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Guitars Not Wars
What happens when music fails to inspire, but instead entertains only?
Exporting Jobs, Importing Workers
Maybe you're one of the thousands of young lawyers in America working in some low-skill, part-time job because law firms have cut so many of the starting positions you …
State and Local Workers Earn Less Than Private Sector, Even Factoring in Benefits
Amherst, MA - With unemployment in the region lingering at record levels, and job security a wistful memory for many, it's easy to look for scapegoats. Thus a familiar …
Beyond the Death of Critical Education
After years of neglect by politicians and the media, education is now a public issue. The reasons are straightforward: in this depressed economy, credentials seem to have lost their …
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Education Reconsidered: Beyond the Death of Critical Education
After years of neglect by politicians and the media, education is now a public issue. The reasons are straightforward: in this depressed economy, credentials seem to have lost their …
US-Led Forces Meet Little Initial Resistance in Kandahar Operation
Kandahar, Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces began a key operation Wednesday in the nine-year-old war in Afghanistan, meeting surprisingly little initial resistance in the district in the south of the …
News in Brief: Home Repossessions Highest Since Crisis Began, and More
Home Repossessions Highest Since Crisis Began
Bill McKibben | My Road Trip With a Solar Rock Star, or Notes on the Enthusiasm Gap
I got to see the now-famous enthusiasm gap up close and personal last week, and it wasn’t a pretty sight.
William Astore | Major Sporting Events: Too Corporatized, Too Controlling, Too Much
Been to a major American sporting event lately? If not, consider yourself fortunate. The NFL and NASCAR are already over-the-top when it comes to manufactured noise, exaggerated pyrotechnics, and …
Reid Pushes DREAM Act to a Senate Vote
Following months of intense pressure by undocumented students and his Latino voter base, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will bring the DREAM Act to a vote on …