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Death of Maurice Sendak brings out a flood of commentary
May 8, 2012As soon as the news of Maurice Sendak's death was announced, social media was flooded with comments from generations of readers, parents, and librarians.
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“Arab Spring, Libyan Winter” has timely lessons for NATO summit
May 8, 2012A timely new book, "Arab Spring, Libyan WInter," provides a short, information-rich guide to what the NATO controversy is all about.
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“Avengers” assembles best elements of its genre
May 8, 2012Avengers took the humor-tinged mech-action of Iron Man, the Shakespearean epicness of Thor, and threw in a little political correctness for good measure. This is how you do a superhero film.
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Difficult days ahead for Afghanistan and U.S.
May 3, 2012Without a new strategy - not the slow downsizing of the Afghanistan war over the next decade - there will indeed be difficult days ahead.
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It’s thumbs down on “austerity” in Europe
May 3, 2012The European solution of austerity has been totally discredited not just on that continent but by workers and their allies around the world.
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