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Basic Fairness

Limbaugh concedes, "this is not going to go down well among people who have this notion that fairness is the overriding objective of any society."

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Religious Freedom

However, what's really marked past atrocities in the long run has never been the act of the mad man but the response of humanity.

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Sifting Through the Unemployment News

The numbers for people who have been out of work for 27 weeks or more and are still searching remains unchanged.

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Race Against Time

Overt acts of racism can be limited by laws or curbed by social pressure, but an actual shift in the nation's consciousness takes generations to accomplish

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Of Junk Food and Junk News

Just as an experiment - instead of cable news watch PBS or listen to NPR. Try it. It's like going from Oreos to oat bran. There's a sudden withdrawal.

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Our Better Angels

Arizona has suffered economically for years from a wave of people illegally crossing the border from Mexico and has asked repeatedly for help with no real response from the federal government.

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Living in a 'Post-Racist' Society

August 20, 2010 by Tina Dupuy

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The MSNBC documentary series Lock Up ran a story earlier this month about a Maricopa County Jail inmate charged with identity theft named Cecil Kunkel. The 29-year-old Kunkel has a swastika tattooed on top of his "skinhead." He's covered in "white power" slogans and imagery. The only ink-free spot on him is an empty space in the shape of another swastika over his heart.    Read more

Basic Fairness

August 20, 2010 by Peter Funt

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Basic Fairness
Limbaugh concedes, "this is not going to go down well among people who have this notion that fairness is the overriding objective of any society."

More Americans are suffering than at any time since the Great Depression due to rampant unemployment and the ensuing spiral that leads to hunger and homelessness, and then affects health, education, crime and other essential pieces of our social fabric.     Read more

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Efficiency Drives in Government - why nothing improves

August 18, 2010 by George Fripley

You may have noticed that the government rarely seems to change. Sure, politicians change every now and then, but the system does not. There are always protocols and processes that industry and members of the public need to go through before they get approvals, permits etc.    Read more

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