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Slower inflation does not restore yesterday’s purchasing power. It means prices are rising more slowly. People waiting for their old grocery budget to buy their old grocery basket understand the distinction.
In his run-up to the midterm elections, the president is crisscrossing the country in an effort to energize his base. Unfortunately, he seeks to inflame his…
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A failing school should be an oxymoron.
Nikole Hannah-Jones’s sobering and provocative September 20 column in The New York Times Magazine - in which she agonized over the decision to send her daughter…
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Beatty’s is righteous audacity: the moral nerve to confront illegitimate power and refuse to be muted.
Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying,…
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