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Graduating in America’s Great Recession
The class of 2009 makes adjustments in the face of a dearth of jobs and increasing interest rates on student loans and credit cards….
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America’s Tortured Torture Debate
Why does the line between coercion and torture seem so shadowy now? NEW YORK — There has been no shortage of confusion, follow-up questioning,…
Read MorePostpone that volcano hike, maybe?
On top of all the displacement, rebel attacks, and other insecurities, eastern Congo is apparently due for a volcano eruption. The good news? There’s…
Read MoreTorture photos we apparently don't need to see
Here’s a video of Obama explaining why he’s refused to allow the release, which would no doubt lead to the publication, aggregation, blogging, tweeting,…
Read MoreSo you wanna help Africa? Here's how. (Hint: It only takes $10. But you gotta be fast.)
Some of you might remember my series on grassroots reconciliation in Sierra Leone. Fambul Tok is a local program in every sense–started by a…
Read MoreSwine flu vs. meningitis: What's your (editorial) choice?
The U.S. media are all over the swine flu outbreak. It started in Mexico, killed over 150 people there, and has been documented in…
Read MoreMonday morning…humor?
Unclear, and probably depends upon your personal affinity for irony and/or your admiration for George Orwell. But apparently there is a face-off happening between…
Read More"Oh, there they are!"
Two friends of mine from Rwanda recently got green cards and moved to New York City, where they stay with family. We took advantage…
Read MoreHappy Earth Day, kill a tree
Or an acre of them. That’s what Glenn Beck did. Glenn Beck, for those of you who’ve been dodging reality for awhile, is the…
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