| Aug 6, 2012 | Rights / Democracy“Back-to-school” sales seem to start earlier every year. These days, more than binders and backpacks are on offer. Now, public schools themselves are for sale. In July, Muskegon Heights, Michigan became the first American city to hand its entire school...
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| Jul 30, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyWhen President Barack Obama announced in April that the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was finally going into effect, he assured the public that “[t]his agreement is a win for both our countries. It’s a win for our workers…because of the...
| | Rights / DemocracyIf there were ever any hope that the Supreme Court’s right wing would temper its assault on clean elections laws, that hope recently slipped away. In a five-four decision issued at the end of June, the Court’s conservative majority — the same five...
| Jul 29, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyHere’s another sample of the poignant letters Donald Kaul received following his farewell column and my tribute to him. We’ve gotten more than 100 emails and at least a dozen snail-mailed letters and cards so far. Keep them coming and continue posting to...
| Jul 25, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyManaging Donald Kaul’s fan mail got harder after his farewell column. That’s no surprise — he’s a master columnist with a vast and loyal following. Yet I had a hunch that this part of my job wasn’t quite as challenging as it should be. So...
