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When headlines make you snap: Managing displaced anger in anxious times
When headlines make you snap: Managing displaced anger in anxious times by Melinda Burrell 522 words It was a sunny spring day and I was enjoying the mild breeze as I walked home. Waiting at the streetcorner, I checked my phone. Three headlines set me seething and I strode home angrily. My husband greeted me
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César Chávez and the price of hero worship
César Chávez and the price of hero worship by George Cassidy Payne 1039 words For more than a decade, troubling claims about César Chávez’s sexual abuse were already documented. Miriam Pawel’s 2014 biography, The Crusades of César Chávez, explored both his extraordinary achievements and the darker corners of his personal conduct, including allegations of coercion and sexual
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It’s time to tax the rich
It’s time to tax the rich by Lawrence S. Wittner 973 words With the deadline for paying federal income taxes fast approaching, the thoughts of American taxpayers turn naturally toward the age-old question: Why isn’t there a fairer tax system? Currently, in fact, campaigns for state tax-the-rich legislation are flourishing in California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Rhode