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RIP, American Dream? Why It’s So Hard For the Poor to Get Ahead Today
By Matthew O’Brien The American Dream isn’t dead. It’s just moved to Denmark.Now, we like to think of ourselves as a classless society, but it isn’t true today. As the Brookings Institution has pointed out, America has turned into a … Continue reading
Kanye West, Yeezus Album Review
By Ray Rahman Yes, Kanye West has gone rogue again. Did you expect anything less? Five years ago, the Chicago native — known at the time for top-shelf but ultimately traditional hip-hop — confounded scores of fans and critics with … Continue reading
Disney Channel Orders Girl Meets World to Series
By Joyce Eng Cory and Topanga are officially back! Disney Channel has ordered the Boy Meets World sequel Girl Meets World to series, TVGuide.com has learned.The comedy will start production this summer and will premiere sometime next year. An episode order has … Continue reading
NYC casinos? Make that 7 years, Cuomo says
By Chris Bragg After months of arguing that New York should initially site three casinos in upstate New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday morning that he had decided to push for four, while also pushing for a longer moratorium on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, business, casinos, Cuomo, economy, entertainment, Gambling, New York, New York City, Upstate New York
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NSA-proof encryption exists. Why doesn’t anyone use it?
By Timothy B. Lee Computer programmers believe they know how to build cryptographic systems that are impossible for anyone, even the U.S. government, to crack. So why can the NSA read your e-mail? Last week, leaks revealed that the Web … Continue reading
Black Woman Gets 20 Years for Firing Shot at Wall; White Man Gets 0 Years for Shooting Man in the Back 3 Times, Killing Him
By Katie Halper A man in Florida shoots a man he finds having sex with his wife, killing him. A woman in Florida shoots the wall to scare off an abusive husband, harming nobody. Guess which one was acquitted? Guess … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, Conley, Flores, Florida, law, race, stand your ground, violence, Wald, Wife
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Why the US locks up prisoners for life
By Kate Dailey Last week, an English court handed a whole-life sentence to Dale Cregan for murdering four people, including two policewomen. That penalty means he will never be eligible for release, and it puts him in rare company, making him … Continue reading
Do private-sector unions still have a future in the U.S.?
By Brad Plumer In the latest issue of Democracy, Rich Yeselson has a long and interesting essay considering the decline of private-sector labor unions in the United States and whether they might ever make a comeback. The piece is way … Continue reading
Race vs. Class – The False Dichotomy
By Sherrilyn A. Ifill THE decision is in. All consideration of race in college admissions is over. No, the Supreme Court has not yet announced its decision in the landmark case of Fisher v. University of Texas; that ruling is … Continue reading
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