It’s in the Midwest. It’s called Illinois. It’s official: Illinois is the worst governed state in the country. by David Frum Article Reprint Last week Standard & Poor’s downgraded Illinois’s credit rating to A-. Only
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How the Internet is Making Us Stupid
Author of the ‘Shallows, ask if the Internet is Changing the way we Think Nicholas Carr Article Submission Although the World Wide Web has been around for just 20 years, it is hard to imagine life without
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Read moreUnlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal in the U.S.
Michael Gowan Article Reprint The clock to unlock a new mobile phone is running out. In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress, who determines exemptions to a strict anti-hacking law called the Digital Millennium Copyright
Read moreAttack on family in Compton latest incident in wave of anti-black violence
A Latino gang is intimidating blacks into leaving the city that was once an African American enclave. It’s part of a violent trend seen in other parts of the L.A. area. By Sam Quinones, Richard
Read moreThe Original Statue of Liberty Was Black
Designers wanted to Honor Slaves Levi J. Baldwin III Article Submission Very few people know the origins of the massive statue that stands in New York Harbor greeting travels from across the globe. The Statue of
Read moreSeattle Teachers Protest Exams
By STEPHANIE BANCHERO Article Reprint Teachers at three Seattle schools are refusing to give students district-mandated standardized exams, one of the most dramatic moves in an escalating fight nationwide over using test scores to evaluate
Read moreThe Psychology of Unity After Tragedy
Why the Boston Marathon bombings brought the United States together Joseph Burgo Article Reprint During his press conference following the Boston Marathon bombings, President Obama denounced the perpetrators as “evil” and “cowardly,” contrasting their behavior
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