Opinion
What would U.S. socialism look like?
May 13, 2011I am often asked thought-provoking questions about U.S. socialism and what it would look like. My reply is something like this.
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Labor independence: Not much to do with a party label
May 12, 2011A recent article by Mike Elk illustrates what is wrong with too much of the left's thinking on labor today.
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“Brothers of Bella”: vintage music with a red tinge
May 11, 2011Musically, "Brothers of Bella" is masterful, with rambunctious piano playing backed by accordion, bass, guitar, and drums. Yet the band doesn't stretch beyond the realm of classic music styles.
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Sugar’s bittersweet history
May 11, 2011The history of sugar is a fascinating, complicated and ongoing journey that takes us through the brutal depths of slavery to the heights of resistance and abolition, to the ingenuity of invention from Hershey's milk chocolate...
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Big oil, government sacrifice kids for profits
May 11, 2011Another reason to curb Big Oil: scientists are warning of danger to fetal development from chemicals found in crude oil.
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