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This law would not only block the teaching of such classics as Ulysses, The Canterbury Tales, and Catcher in the Rye, it’d prohibit historians and law professors from competently discussing campus free speech regulations.
After eight primaries and caucuses, the ordained GOP front-runner has lost the majority of contests. In Minnesota, 83 percent of Republicans rejected Romney, and turnout was down across the board.
Margaret Sanger’s legacy continues to haunt debates about abortion and family planning.
For the critic John Leonard, “books are where we go alone to complicate ourselves.”
Why the fossil fuel industry fights so hard.
More than a quarter of African-Americans live in poverty. During Black History Month, we should speak truthfully about the economic legacy that drives this inequality.
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Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.
The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.
El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.
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This article reviews the books "Shakespeare: The Biography," by Peter Ackroyd, "Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare," by Clare Asquith and "'Shakespeare' By Another Name: The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man Who Was Shakespeare" by Mark Anderson.
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Reviews are presented of "Why We Fight," directed by Eugene Jarecki, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," directed by and starring Albert Brooks, and Michael Winterbottom's "Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story," starring Steve Coogan, with screenplay by Martin Hardy.
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The article reviews the motion picture "Cach´ (Hidden)," starring Daniel Auteuil and directed by Michael Haneke.
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The article reviews the motion pictures "King Kong," directed by Peter Jackson, and "Brokeback Mountain," directed by Ang Lee and starring Heath Ledger.
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The article presents five political cartoons reflecting on news stories of 2005. Topics covered include former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, intelligent design, gay priests in the Catholic Church, and U.S. President George W. Bush's declaration of victory in Iraq.
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The article reviews four motion pictures, including "Munich," directed by Steven Spielberg, "Brokeback Mountain," starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, "Match Point," directed by Woody Allen, and "King Kong," directed by Peter Jackson and starring Naomi Watts.
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The article discusses the 2006 edition of "Cosmo Dogwood's Urban Almanac," edited by Eric Utne. According to the author, the book demonstrates that natural beauty exists in cities if you know where and how to look. The history of the almanac is discussed. Various sections of the almanac are reviewed, including "Cyclic Exercise" and "Biodynamic Gardening."
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