Category: Politics and Current Events
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A look at recent media featuring Beacon Press authors and books.
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In the terrible wake of the devastating quake in Haiti, we have heard this about long-time Beacon friend and supporter, author Edwidge Danticat, who was interviewed for this story about Haitian-Americans waiting for news of loved ones: Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-American author whose books about the country have won the National Book Award and the…
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Amy Seidl looks at the gap between what was achieved and what was needed in Copenhagen.
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Frederick S. Lane makes an immodest proposal for airline safety in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing.
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The lack of damage control for harm already done to these children along with the damage the juvenile justice system inflicts on them can only make things worse for our society as time goes on.
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Cesar Cota was the first in his family to attend college. “Now it’s hard to achieve my dream,” he says, “because the state put higher fees on us, and cut services and classes.”
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Today's post is from Bill Gates, Sr. is a retired Seattle attorney and author of Showing Up for Life, and Chuck Collins, co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good. They are co-authors of Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes. This piece was originally syndicated on Minuteman Media. A century ago, President…
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“You won’t see my speech on the evening news, though I believe that it was a far more accurate reflection of the tradition of Islam than the story that you saw looped on every channel, and headlined in print this morning.”
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A look at recent media featuring Beacon Press books and authors.
