Opinion
Lincoln and Darwin: Bicentennial for two great emancipators
February 6, 2009Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, has been much on our minds recently as Barack Obama moved into the White House. Exactly 200 years after Lincoln’s birth, Obama’s presidency is one fulfillment of the work Lincoln started....
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Not just a few rotten apples
February 6, 2009The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and other commentators have been having a field day with John Thain. Forced to resign last month as head of Merrill Lynch (recently merged with Bank of America) after word got...
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Seeger—at any age—is sheer inspiration
February 6, 2009Pete Seeger’s “At 89” presents new recordings by the inspirational artist and his personal reflections from a life’s work still in progress. For Seeger fans — and newcomers — it is all that you would expect:...
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Black History Month book list
February 6, 2009A sampling of suggestions from our readers and staff.
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President Obama: Labor is ‘part of the solution’
February 1, 2009Friday, was the second of two big days for labor at the Obama White House, as the new president continued the process of reversing Republican measures. On Thursday the administration signed a new law insuring equal...
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