One of the very few opinions that most Democrats and Republicans, Libertarians and Independents share is that American democracy has become increasingly broken and beholden to big money.
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New Orleans is a crossroads of humanity that has survived by continuously reinventing itself and refusing to be defeated in the face of hurricanes, racism, yellow fever, political corruption, and crime.
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It was Bette Davis who said, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies,” and at 85 years-old, Madeleine Kunin, the first woman elected Governor of the State of Vermont, proves she’s still tough enough to take it.
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Can a president obstruct justice? Can he be charged with a crime? Can he fire the Special Prosecutor appointed to investigate his alleged crimes? Law Professor Andrew Coan talks about the constitutional protections granted the President of the United States.
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5G will connect traffic signals and weather satellites, monitor our health, home security, electric power, and water usage. But it may also cause brain damage, cancer, track our every move, and even be weaponized.
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The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 25 mile bike path that winds by briny seaports, sandy beaches, delectable seafood, and diverse landscape of salt marshes, pine forests, and cranberry bogs but then, according to local residents, abruptly dumps cyclists into the region’s most hazardous intersection.
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A full third of American households are liquid asset poor, lacking the few thousand dollars needed to survive above the poverty line. Economist Robert E. Friedman proposes a fix that’s historically been proven to work and won’t cost taxpayers a dime extra.
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The process of grading is so basic to our educational system that it’s hard to imagine school without it. But former principal Joe Feldman says giving grades is fundamentally unfair, stifles motivation, and encourages students to copy and cheat.
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