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• Carole King Speaks Out For Clean Power

  

  (The picture above of Carole King is by Michael Borkson.) Songwriter/musician/singer Carole King (whose Tapestry album is one of my all-time favorites) has... Read more

  The 08 October 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• A Closer Look at “China’s Trapped Transition”

  

  Recently, I read a widely discussed book called “China’s Trapped Transition” by Minxin Pei. Pei challenges popular arguments about China’s development as a... Read more

  The 07 October 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Pope Francis and a Catholic Springtime? But What About the Abuse Crisis and...

  

  As I listen to Leonardo Boff predict a new springtime in the Catholic church due to Pope Francis (see here and here), I don't want to take my eyes off what has... Read more

  The 07 October 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Enemy of the State

  

  I see that the Daily Mail (or Daily Hate, as I prefer to call it), has hit the headlines with a vicious character assassination of the late Ralph Miliband... Read more

  The 06 October 2013 by   Jackscott
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• The Average Woman From Around The World

  

  A group of experimental psychologists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, have published a collection of images that summarize average faces of women... Read more

  The 06 October 2013 by   Saharg
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• It's Official - Wendy Is Running For Governor

  

  State Senator Wendy Davis made it official yesterday. She is going to put her pink running shoes to good use in the next year or so, as she criss-crosses the... Read more

  The 04 October 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• A Path Forward

  

  House Republicans voted down a proposal to pass a "clean" continuing resolution (CR), i.e., one that doesn't call for delaying/defunding the Affordable Care Act... Read more

  The 04 October 2013 by   Rvbadalam
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• 40% Stock Market Crash in October??

  

  October Stock Market Surprise[courtesy Google Images]credibilityvery disturbing claimsThis much seems true:  Dr.Bill H. Weld is a Las Vegas attorney who has... Read more

  The 03 October 2013 by   Adask
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• The Post-2015 Development Agenda

  

  by Laura Boyette and Teodora Mihaylova How effective is the current global development agenda? What needs to be done differently going forward? How can we set... Read more

  The 03 October 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Presidential Preferences For 2016

  

  There's not a lot to say about these numbers, since it's still very early for these kind of polls and a lot could change before we get to the primary season in... Read more

  The 03 October 2013 by   Jobsanger
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