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Claude Fischer End times and presidents

Claude Fischer, professor of sociology | 3/16/12 | 7 comments

The heated controversies around President Obama – the questioned birth certificate, the supposed Muslim connections, his seeming foreignness – have generated more than a whiff of fire and brimstone. Snopes.com, the website devoted to fact-checking common rumors, felt compelled in 2011 to fact-check whether the president was the antichrist. They … More >

Robert Reich The Wall Street occupiers and the Democratic Party

Robert Reich, professor of public policy | 10/11/11 | One comment

Will the Wall Street Occupiers morph into a movement that has as much impact on the Democratic Party as the Tea Party has had on the GOP? Maybe. But there are reasons for doubting it.

Tea Partiers have been a mixed blessing for the GOP establishment – a … More >

Robert Reich Why Governor LePage can’t erase history, and why we need a fighter in the White House

Robert Reich, professor of public policy | 3/24/11 | 2 comments

Maine Governor Paul LePage has ordered state workers to remove from the state labor department a 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor history. Among other things the mural illustrates the 1937 shoe mill strike in Auburn and Lewiston. It also features the iconic “Rosie the Riveter,” … More >

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