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For-Profit College Reform: How Democratic Power Lobbyists Helped Water It Down
The problems and pitfalls of for-profit colleges -including how their business plans took advantage of students and reaped billions of dollars in federal student loans, only to leave many …
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Why I Returned My Medals
On May 20, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Chicago, Mr. Clumpner returned his medals along with 43 other veterans.
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Climate Crisis: The Silence Is Deafening
Those of us who have been waiting impatiently for Obama to shed his apparent cocoon of caution, cowardice and capitulation finally got a hint last week that a real …
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What Wisconsin Taught Us
The left will make a big mistake if it ignores the lessons of the failed recall of Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. The right will make an even bigger …
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Fifty Thousand Petitioners Tell Justice Dept.: Focus on Prosecuting Bankers
In less than 36 hours, a petition by Rebuild the Dream calling on the Department of Justice to focus on prosecuting crimes done by Wall Street executives during the …
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Knowledge Capitalism and the “Academic Spring“
It is only since the 1960s with the development of research evaluation and increasing sophistication of bibliometrics that it has been possible to map the emerging economy of global …
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How Bank of America Execs Hid Losses — in Their Own Words
When Bank of America announced it was buying Merrill Lynch in September 2008, bank execs told their shareholders that the merger might hurt earnings a touch. It didn't turn …
Walker Wins Recall, Democrats Win Control of the Senate Halting Right-Wing Agenda
Walker out-raised Barrett $30.5 million to $4 million at last count, with two-thirds of Walker's money coming from out-of-state.
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House Postpones Witch Hunt While Nuclear Industry Awaits Results of Latest Power Play
In case you were wondering what it was all aboutu2013u201ditu201d being the dealings of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission actually making the popular news for a few monthsu2013the House Committee …
The Lessons of People’s Park for the Occupy Movement
As the weather warms up and Occupy movement participants across the country ramp up their activity, the Peopleu2019s Park episode proves instructive to protesters for a host of reasons.