Tim Libretti
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tim Libretti
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Labor
What makes a quality job?: Job Talk series, part 1
December 23, 2016Bringing back manufacturing jobs is not equivalent to creating “quality jobs” or making sure work is valued.
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Opinion
Education, human rights at stake in election
November 7, 2016"Maybe I can sneak into the mix a human rights issue that is at stake in this presidential election: education."
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Culture
Dylan’s revolutionary lyrics celebrate play, protest
October 28, 2016Dylan gave us permission—and courage--to resist creatively within an imprisoning world.
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Opinion
Trump and taxes: Smart or un-American?
October 7, 2016The issue isn’t whether or not Trump is smart. The issue is that he wants to take America in a decidedly dangerous direction.
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Opinion
Socialism and the individual: Are they compatible?
August 29, 2016Like a tightening stranglehold on our social imaginations, the myth abides that a socialist society produces repressive conformity.
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Arts
Politics, music, drama alive on death row in “Scottsboro Boys”
August 25, 2016In a grotesque political season, Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening of Vaudeville and Sorrow) brings entertainment to politics in a way that, for all the pain and tragedy of the story, allows us to...
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Opinion
On voting, should you let your conscience be your guide? Part 2
August 18, 2016What does it mean to vote your conscience, and what does it mean to vote for the greater good?
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Opinion
On voting, should you let your conscience be your guide? Part 1
August 17, 2016What does it mean to vote your conscience, and what does it mean to vote for the greater good?
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