Analysis
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.
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Texas plant blast explainable, not excusable
May 22, 2013The plant's owner apparently didn't disclose the dangers there, and the government agencies responsible for protecting the area also failed. Profoundly.
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Scandal, smandal, sign me up for Obamacare!
May 22, 2013It's true that liberal and progressive - frankly political - organizations have taken advantage of the 501(c)(4) tax exempt provisions too, but not on the scale of the tea party.
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Education coalition assails wide use of temporary faculty
May 20, 2013Elite colleges are being reserved for the very wealthy and higher education for the 99 percent becoming more standardized, impersonal, low quality or completely out-of-reach.
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Science 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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