Wrapping up the week

In The Follies, Chris Fitzsimon takes jabs at the media for dumb headlines, Rep. Shuler for quoting directly from the biotech lobbyist playbook, resegregationists on the Wake school board who apparently can’t take criticism, and conservative zealots Bill Gheen and George Leef.

In preparation for Thanksgiving, Rob Schofield writes a Radical Right Reality Check on “The myth of “wealth redistribution”” because

if you have a progressive streak, a decent sized family and are not careful, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself debating someone on this topic this coming Thursday.