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Drowning with our money belts: Putting profits before people in time of crisis
April 17, 2020Revisiting the wisdom of fables is not nostalgia for childhood; perhaps, instead, it is the imperative self-critical practice that will reconnect us to the wisdom we possessed as children.
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Fascist admirers and collaborators: New book exposes Hitler’s American friends
April 13, 2020Needless to say, Hitler’s American Friends is a darkly informative read, a reminder that fascists and their supporters once held considerable sway in American political discourse.
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Bobby Mitchell, first Black player for Washington, dies at 84
April 6, 2020Mitchell split his career with the Cleveland Browns and Washington and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
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If government asks for a COVID-19 war economy, let’s do it right
April 3, 2020What are some lessons for today from World War II? Look to FDR.
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Raphael, Italian painter and architect, High Renaissance harbinger of modernity
April 3, 2020The great Italian painter and architect, Raphael, died 500 years ago, on April 6, 1520.
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