencing free speech
Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But it’s an idea we have to fight for every day.
By DAN KENNEDY  |  July 05, 2008
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Interview: John Cusack sounds off on War, Inc.

Say everything
Most filmgoers recognize John Cusack as a brooding sexy, sometimes sardonic leading man.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  June 11, 2008
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The 100 unsexiest men in the world

Who would Scarlett least like to be with?
Welcome to the first installment of ThePhoenix.com's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World.
By BILL JENSEN & RYAN STEWART  |  March 27, 2008
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Slime time

We already know about politicians’ capacity for coarse behavior. But how low can the press go?
Nasty presidential races are nothing new.
By ADAM REILLY  |  February 20, 2008
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The ‘A’ word

Is there one political story the press shouldn’t report?
How can the media cover a subject that nearly everyone’s thinking about, but is almost too abhorrent to discuss?
By ADAM REILLY  |  February 15, 2008
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Defending the universally loathed

The Phoenix looks with loving eyes at some of the worst people, places, and things in the world — and gives them a big hug
Forsaken entities deserve a second chance.
By PHOENIX STAFF  |  January 14, 2008
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For real change, the chattering classes need to take a fall

Phillipe and Jorge
The key word of the moment in America is “change.”
By PHILLIPE + JORGE  |  January 09, 2008
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The passion of the candidate

Romney’s religion speech was aimed at Christian conservatives, but his model wasn’t JFK — it was Mel Gibson
Pity Mitt Romney, the object of religious persecution, forced to make a public speech confronting the antagonistic forces that have kept his candidacy down by attacking his faith.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 12, 2007
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A tragicomedy of errors

In an excerpt from his new book, The Fall of the House of Bush, author Craig Unger details how Bush is, well, screwing up the world
It was not until after George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were narrowly re-elected that many Americans began to realize that the Iraq War represented a dangerous moment in American history.
By CRAIG UNGER  |  November 20, 2007
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Comedy Rambo

A gladiator of mockery, Stephen Colbert is dismantling American society from the inside
Misunderestimate Stephen Colbert at your peril.
By DAVID BIANCULLI  |  November 16, 2007
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Why ‘fairness’ fails

The excesses of right-wing talk radio have sparked a move to re-impose an equal-time doctrine. It’s a bad idea.
Anyone who has ever sampled the auditory sewer that is right-wing talk radio can understand the impulse to reinstate the so-called “fairness doctrine.”
By EDITORIAL  |  July 25, 2007
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Media monopolies kill

How Time Warner — and other conglomerates — threatens freedom of the press
Anyone who doubts that big media monopolies are bad for democracy should take a look at how much the Post Office charges magazines to mail issues to subscribers.
By EDITORIAL  |  July 13, 2007

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