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Entries Tagged as 'Politics'

The Unbearable Lightness of the Kilogram, Universes Next Door, and the Occupy Movement

Posted by Dave Awl on November 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Context: This essay was written for, and performed in, the November 19, 2011 edition of The Paper Machete, a weekly showcase for Chicago journalists, comedians, and other writers, hosted by Christopher Piatt. I’m just getting around to posting it now because, well, my own universe is fairly chaotic and other deadlines prevailed. You are encouraged […]

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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Science · Chicago · TV · Books · Fringe · Performance · Journalism · Essays · The Economy, Stupid · Writing

Not Zero: The Fukushima Litotes

Posted by Dave Awl on April 1st, 2011 at 11:27 am


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Walking Off the Girder

Posted by Dave Awl on September 15th, 2008 at 9:59 am


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Tags: News · Politics · The Economy, Stupid

Horsefeathers and Rattlesnakes

Posted by Dave Awl on September 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am


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Another Talking Point Deflated

Posted by Dave Awl on August 5th, 2008 at 12:42 am


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Esprit Decor

Posted by Dave Awl on July 27th, 2008 at 3:54 pm


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Tags: Politics · LGBT

Guantanamo, False Imprisonment, and the Human Rights Toggle Switch

Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Media · Torture · Human Rights · Journalism · Terrorism · TESK

Roundup: Maracas and Purple Pants Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 am


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Uncertain Smile: McCain Shredded by His Own Side

Posted by Dave Awl on June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am


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Wordslingers Appearance Now Online, and Poem of the Week on Deep Dish

Posted by Dave Awl on June 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pm


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McClellan, Yellin, and the Press Under Pressure

Posted by Dave Awl on May 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am


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Roundup: Spotty Jove and the Return of the Scottish Beaver Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on May 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am


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Mr. Fish on Obama-Wright, That Ad, and the Big Gas Tax Swindle

Posted by Dave Awl on May 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Comics · Foreign Policy · Energy · Video · The Economy, Stupid · Infrastructure

Roundup: Pansies vs. Chair Sniffers Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on May 1st, 2008 at 2:40 am


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