Natalie Davis is an award-winning journalist, progressive- and GLBT-issues activist, musician and broadcaster. Davis' All Facts and Opinions - The Armchair Activist has existed since 1996. She is general manager and program/music director of Grateful Dread Radio, an 11-year-old multigenre Internet station dedicated to presenting diverse sounds for open minds.
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Food for Thought: Keeping Food Safe - Whom Do You Trust?
Should state and local food-safety laws be nixed in favor of one set of national rules? The safety of what you eat could depend on the answer.
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Bad News Comes in Fours
We mourn the losses of Octavia E. Butler, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin and Dennis Weaver.
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History Lessons: A Conversation with Dr. Chuck Pennacchio
Tough talk from the Pennsylvania progressive Democrat running to unseat Rick Santorum - and go-along-to-get-along Dems.
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Food for Thought: The Organic Truth
Are organic foods a smart choice? According to Consumer Reports, sometimes.
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Music: Willie Nelson's New Song Goes Brokeback
I suspect the country legend's point is to tell society to grow the hell up and accept that love is love.
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House Dems Seek to Limit Electoral Choice - and Kill Third Parties
A new Democrat bill creates public-funded campaigns, but only for Dems and Republicans. Third parties? Out in the cold.
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Olympic Men's Skating: As the Russian Flies
The Olympic men's figure-skating gold goes to... Well, if you saw Tuesday's short programs, you already know.
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Modern-Day Antiwar Nurse Investigated for Old-School "Sedition"
John Adams' regrettable sedition-hunting ways are alive and well in Bush Country.
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Doing the Right Thing
A US leader, in the wake of Coretta Scott King's death, shows something rarely seen these days: character.
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Food for Thought: Oats Rock!
Want a healthy and tasty breakfast? Go for the oats, man. Go for the oats.
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