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Straight talk on the U.S. and Ukraine
March 17, 2014It's been interesting to observe the large numbers of people who suddenly think they're experts on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine - both those on the left and the right.
Read moreHang in there, Mayor de Blasio
March 17, 2014The wolves of Wall Street are out to destroy New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's universal pre-kindergarten plan.
Read moreStarkovich loved unions, children, flowers….despised redbaiters, unionbusters!
March 14, 2014Nearly 200 people gathered at the Urban Horticulture Center to honor George Tony Starkovich for his lifelong work as a union organizer, an activist for jobs, peace, and equality. Starkovich died February 26 at age 91.
Read moreIs the Earth overpopulated?
March 13, 2014We must bring down the population through universal education, and government assisted family planning programs; doing so is a necessary condition of controlling global warming.
Read moreAnimals: Thinking, feeling, and emotional individuals
March 12, 2014"I cannot see an animals' expression - eyes, behavior, purring, etc. - and convince myself that it's anything other than a thinking, feeling, emotional individual."
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