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Election Countdown 2012: Elizabeth Warren Must Push Against Scott Brown’s DoubleSpeak, and More
A one-stop shop for the political misgivings leading up to the 2012 election.
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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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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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Will the European Central Bank Stop Greek “Bank Jog”?
The Financial Times's Alphaville blog recently had a good write-up of what's happening, and - implicitly - how the Greek euro exit may be approaching.
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Meat Glue for Dinner?
“Transglutaminase is an enzyme made by the fermentation of bacteria and added to meat pieces to make them stick together. Yes, "meat glue” — it's what's for dinner!"
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The Big-Lie Coup d’Etat
Big corporations work anonymously, to take over the reins of government.
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Five Things to Consider in the Walker Recall Vote
The recall's implications are likely to be exaggerated by the right, and underplayed by progressives.
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Before It’s Too Late in the Arctic
What do Arctic drilling and drone killing have in common? They are both being decided by Barack Obama without public debate. Also oil is a common ground—drilling will produce …