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Madison a Foretaste of Things to Come: the Next Big Occupation Could be Boomers Taking Over the Capitol Building
Union supporters demonstrate outside the State Capitol as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker prepares to speak about the state budget at a joint session of the Legislature in Madison, Wis.(Photo: …
Meet the New Start, Same as the Old Finish (2)
Last May, the Obama administration promised $80 billion to the nuclear weapons establishment for “modernizing” the arsenal. Three large H-bomb laboratories will share about $10 billion annually to “upgrade” …
Public Teachers: America’s New “Welfare Queens” (2)
Protesters in Tallahassee, Florida on February 26, 2011. (Photo: A Florida Studio) In 1976, on a failed campaign to the White House, Ronald Reagan coined one of …
Women on the Frontlines in Bahrain
The Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain erupted on February 14 when protesters gathered at the “roundabout,” or Pearl Square, in the capital city of Manama. A country of …
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In Libya, Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts
Attacks on Saturday by militia forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, above, produced heavy casualties and raised questions about strategy. (Photo: Moises Saman / The New York Time) …
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Incalculable (2)
A young girl carries an infant in the Bamiyan province of Afghanistan. (Photo: OSProductions / Flickr) Recent polls suggest that while a majority of US people disapprove …
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The Battle of Wisconsin
After my parents got back from a weeklong vacation in Florida, funded in part by the pensions they receive as retired Wisconsin public educators, they went to Madison and, …
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For Profit or For Students?
For-profit colleges are expanding enrollments at a rapid pace, but it is questionable whether these revenue-seeking universities give adequate consideration to students’ welfare, retention/graduation rates, and overall economic well-being …
Meet the New Start, Same as the Old Finish
Last May, the Obama administration promised $80 billion to the nuclear weapons establishment for “modernizing” the arsenal. Three large H-bomb laboratories will share about $10 billion annually to “upgrade” …
Women’s Day: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown
New York - Women's rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a …