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Most states still funding schools less than before the Recession
At a time when states and the nation need workers with the skills to master new technologies and adapt to the complexities of a global economy, this decline in state educational…
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Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong
America is the land of opportunity, just for some more than others.
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Report: Feds don’t have evidence to charge officer who shot Michael Brown
The officials, who were reportedly briefed on the federal civil rights investigation into the Brown shooting, reportedly said that forensic tests performed by the FBI found Wilson's gun…
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Taxpayer-funded contest aborted
The woman didn't know it at the time, but the U.S. government was behind the contest, called El Barrio en Directo, or The Neighborhood Live. Its organizers left Cuba after American…
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The legacy of sexual revolution and how it affects the society
Has the perception of sex changed over the years? How does it affect society? What is the role of media in setting sexual trends? In order to estimate the presence of sex in public…
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Cuba-U.S.: The privilege of a spring
No better context could be found for a conversation with Arboleya. It was obligatory to ask him if President Obama or his successor could initiate -- by himself and in a short time -- a…
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The age of vulnerability
Two new studies show, once again, the magnitude of the inequality problem plaguing the United States. The first, the U.S
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End the U.S. Embargo on Cuba
He would be smart to take a hard look at Cuba, where a major policy shift could yield a significant foreign policy success.
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America’s ridiculously rich: the 2014 edition
Forbes has just released its latest list of America’s wealthiest 400. The new numbers on these grand fortunes don’t just stagger the imagination. They stagger common sense.
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Annual rent for Gitmo Naval Base: $4,085, payable to Cuba
If the Guantanamo landlord ever tries to file an eviction notice against the U.S. Navy, then we can argue in court that we've never been late on the rent.
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