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America Not as Politically Conservative as You Think
Voters self-identify as conservatives for several reasons, only one of which is that it reflects their politics.
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Tom H. Hastings | The Invisible King
You watch. Over the weekend and on Monday, the Hallmarked memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be sanitized and blackwashed until he is no more than a …
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How Retirement Is Being Reinvented Worldwide
People are working longer – out of necessity and choice – as the world undergoes one of the biggest demographic shifts in history. Boston - When business conditions in …
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One Group Obama’s Kept His Promises to: Native Americans
Washington - Speaking to 500 people representing 320 tribes, President Barack Obama pledged last month that he wouldn't forget his campaign trail promise to give native communities a greater …
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Extremist Killing Is as American as Apple Pie: Murders Grow on the Far Right Four Decades After Martin Luther King
The landscape of America is littered with bodies. They've been gunned down in Tucson, shot to death at the Pentagon, and blown away at the Holocaust Museum, as well …
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Remembering the Real Martin Luther King
Several years ago, at a forum honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., some participants wanted to take the opportunity to make a statement opposing the Iraq War. The organizers …
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“We, as a People, Will Get to the Promised Land”: Poverty, Inequality and Justice
Most of us have grown up with the inspiring and courageous example of those who gave their time - and their lives - for civil rights and equality. …
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The Pregnancy Police and the Citizens’ Arrest of Pregnant and Nursing Women
Most women who've been visibly pregnant know that lots of people you don't know suddenly feel they have a say in your life. Perfect strangers—on the subway, in the …
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The Killer in Me Is the Killer in You
As much as we'd like to believe otherwise, Jared Loughner's shooting of US District Judge John Roll, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 of Giffords' constituents on January 8, …
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Terror, Intelligence and You: Partners at the Fear Ballet
Have we become a nation that values intelligence and secrecy over individual rights and government transparency?