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Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?

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The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or
organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a
desk.

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Katha Pollitt
Katha Pollitt
Katha Pollitt is well known for her wit and her keen sense of both the ridiculous and the sublime. Her "Subject to...

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