Maritn and Lehren's story on the crushing burden of student debt is very much worth reading in its entirety. But one point that shouldn't be forgotten is that this is in large measure part of Republican initiatives to slash public services and redistribute wealth upwards....
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From the 1942 International Woodworkers of America District 9 Yearbook: "Because the government has rationed the crown caps used on beer bottles and soft drinks, the Seattle Brewing and Malting.
William Deresiewicz: I always found the notion of a business school amusing. What kinds of courses do they offer? Robbing Widows and Orphans? Grinding the Faces of the Poor? Having.
I'm still having trouble seeing Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt, but he does have the look down. Also, I'm really glad Murray refuses to do Ghostbusters 3.
The great bassist from Booker T and the MGs has passed.
Ah, to be a neocon hack -- to keep all of your sinecures and publishing outlets you need only to either 1)be disastrously wrong about new things, or 2)keep being.
Example 1: Whooping cough in children.
(1) Re-electing Barack Obama (and not electing Willard Romney) is a very important goal for people who wish to advance the cause(s) of progressive politics in this country at this.
Speaking as someone who teaches at a university with a comparatively conservative and religious student body, this post by Rachel Held Evers rings very true to my ears. I was.
Via Yann, if you are an American, you are safer traveling in Mexico than in Texas. Obviously, if you are Mexican and live in Juarez or Matamoros, you aren't very safe. But the same can be said for the residents of Houston, Baltimore, and New...
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