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Seeing Guernica with clear eyes
April 4, 2016Understanding what the great Picasso was telling us about the struggle to defeat fascism - I have carried that lesson with me my entire life.
Read moreMartin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
April 4, 2016As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
Read moreThis week in history: Poll tax abolished 50 years ago
April 4, 2016A three-judge federal court at Jackson, Miss., outlawed Mississippi's $2 poll tax as a voting requirement for state and federal elections.
Read moreSpy parenting 101: Deadly decisions on “The Americans”
April 1, 2016Characters Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are good parents. That is their baseline identity.
Read moreCapturing and punishing the bombers won’t end terrorism
March 30, 2016How we respond to that resistance is what we need to examine; if the response is force, we can hardly complain when we find ourselves the target of "asymmetrical violence" - terrorism.
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