08-09-2022
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Crisis at the National Archives
In the middle of directing the difficult task of transferring the historically important records of the Obama administration into the National Archives, the archivist in charge, David Ferriero, ran into a serious problem: A lot of key records are missing.
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08-04-2022
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'Bachelor' fans call for plus-size casting: 'Fat people deserve a chance to find love'
Only a select few "Bachelor" contestants through the years have been plus size. A new fan-led campaign wants to change that. Ahead of Monday's season premiere of "The Bachelorette," a group of fans announced a new social media initiative.
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08-03-2022
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How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard
In the 1800’s the United States under President James Monroe invoked the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that any effort by European nations to control any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as “an unfriendly disposition towards the United States.”
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08-02-2022
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Why I Support Reform Prosecutors
Americans desperately need a more thoughtful discussion about our response to crime. People have had enough of the demagoguery and divisive partisan attacks that dominate the debate and obscure the issues.
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08-01-2022
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‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Has Little Inflation Help, UPenn Study Says
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the breakthrough US legislative deal on key parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda, likely won’t reduce inflation at all, according to a study.
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07-28-2022
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What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ $739 billion inflation-fighting package
What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first months in office to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care and climate change.
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07-27-2022
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On My 100th Birthday, Reflections on Archie Bunker and Donald Trump
Well, I made it. I am 100 years old today. I wake up every morning grateful to be alive. Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century — and on what the next century will bring for the people and country I love.
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07-26-2022
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The Next Generation of NIMBYs
The pandemic made it possible for many Millennials to purchase their first home. Could it also have set the stage for a new breed of NIMBYs? When we think of the typical NIMBY—a pejorative term (short for “Not in My Backyard”) for someone who opposes the change in their community, especially if they don’t oppose that change somewhere else.
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