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Labor in High School Textbooks: Bias, Neglect and Invisibility
The nation has just celebrated Labor Day, yet few Americans have any idea why. As high school students, most were taught little about unions—their role, their accomplishments, and how …
The Great Health Care Takeaway
Melanie Gomez-Murphy, a nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, works with a patient in the emergency room. (Photo: James Estrin / The New York Times) …
Does President Obama Want to Impose a Crushing Burden on Our Children?
Sorry deficit fanatics, this one has nothing to do with the cost of the stimulus or the deficits run up during the Obama years. We're talking real money here. …
Ponzi Schemes for Beginners
On the theory that the best defense is a good offense, Rick Perry has been insisting to anyone who will listen that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Probably …
One-Eyed Men in the World of the Blind
There is an interesting phenomenon which we can call “the political retiree’s confession.” I don’t mean all those hyped memoirs, ghost written for all manner of high ranking ex-officials. …
A Murder in Georgia
On Tuesday, September 6, a Chatham County Superior Court judge put the final stamp on a 19-year battle to save the life of an innocent man from Georgia's executioner. …
War: The Fiscal Stimulus of Last Resort
“War! Good God, ya’ll. What is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!” So went the anti-Vietnam War protest song popularized by Edwin Starr in 1970 …
Border Security After 9/11: Ten Years of Waste, Immigrant Crackdowns and New Drug Wars
People crossing the Paso del Norte bridge linking Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas, on January 28, 2011. (Photo: Katie Orlinsky / The New York Times) …
EU Steps Toward Common Aid
Brussels - The European Commission has decided to push for more ambitious reforms ahead of the aid effectiveness summit to be held in Busan later this year. The European …
The Legacy of 9/11 and the War on Intellectuals
(Photo: Bob Jagendorf / Flickr) Ten years after 9/11, for the first time, a plurality of Americans recognizes that US policy in the Middle East played a …