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“Where to Invade Next:” Notes and thoughts on Michael Moore’s movie

July 7, 2016 Susan Cunningham Capitalism, Children, Cities, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Good government, International, Justice, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

Should I recommend Michael Moore’s 2016 movie,” Where to Invade Next”? On the plus side, there are some really good jokes.  The biggest laugh

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Hillary Clinton, meet Richard Nixon, and learn from him

February 26, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Bernie Sanders, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The Town Hall meetings with the candidates in 2015-16 have been outstanding. They provide a real opportunity to hear from the candidates when they

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Addressing hunger: Republicans say charity; Dems say government

January 31, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Charity & Justice, Community/Common good, Demographics/Polls, Homelessness, Poverty, Survey 3 comments

If charity was the answer to our problems, then there would be no homelessness in America, no poverty in general. We would have a

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For Republicans, it may not be about being conservative

January 29, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Community/Common good, Education, Politics, Republican Brain, Voting/Elections 4 comments

Surprise, surprise, those Republican candidates who drone on about Donald Trump not really being a conservative may be right. But the perplexing question for

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Survey: Who blames the poor for being poor?

January 29, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Community/Common good, Demographics/Polls, Economy, Politics, Republican Brain, Survey One comment

In our recent poll* on how Americans feel about important political issues, we asked the question, “In your opinion, what is the primary reason

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Public art: Controversial, uncomfortable, and good for the neighborhood

November 30, 2015 Renee Shur Community/Common good, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

While riding my bicycle a few months ago past The School: Jack Shainman Gallery—a stunning, year-old kunsthalle just around the corner from my home

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