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Obama and the right’s “brave new world”
May 23, 2013Political pundits seem to agree that the past couple of weeks haven't been kind to the Obama administration.
Read moreLetter from the heartland: Silent factories, human pain
May 23, 2013High unemployment, the paycheck-to-paycheck population of the area, and the increasing incidence of spousal abuse, teen pregnancy and drug use still dominate daily life.
Read moreMOOCs heralded as free online education, but how free is free?
May 21, 2013Dangling a "solution" like MOOCs for low-income students relying on public universities to attain degrees and well-paying jobs is predatory.
Read moreOf rhinos and candidates
May 16, 2013Readers may be interested to know that a female black rhinoceros played an important part in the struggle to clean up corrupt elections in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1958.
Read moreScience of happiness – and the April jobs report
May 15, 2013There are two broad measurements of happiness: first, the ups and downs of daily emotions, and second, an individual's overall evaluation of life.
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