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“I Want to Be a Farmer”: Food Justice, Out of the Mouths of Babes
My oldest son recently “graduated” from preschool. In the endearing ceremony, each of the children was asked what they want to be when they grow up. His precocious, divergent, …
Why March-April’s Job Gains Will Collapse This Summer
The jobs crisis is far from over.
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US Braces for Long Withdrawal Along Iraqi Road
Baghdad - Even as the American military winds down its eight-year war in Iraq, commanders are bracing for what they fear could be the most dangerous remaining mission: getting …
Beware Charlatans, Cranks and Contemptible Politicians
The hermetic nature of conservatism always made it vulnerable to this kind of spin into policy craziness.
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US Calls for Yemen’s Saleh to Resign
The Obama administration, anxious to deny al Qaida's most dangerous offshoot more space in which to flourish, urged Yemen's wounded president on Monday to immediately step aside and clear …
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US Boat to Gaza Is a Quarter Jewish – “Not Too Shabby!“
Hedy Epstein is an 86-year-old US Boat to Gaza passenger whose parents died in the Holocaust. (Photo: marx21de) According to The New York Times, a quarter of …
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Austan Goolsbee to Leave Obama’s Economic Team (2)
Washington - For the second time in less than a year, the White House is looking for a new head of the Council of Economic Advisers after Austan Goolsbee …
General Keane Keen on Iran Attack
Celebrating a reunion with close friends of Fordham College (class of 1961) on a perfect June day in New York should be a time of little or no stress. …
Ongoing Crisis and Liberal Blindness
The double dip of this crisis is upon us. The latest data agree: the housing market has been in full double-dip mode for five months as home prices keep …
The Global Debt Crisis: How We Got in It and How to Get Out
(Photo: BillRhodes Photo / flickr) Countries everywhere are facing debt crises today, precipitated by the credit collapse of 2008. Public services are being slashed and public assets …