Tag Archives: New York Times

This is Who We Are: The 2010 Census

Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census Browse population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations and patterns of housing development. By MATTHEW BLOCH, SHAN CARTER and ALAN McLEAN | Source: Census Bureau; socialexplorer.com Click  here  to browse the 2010 Census Map … Continue reading

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Start of a New Era

Jeffrey Sachs makes the case that we could be at the beginning of a new progressive era. The first came after the Gilded Age of the late 19th Century,  the second followed the gilded age of the 1920s. Perhaps we … Continue reading

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Get Out of Jail Cards for Wall St.

Did you ever wonder why nobody is getting prosecuted for the biggest white-collar crime in the history of the world–the worldwide financial collapse of 2007-2008? The answers have started to come out. One explanation involves a remarkably lenient  U.S. Department … Continue reading

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The Painful Truth

America’s Exploding Pipe Dream October 28, 2011   The New York Times By CHARLES M. BLOW We are slowly — and painfully — being forced to realize that we are no longer the America of our imaginations. Our greatness was not … Continue reading

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WikiLeaks Struggling to Stay Afloat

WikiLeaks Block May Force Its End,              Founder Warns By  John F. Burns , October 24, 2011 LONDON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said on Monday that his controversial Web site could be forced to … Continue reading

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None Dare Call It Fascism

Excerpts from from an article in the New York Times, April 9, 1944: “The Danger of American Fascism” by  Henry A. Wallace   “The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of … Continue reading

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Get Out of Jail Cards for Wall St.

Did you ever wonder why nobody is getting prosecuted for the biggest white-collar crime in the history of the world–the worldwide financial collapse of 2007-2008? The answers are starting to come out. The explanation involves a remarkably lenient  U.S. Department … Continue reading

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