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WorldMay 8, 2018
A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow
When Mikhail Gorbachev came into power, my father offered his consulting services to fledging consumer enterprises in Russia, and several took him up on it.
Michele Willens
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ActivismNovember 16, 2016
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ReligionDecember 29, 2014
A Farewell to a Rabbi Who Mattered
Many will rightly remember Rabbi Leonard Beerman for his political and moral advocacy. My memories of him are of a more personal nature.
Michele Willens
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WorldDecember 3, 2013
A Daughter’s Memory
Three decades after World War II, a veteran returns to Japan on a quest of kindness.
Michele Willens
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PoliticsApril 28, 2008
The First H
If California's historic 1950 Senate race had gone the other way there would have been no Checkers speech, no Watergate break-in, no Woodward and Bernstein, perhaps an early exit from Vietnam.
Michele Willens
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Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 7, 2002
The Liberator Released
In the issue of January 4, 1866, The Nation--itself founded by a group of abolitionists--paid tribute to the final issue of William Lloyd Garrison's fiery anti-slavery newspaper, Th
Michele Willens