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Veteran’s voice: The human cost of war is too high
February 24, 2012With the Iraq war ending and the Afghanistan war still going on, and a possible conflict with Iran about to begin, as a veteran of the Afghanistan war who made it home safely. I reflect on...
Read moreJeffrey Sachs and “The Price of Civilization”
February 24, 2012Sachs is particularly good at showing where productive value from work is going.
Read moreUniversity of Pennsylvania awards Du Bois honorary doctorate
February 23, 2012Today would have been the 144th birthday of WEB Du Bois, the great scholar, civil rights and peace activist.
Read moreWill Supreme Court deliver death knell to campus diversity?
February 23, 2012The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could mean the death knell for racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses.
Read moreAnna Julia Cooper, 1858-1964: A fighter for equal rights for all
February 23, 2012She was a leader in the fight for African American equality, women's equality and their rights in education, and for African Americans' and women's right to vote.
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