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Serious People Could be Seriously Embarrassed: Why It’s Important that We Not Go Off the “Fiscal Cliff“
What they fear is yet another huge embarrassment, if people see the deadline come and go and the economy doesn't crash and the world doesn't end.
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We Have Become Death
As violence and mayhem have become the main source of entertainment for youth today, we have become a nation that is literally killing itself day by day.
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Low-Wage Workers’ Wildcat Winter Spreads to Chicago
The newly-minted union in Chicago launched the Fight for 15 campaign to raise the standard of living for the more than 18,000 workers.
Just a Few Miles From Newtown
An attack like this new deadly assault would have been unimaginable at my school, not unimaginable like it was in Newtown until yesterday but unimaginable, period.
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If the Pope Called for a Christmas Ceasefire in Afghanistan, Could “Ceasefire!” Enter Mainstream Debate?
Why not take a page from the
Beyond Domestic Violence Statistics, One Woman’s Story Shows Federal Funding Is Crucial
Why is Congress stalling on renewing the Violence Against Women Act?
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Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times
If the United States is to prevent its slide into a deeply violent and anti-democratic state, it will, among other things, be required fundamentally to rethink the role of …
Save the Children
My fervent hope is that out of tragedy comes revelation.
The Compassion of Women of Afghanistan for the Women of Gaza
Here in Afghanistan, a woman whose country is described as a u201chospital,u201d reached out to women in an area called u201can open air prison.u201d
Why Homeless People Sleep in the Cold – and Die
You canu2019t miss them when you walk around a city: shapeless masses pressed up against buildings or into corners.