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Britain’s Leaders Force Nation Down Wrong Economic Path
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate)When David Cameron became prime minister of Britain and announced his austerity plans — buying completely into both the confidence fairy …
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Occupy’s Lockout: Sotheby’s Struggle Enters Tenth Month
Sotheby’s New York auction house made international headlines last week, selling Edvard Much's painting “The Scream” for a record $119.9 million. But few stories mentioned what was happening outside …
US GDP Slowdown and Prospects for Recovery in 2012
Last Friday, May 4, the U.S. labor department released its jobs numbers for April, confirming a prediction made by this writer this past winter that employment creation would once …
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Tucson’s Ousted Mexican-American Studies Director Speaks: The Fight’s Not Over
Sean Arce may not have a job anymore, but he’s still going to defend the program he used to direct. Arce, the former director of Tucson Unified School District’s …
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After Elections, Europe Focuses on Growth
Berlin - In the volatile aftermath of raucous elections, which nearly destroyed the political establishment in Greece and ended 17 years of conservative reign in France, the emphasis across …
Comic Con on the Couch: Analyzing Superheroes
The shrink wants to know how Batman is feeling. In this case, Batman is a husky mid-40s native of uptown Manhattan’s working-class Washington Heights neighborhood, his own personal Gotham. Under …
“A Political Implosion”: Anti-Austerity Parties Win Historic French and Greek Elections
Voters in Europe have supported anti-austerity candidates in landmark victories. In France’s presidential election, François Hollande was elected as the first Socialist to lead France in 17 years. Greek …
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Family Makes Millions Taking in Federal Funds for Failed Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
This week RH Reality Check has been reporting on the Obama administration’s decision to add Heritage Keepers, an abstinence-only-until-marriage curriculum, to its list of evidence-based programs. As a number of my colleagues …
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Ethnic Minority Youth Lead New Wave of Student Activism
Tuscon - In December 1985, The New York Times reported on what was believed to be the first anti-apartheid conference of U.S. high schools discussing divestment from corporations operating …
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Election Puts French Afghan Force on Notice
Kabul - A spokesman for the French military here said that about a fourth of French troops were on course to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year, …