Fears of radical Islam and a depleted budget may keep the U.S. from shepherding a Middle Eastern transition to democracy.
Youth
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Occupying Grand Central Station
OWS rings in the new year with a fight against NDAA.
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Showdown at the Docks
Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the movement’s three-month anniversary by taking the fight to major ports.
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Friday Miscellany
A conservative mayor unintentionally outs himself, obesity drops among NYC schoolchildren, and every U.S. writer says goodbye to Christopher Hitchens.
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Class Struggle
As levels of student debt continue to rise, regulators have an opportunity to reform higher education.
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From K Street to Main Street
This week featured a vision of two different paths Occupy Wall Street could take after being evicted from public parks across the country. In Washington, D.C., activists from labor, Occupy, and elsewhere held a “99% in DC” event that began with a day of visits to congressional offices to demand jobs legislation. Occupiers then followed […]
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All in the Family: Teens, Sex, & Politics
Don’t overestimate the power of the LGBT movement.
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You Big Bully
When it comes to kids, it’s just as important to help the aggressor as it is to help the victim.
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8-year-old Confronts Michele Bachmann on Gay Rights
“My mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need any fixing,” he said.
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Department of Overreaction: Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Don we now our bright apparel…