If you were a child of the ‘60s, one of the most gripping novels and then movies was Seven Days in May (video link
Author: Arthur Lieber
Since 1969, Arthur Lieber has been teaching and working in non-profit educational organizations. His focus has been on promoting critical, creative, and enjoyable learning for students in informal settings. In the 2010 mid-term elections, he was the Democratic nominee for US Congress from Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
You can be mean and still sound rational
A recent article published here on Occasional Planet stated that the Republican debates last Thursday night were not as much of a clown car
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Earlier this week I received one of those odious phone calls with a political candidate asking for, you guessed it, money. I wish that
Iran Nuclear Deal too complicated for TV commercials
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Black power can only do so much to solve our racial problems
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