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And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: December 2008
The Affinity Con
BY FROMA HARROP Losing money doesn’t feel very good. Losing it as victim of a con feels even worse. And being conned by a trusted friend multiplies the hurt. But there’s a special department of psychic pain for having experienced all of the above while fancying oneself a savvy insider in the ways […]
Editor’s Note
Bush’s “Sole”
Union-Busting 101
Dumb And Dumber
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Trying to sell a Senate seat is dumb. Not realizing that getting caught means you have to give up your seat as governor is dumber. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s business-as-usual attitude the day after he was indicted for putting a price on Barack Obama’s Senate seat – on tape no less – provides […]