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Big, Beautiful American Poor
Big, Beautiful American Poor by Arlyce Menzies 906 words I grew up poor, that is, American poor. I fantasized about food at night–mashed potatoes, buttery dinner rolls, raspberry cheesecake. I would wake up and imagine a breakfast–strawberry waffles with whipped cream, cold orange juice–then, talk myself toward accepting what I knew was there–toast with peanut
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Can International Organizations Survive the Rightwing, Nationalist Onslaught?
Can International Organizations Survive the Rightwing, Nationalist Onslaught? by Lawrence S. Wittner 971 words At a time when international cooperation provides the key to preventing a variety of global calamities?including nuclear war, climate catastrophe, and massive starvation?it’s tragic that major nations, ruled by nationalist, rightwing parties, are on a collision course with the organizations that
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Death, Humor and the Looming Unknown
Death, Humor and the Looming Unknown by Robert C. Koehler 753 words Let’s call it the human guessing game. There comes a point in life when we find ourselves playing it whether we want to or not. Hallelujah for a sense of humor. It gives (temporary) relief from the unrelenting unknown . . . of