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How America’s Billionaires Will Kill Democracy

On February 20, 1933 about two dozen of Germany’s richest men gathered at the residence of Hermann Göring, the Nazi party chief and President of the Reichstag. …

History

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How America’s Billionaires Will Kill Democracy
How America’s Billionaires Will Kill Democracy

Apr 23, 2021

FORTY-TWO

There is something to watching a place grow old with you. The meticulous flourish of trees. The rise and fall of construction. The laying of fresh grass. When the pandemic started my mom lost her tenants so I moved into the three bedroom apartment above the one in which I…

Birthday

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FORTY-TWO
FORTY-TWO

Jan 9, 2021

The North Won The War, But The South Wrote The Story

Among the flags wielded as weapons by the armies of MAGA that attempted an overthrow of American democracy on January 6, the Confederate battle standard of Virginia was on prominent display. Once a dishonored relic of treason, in the last century it has become the banner for a vocal anti-democratic…

History

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The North Won The War, But The South Wrote The Story
The North Won The War, But The South Wrote The Story

Nov 19, 2020

How American Education is Failing Us

Recently I read an article in the Washington Post about the reactions of some Trump supporters to his loss in the 2020 general election. It’s mainly what you’d expect: while most Americans, whatever their political persuasion, accept the outcome, a fair share of those most devoted to the outgoing president…

Education

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How American Education is Failing Us
How American Education is Failing Us
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