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Who Do You Side With?

Arnold Hamilton - June 17, 2015 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH There’s nothing as depressing as asking young people whether they plan to participate in the election and hearing them tell you they have no idea which candidate to be for or what the differences are or, worse, that it doesn’t matter. What do you do with such a person? Can you really […]

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Islamophobia: A Real Danger To America

Arnold Hamilton - June 17, 2015 0

BY LAWRENCE SWAIM After the harrowing confrontation in Phoenix on May 29, it’s time for another look at American Islamophobia, particularly in the southwest and...

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What Makes A Heavy Drinker?

Arnold Hamilton - June 16, 2015 0

BY FROMA HARROP There’s been a significant rise in “heavy drinking” among Americans, according to a new study out of the University of Washington. But what do these researchers mean by “heavy drinking”? wine lovers must ask. For a woman, heavy drinking is defined as more than one glass of wine a day. For men, […]

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The Writing Is On The Wall

Arnold Hamilton - June 16, 2015 1

BY DAVID PERRYMAN Seeing the “handwriting on the wall” simply means understanding what is inevitable. The metaphor can be traced King Belshazzar in the fifth...

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Evil Employers Can Lay You Off, But You Don’t Have To...

Arnold Hamilton - June 15, 2015 0

BY TED RALL You’ve seen it in movies: Gangsters are going to kill a guy. But before they do, they force him to dig his own grave. Who would go along with that? Why, during their final moments alive, doesn’t the victim avail himself of the chance to die defiantly, with dignity, going to his […]