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Piketty, The Wall Street Journal, and rational conservatives
June 18, 2014"Capital in the 21st Century" has almost had the effect of a tsunami on economic thinking in the U.S. after its translation into English washed up on our monoglot shores.
Read moreToday in history: World-changers McCartney, Mbeki born
June 18, 2014Two world-changing figures from the worlds of politics and music were born 72 years ago today, June 18, 1942.
Read morePatent Office cancels Washington’s disparaging trademark
June 18, 2014The group argued that the Redskins should lose their federal trademark protection based on a law that prohibits registered disparaging names.
Read moreCalifornia judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional
June 18, 2014The latest attack on teachers and their unions was handed down on June 10 by Judge Rolf M. Treu of Los Angeles Superior Court, in his ruling on Vergara v. California.
Read moreMedia’s role in building movements a big topic at CPUSA Convention
June 18, 2014"There's an aspect of capitalist development that is introducing problems in areas of education, including reading, and that's forced us into something of a crisis."
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