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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Walmart: The Inhuman Essence Of A Corporate ‘Person’
BY JIM HIGHTOWER I’m curious about those five Supreme Court justices who recently decreed that a corporation is a “person” with human rights: Do you think they ever met Mr. Walmart? If they had, they’d be forced to concede that corporate personhood is a sheer fantasy, for there is nothing even remotely human about the […]
Rejection Season
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Yesterday, Stanford University announced it had accepted a mere 7.2% of the tens of thousands of high school seniors across the country who applied for admission to the class of 2014. Other highly selective schools will be making similar announcements in the days ahead. Meanwhile, in the world of law school admissions, […]
Armageddon Is Just A Word?
Down With Political Prognostications
BY FROMA HARROP Political sages turn today’s polling and past voter behavior into confident predictions about upcoming elections. That’s their job. But fortune-tellers may do nearly as well, especially when the vote takes place months in the future. Public sentiment can shift on a dime, and in any case, isn’t always properly measured. You know […]