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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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Spotlight: How real investigative reporting is done–and why isn’t there more of it?

November 29, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

There are no car chases, explosions, zombies or love scenes in the recently released movie, “Spotlight.” But a lot of important things happen. The

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Judeo-Christian values? How about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights instead?

November 24, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Democracy, Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

Following the attacks in Paris, Republican Presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich said that he wants to set up an agency with a

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Ban Syrian refugees from gun-lax TX, says NRA-backed TX lawmaker

November 18, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Immigration, States Leave a comment

Tony Dale, a Republican State Representative to the Texas legislature, wants to ban Syrian refugees from his state because it’s too easy for them

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Obama could take a page out of Fiorina’s playbook on Syria

November 17, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, History, Military, Obama Leave a comment

Well, not exactly. But there is something interesting that Carly Fiorina says about budgeting for the federal government that might be helpful in reassessing

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Trump calls MU leaders weak, but look at what happened at Trump U.

November 12, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Education Leave a comment

After student protests at the University of Missouri resulted in the resignation of Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri system, Donald Trump

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Democracy watch, Nov. 2015: Two steps forward [ME, WA], one huge step back [NJ]

November 11, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Democracy, Politics, Republicans, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

This November, people who care about enhancing democratic principles have a few things to feel good about. But, in the toxic political environment that

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Pappy Bush and McCain gave green light to GOP extremists

November 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

The Republican Party has strayed so far from “societal norms” or “polite company” in recent years that it has caused some to ask, “Where

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Scarborough’s misconceptions about liberals in the media

November 6, 2015 Arthur Lieber Consumer issues, Democracy, Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

Daily Kos called Joe Scarborough the “resident Republican blowhard on MSNBC.” Daily Kos and many other on the left-leaning outlets have taken Scarborough to

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What does the Republican say: Marco Rubio edition

November 4, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Republicans Leave a comment

AlerNet reports that, at a town hall meeting at St. Anselm College today [Nov. 4 2015], Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio was asked to

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