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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>I went to Barnes and Noble this afternoon. I
haven't been in a book store for months and I HATE going to a national
corporate chain, but with the closing of Pages For All Ages I have NO
choice. I looked through the selection of magazines.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Looking at the cover article titles I realized
that magazines I used to consider on the LEFT and on the cutting edge of
investigative journalism are now nothing but mouth pieces for the corporate
controlled democratic party : Mother Jones, In These Times, and especially The
Nation.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Where I am seeing cutting edge investigative,
independent journalism are two magazines in particular that in years past I
considered either somewhat conservative and / or not serious
journalism.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That is, NOW, Rolling Stone and Harpers seem to be
the only news stand publications that are serious about independent
journalism.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Anyway, this months issue of Harpers has three
really good articles. Two about Obama and one about Romney, none of them
flatering.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>One of the Obama articles that I highly recommend
is the one by Thomas Frank ( Famous Book- " What's the Matter with Kansas
" ) about Obama.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think he was a little too easy on Obama in
parts, but overall I would agree with 90 - 95 % of Thomas Frank's
analysis.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Check it out !</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I recommend the other two articles as
well.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>David Johnson</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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