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• Republicans Are Planning Cuts To Social Security/Medicare

  

  Here is what economist Paul Krugman has to say about the Republican plan to cut Social Security and Medicare if they are able to take control of the House in... Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   Jobsanger
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• Fifteen Years of Understanding Society

  

  This week represents the fifteenth anniversary of publication of Understanding Society, with a total of 1,484 posts and 13.3 million page views to date. There... Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   Dlittle30
  

• Jason’s Javelin

  

  This past weekend was my third this year spent recovering from vaccinations. The shingles jabs were worse, but this time it was a double-duty flu shot and... Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   Steveawiggins
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• There Are American Food Deserts, and Then There Are American Food Deserts

  

  Food deserts are usually thought to be areas in the U.S in which it's difficult to buy fresh produce, fruits and vegetables, and other healthy food items. Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   William Lindsey
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• Arwa Mahdawi on the White Female (Republican) Elephant in the Room as Americans...

  

  Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields, The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (NY: Oxford UP, 2019), p. Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   William Lindsey
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• Commentary on the Grim Situation at Twitter

  

  David Ljungdahl illustration in 1910 Swedish edition of Jules Verne's "Captain Grant's Children," from Wikimedia CommonsAs Jessica Pegis says in a comment here... Read more

  The 05 November 2022 by   William Lindsey
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• As U.S. Elections Near, Charles Pierce Notes: "Every Twist and Turn in Every...

  

  Sun parakeet in cage, photo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by High ContrastAs Perry Bacon Jr. notes, the reason U.S. elections are so close is that the nation... Read more

  The 06 November 2022 by   William Lindsey
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• Corporations Aren't Covering Costs - They're Price Gouging

  

  Businesses would like you to think they have been forced to increase prices to cover the increase in their costs. But what they won't tell you is that they're... Read more

  The 06 November 2022 by   Jobsanger
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• America’s Appointment in Samarra

  

  An old Arab parable: In Baghdad’s marketplace, a man’s servant finds himself eyed ominously by a figure he recognizes as Death. To escape his fate, he’ll ride... Read more

  The 06 November 2022 by   Fsrcoin
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• Cone of Silence

  

  I still get asked occasionally.  Actually, I was never asked when I was employed as a professor.  Peer review is essential to the academic process. Read more

  The 06 November 2022 by   Steveawiggins
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