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  • These Hongkongers Are Not ‘a Few Violent Thugs’

    These Hongkongers Are Not ‘a Few Violent Thugs’0

    One major reason why the Hong Kong protests have been so successful at capturing international attention is because they are having a huge impact on the tiny island nation’s thriving economy – whether through 11 weeks of massive street demonstrations, the sit-ins at the main airport, or widespread worker strikes throughout the city.  What this shows,

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  • These Eight US States have Shrunk in 2016

    These Eight US States have Shrunk in 20160

    New York, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois, and West Virginia all experienced shrinking populations in 2015-2016 according to figures recently released by the United States Census Bureau. This was in part due to internal migration by people seeking new employment opportunities, warmer weather or retirement in other states.   Despite some states benefitting from migration

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  • These Americans Can’t Answer Simple Citizenship Questions: Are Schools to Blame?

    These Americans Can’t Answer Simple Citizenship Questions: Are Schools to Blame?0

    • September 17, 2015

    September 17th marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. To recognize “Constitution Day,” the day “when all schools receiving federal funds are expected to provide lessons or other programming on our most important founding document,” the folks at the Fordham Institute prepared a special project. They examined the mission statements of the

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  • These 6 GOP Senators Voted to Repeal Obamacare in 2015—But Voted to Keep it in 2017

    These 6 GOP Senators Voted to Repeal Obamacare in 2015—But Voted to Keep it in 20170

    Six Senate Republicans who helped sink a ‘clean repeal’ of Obamacare this week had voted for a full repeal of the law in 2015. In 2015, eager to send a political message, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would have repealed most of Obamacare’s regulations and taxes. The legislation garnered 52 “aye” votes, but

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  • These 13 Counties Started Work Requirements for Food Stamps. Here’s What Happened.

    These 13 Counties Started Work Requirements for Food Stamps. Here’s What Happened.0

    Participation in the food stamp program plunged by 85 percent in 13 counties in Alabama after officials required that recipients must work, look for work, or get approved job training, a state agency says. In those 13 counties, enrollment in food stamps dropped over four months from 5,538 able-bodied adults without dependents to 831 such

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  • These 12 Simone Weil Quotes Are Genius!!!

    These 12 Simone Weil Quotes Are Genius!!!0

    • February 3, 2016

    The French philosopher Simone Weil (1909-1943) only lived to the age of 34. But in spite of her brief life she created a body of work that has garnered some impressive compliments. Albert Camus described her as “the only great spirit of our time.” T.S. Eliot wrote that she was “a woman of genius, of

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