Opinion

                
  • EDITORIAL Big step backward

    EDITORIAL Big step backward

    July 2, 2009

    The city of New Haven threw out a fire department promotions exam because it yielded results that did not promote equality. The city’s decision was in keeping with the need to guarantee the civil rights of...

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  • Apologizing for the rich aint what it used to be!

    Apologizing for the rich aint what it used to be!

    July 1, 2009

    In the good old days one of the most enviable of jobs was that of a commentator or writer whose responsibility it was to explain to us in the mass audience why rich people are so...

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  • Opinion: The morally bankrupt family values Republican leadership

    Opinion: The morally bankrupt family values Republican leadership

    June 27, 2009

    This week, second term Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for six days, leaving the state without a chief executive who could make decisions in an emergency. His Republican lieutenant governor didn’t know where he...

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  • The Obama administration and the struggle for gay rights

    The Obama administration and the struggle for gay rights

    June 26, 2009

    CHICAGO -- On the heels of extensive protests by gay activists and many progressive groups and individuals the Obama administration has, in the recent period, taken some major steps that move in the direction of solving...

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  • EDITORIAL: ACES is aces

    EDITORIAL: ACES is aces

    June 26, 2009

    The U.S. House of Representatives can take the first step towards saving our planet and reviving our economy by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). This bill has the broad support of labor...

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