Books
Left on the bookshelf: “Blacks, Reds and Russians”
January 24, 2012There is a much less known story of another group of immigrants who sought freedom and opportunity, but it wasn't to America but to the Soviet Union that they fled.
Read more“Retirement Heist” shows how they stole the pensions
January 11, 2012Three decades ago, prior to Reagan's "Republican Revolution," 40 percent of America's retirees were receiving real, defined benefit pensions.
Read moreRetired librarian sees trouble ahead
November 2, 2011Rahm Emanuel announced there would be significant cuts in the city's library system. These cuts would reduce staff members' 60 plus hours a week to 40.
Read moreSpider-Man spins web of racial diversity
August 2, 2011When it comes to racial diversity in comic books, the times are changing for the better.
Read moreCuba and Venezuela shape new generation of “Revolutionary Doctors”
July 28, 2011Brouwer traces the evolution of Cuba's health system that has led to Cuban-Venezuelan collaboration in providing health care for their people and medical assistance throughout the world.
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