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A cynical thought on Trump's "foreign policy" ...
image fromLet's face it: many of the world's "leaders" are sleazeballs.Do you need names? No, you name 'em.And am not talking about the "Third World" or the former USSR, but our miniscule planet as a...
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Black With (Some) White Privilege - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
By ANNA HOLMES FEB. 10, 2018, New York Times (Original article contains additional illustrations, and links).Image from articleWhen I was in my early 30s, I started making a list of every child I could...
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America -- leave it to love it ?... - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
"Living Abroad Taught Me to Love America," Janine di Giovanni, Feb 10, 2018, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: President Trump's Motorcade proceeds along Pennsylvania Avenue in...
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Speaking more than one language can boost economic growth
Patrick WallacePatrick WallaceProgram Specialist for World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives at Georgia Department of Education and Educational Innovator.2dSpeaking more than one language can...
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America’s Real Digital Divide - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY, New York Timesimage from articleExcerpt:When politicians and policymakers talk about kids and technology, it is usuallyabout “bridging the digital divide,” making sure that poor...
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No such thing as correct English | Kellam Barta - video; Note for a...
image (not from video) fromNo such thing as correct English | Kellam Barta | TEDxFargo (video)
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Breaking up with Facebook: users confess they're spending less time
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY(Photo: AP)SAN FRANCISCO — Mikita Burton has had a Facebook account for nine years, nearly as long as her youngest child has been alive. And, until arguments about the...
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Students Look Abroad for Internships
Cheryl Winokur Munk, Wall Street Journalimage from article, with caption: Chase Therrien (left), a student at the University of Texas at Dallas, says his eight-week internship in Madrid last summer...
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Trump plans to appoint new ambassador in Warsaw
Radio PolandImage from, under the title: Socialite and fundraiser lists $30M Fifth Avenue co-opUS President Donald Trump has announced he intends to appoint long-time Republican Georgette Mosbacher as...
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A rebus sent to Voltaire by Frederick the Great.
A rebus sent to Voltaire by Frederick the Great from
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Why Is It So Hard for Democracy to Deal With Inequality? Note for a...
Thomas B. Edsall, Feb. 15, 2018, New York Times;original article contains links and charts.Image from article, with caption: a fundraiser forHillary Clinton in New York in Sept. 2016.In theory, in a...
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Trump as a coming-out-of-the-closet francophile ... :)
John Brown [from a Facebook entry on my part, for your amusement]7 mins · Now we finally know "the truth": Trump is not a Russian agent, but a finally-coming-out-of-the-closet francophile! :"We had a...
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The Rise of the Amphibians - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
David Brooks Feb. 15, 2018, New York Timesuncaptioned image from articleDuring moments of historic transition, generation gaps open up. So I’ve begun alittle tour in which I gather millennials for...
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Trump Betrays the Bards of Hard Work
By Maggie Doherty, New York Times, Feb. 16, 2018;original article contains links.Image from article, with caption: A performance of Hamlet at theMatthews Opera House and Arts Center in Spearfish, S.D....
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Trump Wants to Make America White Again - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
Steve Phillips, New York Times, Feb. 15; original article contains links.uncaptioned image from articleThe White House is assertively working to make America white again, andDemocrats are too afraid to...
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The Tyranny of Convenience
Tim Wu, New York Times, Feb. 16, 2018[JB full disclosure: I don't have a cell phone!See below.]uncaptioned image from articleConvenience is the most underestimated and least understood force in the...
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Does TV bear some responsibility for hard feelings between urban America and...
Jenny Schuetz, brookings.edu; via ND -- many thanks!Americans don’t move as much as they used to, even though people in some parts of the country fare better than others. Large metropolitan areas have...
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It's official: Most Americans are currently in debt - Note for a discussion,...
Maurie Backman, The Motley Fool, USA TODAYuncaptioned image from articleAnd they need to do something about it before the problem gets worse.Excerpt:It's no secret that America is a nation that runs on...
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Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too.
Sunday, February 18, 2018Scott Shane, Feb. 17, 2018, New York Times; original article contains links.uncaptioned image from articleBags of cash delivered to a Rome hotel for favored Italian candidates....
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American Peacemaking Experience in the Balkans: Lessons for Ukraine
videoUnited States Institute of PeaceStreamed live on Feb 15, 2018The United States played a leading role in ending wars that gripped the Balkans more than 20 years ago. Amid growing interest in the...
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