Michael Leonard
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Leonard
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Opinion
A sickening situation in Philadelphia schools
May 1, 2012The entire district is being dismantled and replaced by a for-profit system operated on behalf of the city by private corporations and charter schools; I'm so sickened.
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Take it from me: Community colleges are worth investing in
February 22, 2012
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Cuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights
January 30, 2012Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.
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What does the future hold for disabled Americans like me?
January 25, 2012The challenges people with disabilities like me face every day at home, at work and in school are everywhere.
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Out of high school, into military? There’s a better option
January 11, 2012Most of the people who joined the military came from poor and working class families.
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College in the Rustbelt
January 4, 2012Ever wonder what it's like to go to college in a declining city?
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Cuban-style health care in America? Yes we can
December 15, 2011Despite the valiant attempts by progressive Democrats to pass universal health care, we got the Affordable Care Act that still leaves several million uninsured.
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Universal health care: If Cuba can do it, why can’t we?
December 15, 2011So how can we fix this mess while putting the insurance industry out of business and curbing pharmaceutical industries? I look to Cuba as a model.
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