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Droning On (2)
Capt. Steve Truhlar, left; Lt. Thomas Shuler; Adm. Jody Beckenridge; and a Predator B aircraft in Palmdale, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2009. (Photo: Ann Johansson / The New York …
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Bench Strength: Public Art Controversy Brought People Together for a Cause
During my time in Prescott, I had the opportunity to create a community bench as a senior project for Prescott College. I had seen many of these structures in …
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No Country for Young Children
When you call yourself a “historian,” you create the implication that you can speak authoritatively about, well, history. But last Friday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich defied that common …
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An Open Letter to the Winter Patriot
As the occupy movement continues to grow in defiance of the heavy-handed police action determined to squelch it, a natural question emerges: What point will the military be summoned …
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Currency Warnings that Europe Ignored
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Almost six years ago, the economist Nouriel Roubini wrote a commentary article for his EconoMonitor Web site describing …
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Students in Debt: “Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay, Don’t Pay“
It seems like the right moment to initiate a nationwide campaign against the student lending industry. In a short time, Occupy Wall Street had reinvigorated the left and called …
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To Win a Debate, Confuse Matters
Direct Action, a subcommittee of the Yale Working Group of Occupy New Haven, protested outside The Study, a hotel in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, on Tuesday evening, November 15, …
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The Breakthrough Still Needed
Washington - No, the sun didn't rise in the west this morning. No, Republicans on the congressional supercommittee didn't offer meaningful concessions on raising new tax revenue. And no, …
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Greed at a Glance (2)
The Occupy Wall Street camp in Manhattan has come down. But the Occupy movement shows no sign of disappearing, in part because top 1 percent arrogance shows no sign …
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Occupy Sacramento Marches on Jerry Brown’s Home
Occupy Sacramento and members of SEIU and other unions marched on Governor Jerry Brown’s loft home Saturday to call for an end to the epidemic of violence by law …