“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” — Anatole France
March 26, 2014 — According to N....view
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Agriculture, Immigration, Labor
Feb. 12, 2014 — A study released earlier this week by the American Farm Bureau Federation on the impact of various types of immigration reform on the agricultural sector wants the reader to...view
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Politics
Jan. 15, 2014 — Yes, he’s a thug. Yes, he’s trying to change the subject. But isn’t there a lot more to report on about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie? Like the fact that he’s been guilty...view
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Civil rights, Housing, NYC
Dec. 11, 2013 — As Bill de Blasio gets ready to tackle the enormous problems faced by New York City, belated attention is being paid (appropriately) to some of the key external forces that have...view
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Civil rights, History, Race
Sept. 11, 2013 — In the Barack Obama and Bill Clinton version of the Democratic Party, the goal is to have “conversations about race.” Or, at least, these two presidents have wanted to have...view
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NYC, Population, Urban Policy
March 21, 2013 — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was ecstatic last week, announcing that the city’s population had swollen to an all-time high of 8,336,697 as of mid-2012 Census Bureau...view
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Education, History, Politics
“The true college will ever have one goal — not to earn meat, but to know the end and aim of that life which meat nourishes.” — W.E.B. Dubois, as quoted in Andrew Delbanco, “College: What...view
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Media, Politics
Oct. 21, 2012 — In today’s obituary of Senator George McGovern in The New York Times, the article states that, “Fair or not, [Senator McGovern] never lived down the image of a liberal...view
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Alternative models, Globalization
Sept. 12, 2012 — The incessant calls to adapt to “the reality” of a globalized economy have been ringing in our ears now for more than 20 years. The preachers in this choir — from Clinton to Obama,...view
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Budget deficit, Corporate influence, Economy
July 20, 2012 — Having become disoriented in the fog of Corporate Uncertainty, I was trying to find my way when, suddenly, over the Fiscal Cliff I went. I plunged straight down — deeper and deeper...view