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New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz summarized the latest news on money in politics as follows: "By a five-to-four decision, the United States Supreme Court today defended the right of…
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The future of the U.S. can be seen today in a generation of young people more diverse than ever, who, by 2043, will transform this country into one where whites will be just another…
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The U.S. has the worst level of economic inequality since the Great Depression, whereby 400 families earn the same as 1/2 of persons with the lowest income.
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Some thought that, after George W. Bush's war-filled nightmare and after the longest wars in the history of the United States, war actions as a response would no longer be contemplated…
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Increasingly, doubts arise as to whether democracy exists in the United States, with eminent voices saying that such a concept is null and void. Adding that that the growing economic…
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From Dr. King to today's dreamers suffer from this disease. I'm sure a pill is being developed that will alleviate that ailment, says the author. One can dream that there is no cure for…
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The purchase of the Post intensified the big debate about the future of newspapers in the U.S. The new owner once said that "20 years from now there will be no printed newspapers" in…
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In 1989, about 40,000 people were sentenced to prison for narcotics-related crimes. At present, the number is almost 500,000.
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