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Any sandwich but socialism, please
April 21, 2016This column is the author's response to Paul Krugman's column in the April 15, 2016 edition of the New York Times.
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The Vietnam War and Agent Orange are millennials’ problem too
April 20, 2016Money alone won't reverse the human and ecological casualties Agent Orange has dealt, but financial reparations would be a step in dealing with a dark part of history.
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This week in history: 400 years since death of Shakespeare
April 18, 2016What immortal characters, prescient visions, fantastic worlds, and all-comprehending humanity did this writer pluck from his imagination!
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Time for a fresh look at the “colliding dreams” of Zionism
April 15, 2016"Colliding Dreams" is a new documentary film about the ever more hotly debated subject of Zionism.
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Ivanhoe Donaldson, a Civil Rights movement backbone, passes
April 14, 2016He worked to support many "everyday" heroes who risked everything for equality and justice.
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