Polarization
Elections are interesting. This candidate or that one. This issue or that solution. There's always a winner and a loser. But after the elections an...
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Sprechen Zie Deutsch?: Did European Immigrants Really Learn English Quickly?
Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living
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Right wingers claim their ancestors needed to learn English quickly to survive, and that modern immigrants have been coddled and refuse to adapt. However, the reverse may actually be true.
Bad News Vaclav Klaus
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.29.2008 | World
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Vaclav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, is about to take the helm of the EU. This is not necessarily good news for Europeans, Americans, or any one else.
In the Spirit of the Season
Paula Gordon | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living
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Troubled by the bitter ironies and profound contradictions military chaplains embody, I took a long walk. The inescapable facts are that the military...
Pitcher Park: In Honor Of My Two Sons
Mary Pitcher | Posted 12.21.2008 | Living
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On one of the most beautiful days of this past summer, July 15, 2008, I received the phone call that every Mother prays she never gets. I was told t...
I Have A Dream
Susan Madrak | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living
For a couple of years now, I've been thinking about how to ground people in community through hard times (because I always knew hard times were coming.) One of the ideas I have is to have weekly community pot lucks.
Why Orthodox Youth Are Leaving the Fold
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 10.01.2008 | Living
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For the branch of Judaism that has long advocated - and rightly so - that education is the key to observance, it is simply unacceptable to see so many youth lost.
Cue REM: It's the End of the World As We Know It
Robyn O'Brien | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics
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We realized that we can no longer expect one person, one party, to be able to return our country to its former greatness, giving our children what they so rightly deserve.
Coming Together For A Three Day Sleepover Music Festival To Help Multi-Culture Agriculture In The Northwest
Patricia Amaya | Posted 08.15.2008 | Green
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The three day Sleepover will feature homemade organic foods with the proceeds being donated to Thurston County Gleaners Coalition.
Ladies Who Launch: The Key to Finding a Work-Life Balance
Amy Swift | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living
Women, more than ever before, have a full plate of family commitments, business challenges, professional goals, and personal aspirations. The question...
Is Our Long National Obsession With Cars Finally Ebbing?
Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 07.13.2008 | Green
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One thing I have never understood about Americans is their love of cars, and I am from Texas. To me, a car is like a prison sentence.
Obama: the Second Half
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
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The nation is upon hard times, and being straight with the American people is to engage in risky politics. Obama is up to the challenge.
Anyone Want a Few Million More Votes?
Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
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Single voters play favorites, their favorites are Democrats, and there are about 92 million of them eligible to vote.
The Power of Community
Deborah Fine | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living
Supermom is no more. What has taken her place is the Momtourage -- that village of teachers, nannies, friends, neighbors and caretakers who support and enrich each mother's life.
We've Been Going to Movies About Going it Alone
Sally Kohn | Posted 02.22.2008 | Entertainment
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As the ideology of hyper-individualism runs its dangerous course through our politics and culture, the American public may be drawn to entertainment that depicts the future we're desperate to avoid.
Change That Really Matters
Derek Shearer | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics
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If elected in November, it will be important for Hillary's supporters, and for the country not to forget the larger possibilities of change.
Ladies Who Launch: Put Your Actions Where Your Heart Is
Amy Swift | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living
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Without backing up our scrutiny of institutions with greater awareness of our own actions, hollow posturing allows us to persist in a state of denial about how our choices impact those around us day in, day out.
Children of Fundamentalism: Why I Hate Caring Communities!
Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.09.2007 | Living
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The mind needs freedom to question, which is impossible if constrained by the black and white mindset of fundamentalism. In any religion, excessive control clamps down the pipeline of creativity that feeds the soul.
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