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Secretary of Navy resigns after Trump undermines military justice

November 25, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Military, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Whether he was pushed out or resigned, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer did not leave quietly. When Trump meddled in the disposition

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Americans are too charitable

September 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Food, Homelessness, Poverty, Republicans Leave a comment

You can tell a lot about a society by what its citizens compliment themselves about. You might also learn a great deal about a

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Republicans are more charitable than Democrats and Europeans

December 26, 2013 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Good government, Health care 86 comments

This time of year it’s common for progressives to view Republicans as a bunch of Scrooges. But when it comes to charity, this simply

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The making of a progressive

November 5, 2013 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Children, Democrats, Education, Human Rights, People, Sports, Youth issues Leave a comment

What makes a Republican? We have some clues but it’s still largely a mystery. I recently saw a story on the CBS Evening News

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Zimmerman not-guilty verdict: Commentary by political cartoonists

July 15, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Media, Police, Public safety Leave a comment

When a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, sending justice back to the drawing board, that’s exactly where political

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You’re kidding: City favors Christmas tree over Occupiers?

November 5, 2011 Arthur Lieber Business, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Good government, Missouri region, Poverty One comment

It’s possible that the biggest obstacle to justice is the kindness and generosity of charity. No example can better illustrate this than St. Louis

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U.S. political and financial elites enjoy legal immunity

May 6, 2011 Madonna Gauding Courts, Government Leave a comment

Glenn Greenwald, in a recent article on Salon, wrote the following: In a 1795 letter, George Washington vowed that, “the executive branch of this

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