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Education Preserves Class Inequalities
Education, a force meant to erode class barriers, appears to be fortifying them.
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Colonialism and the Green Economy: The Hidden Side of Carbon Offsets
Cap-and-trade has hidden costs few know about.
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Obama Tries to Get Stalled Fiscal Cliff Talks Back on Track
Obama's plea for a less ambitious package came after 24 hours of turmoil and uncertainty.
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The Airport Experience: A Journey in Itself
Post-9/11 airports have lost their Norman Rockwellian glow.
A View From Washington: The President’s Quest for the Unholy Grail
An empire in decline is always for sale and this new social contract is another example that we live in a full-blown plutonomy.
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NRA Calls for Congress to Require Armed Guards in Every School
It marks the first time since Obama took office that more Americans prioritize gun control than the right to own gun.
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Obama Nominates John Kerry as Secretary of State
Obama was expected to have unveiled his full national security team Friday, but the administration has run into snags.
Gov. Walker Trusts Teachers With Guns, but Not With Collective Bargaining
Scott Walker has apparently decided that the problem is not too many guns - it is that there are not enough.
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If You’re Reading This, the World Hasn’t Ended – Yet
But give us another 100 years of climate change and we'll get there.
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Will Obama Cry for Inner City Youth?
It is not only these one-day mass shootings that cause us to cry out for the need to change, but also the daily gun violence that plagues our cities.