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  • US Has History of Banning Immigrants with Radical Ideas

    US Has History of Banning Immigrants with Radical Ideas0

    The Washington Post blasted Donald Trump this week over his proposal to stem the flow of immigrants from nations associated with terrorism.   Trump’s radical speech, the news writers said, was  “laden with falsehoods and exaggeration.” Trump was fiery and combative in contrast to his opponent Hillary Clinton, who was “cool and collected.”  Every person the Post

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  • This Teen Earned Enough to Pay for College by Selling Newspapers

    This Teen Earned Enough to Pay for College by Selling Newspapers0

    Most children these days expect their parents to pay for their college—either through savings or through co-signing on loans. But not Kevuntez King of Memphis, Tennessee, who was raised by his single mother. As People Magazine reports: “Every Sunday for the past four years, Kevuntez King woke up at 3:45am to stand on a Memphis,

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  • Jo Cox: looking at refugees with a mother’s heart

    Jo Cox: looking at refugees with a mother’s heart0

    The tragic death of British Labour MP Jo Cox yesterday brought to light a powerful speech that she made in April asking the government to accept thousands of child refugees.  Mrs Cox, 41 and the mother of two young children, was murdered by a crazed loner wielding a gun and a knife while she was visiting her

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  • Americans are dying at a greater rate

    Americans are dying at a greater rate0

    Over the last couple of months we’ve brought you grim news from the USA. First there was the story of the rapid rise in the mortality rate of middle aged white Americans mainly driven by suicide, drugs and alcohol. Secondly, there was last month’s report on the rise by 24% in the suicide rate of all Americans from 1999

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  • 8 Truth-Bombs from Thomas Paine

    8 Truth-Bombs from Thomas Paine0

    1) “When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.”   2) “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”   3) “Where knowledge is a duty, ignorance is a crime.”   4) “It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.”  

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  • 1945 Orwell Essay: A Description of Modern America?

    1945 Orwell Essay: A Description of Modern America?0

    I’m a huge sucker for the 4th of July. You name it: flags, Americana music, historical trivia – I revel in almost anything patriotic. But while the love for one’s country is a commendable quality, can it sometimes be taken to an extreme? Can it squelch rational thought and objective reasoning? This question came to me

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