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Deadly Theater-of-the-Absurd
Today, for those whose “pleasant dreams” are seldom disrupted by disturbing thoughts, one may also offer the timeless caveat of Plato’s Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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Deadly Theater-of-the-Absurd
Today, for those whose “pleasant dreams” are seldom disrupted by disturbing thoughts, one may also offer the timeless caveat of Plato’s Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than You Think
As global warming picks up, scientists and researchers are finally coming to grips with just how serious that problem is, and how quickly weu2019re running out of time to …
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Where’s the Outrage Over Our Failed Health Care System?
What we are witnessing is a massive failure of public policy that is not permitted in any other wealthy country.
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Greece’s Golden Dawn: A Wake-up Call for Europe
The bankers behind the European Union's imposition of neoliberal austerity in Greece have fed the rise of Golden Dawn with its
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If We Cut Aid to Egypt’s Military, Would We Die?
Shouldn't supporters of U.S. inaction in the face of the Egyptian coup and repression - in violation of U.S. law - be forced to explain themselves on the record?
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Are Shoplifting and Parking Violations Less “Minuscule” Than NSA Privacy Violations?
Despite the NSA's claim that the violations committed as a result of their surveillance program were minuscule, we must remember that
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Worker “Disloyalty” Leads to Discharge; Employer Disloyalty Is Good for Business
Making employee disloyalty a firing offense is perhaps the most egregious example of judicial overreach affecting the NLRA.
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Movements Without Leaders: What to Make of Change on an Overheating Planet
Is the fight against global warming failing because of a lack of action or a lack of leadership?
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Why We Will Be Marching on August 24
As Professors at Purdue University, like many others, we were horrified and angered by the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman. But these events …