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Virally Suppressed is a progressive blog and outreach movement centered around matters of HIV & social justice in America and across the globe.
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The Deep South: Geography as a Risk Factor
Red America forms a thick, inland L in the flat midsection of our country, bordered as much by geography as by political preference. The Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River shepherd the younger constituents of this conservative nation-within-a-nation down towards the… Read More ›
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The AIDS-Free Generation Gap
It is my sincere hope that when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that an AIDS-free generation is within our sight, she was simply engaging in a bit of rose-tinted rhetoric to raise enthusiasm for World AIDS Day… Read More ›
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It’s Time to Sell the Straight Talk Express for Parts
There was a time when John McCain wasn’t just a doddering old punchline to a joke he’s never in on. 12 years ago, McCain rode his Straight Talk Express through the hills of New Hampshire representing a different breed of… Read More ›
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Red Eyes, Full Bongs, Can Lose
There is nothing in recent memory to suggest that the referenda that were passed to legalize weed in Washington and Colorado this November will be anything more than a confirmation that public sentiment regarding “soft drugs” has shifted substantially in… Read More ›
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What’s in a Name? Racist Mascot Edition
Thanksgiving is one of those things in American life that’s good not to think about too hard for fear of ruining the holiday altogether. In a vacuum, and as explained to a 3rd grader, Thanksgiving is a wholesome, historic parable… Read More ›
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Fox News: Fair, Balanced & Brought to You by Walmart
Amid the Fair and Balanced lunacy of Fox News there are moments of stark lucidity that serve to underscore who is in on the joke and who is not. When Megyn Kelly sardonically asked Karl Rove if the endless stream… Read More ›
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Israel’s Increasingly Sisyphian Task
It’s no secret that the Ancient Greek gods and goddesses were a sick and twisted bunch of sadistic pricks. Any group of deities that are led by a guy who thinks it’s a good idea to turn himself into a… Read More ›
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Anxious to Play The Game
Unless you own a subscription to NBA League Pass and regularly insist on boring your co-workers to death with in-depth explanations of the triangle offense, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Royce White. Drafted by the Houston Rockets… Read More ›
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Armchair Secessionists
I know how tough it is. I remember back in 2004, staring in disbelief at the TV as the man who was the worst President since Herbert Hoover got elected to another four years in office. I’ll never forget walking… Read More ›
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Biographer Writes Her Own Chapter in Petraeus’s Story
Let’s get a few things straight here: Paula Broadwell is not a biographer. She is not a journalist, she is not a reporter and she most certainly is not a card carrying member of the 4th Estate. For starters, how… Read More ›
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