Category: journalism
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Regardless of whether people favor or abhor the current actions of the Trump administration, three facts are undeniable. The Trump administration is usurping the power of the purse, which the U.S. Constitution gave to Congress. The administration cannot legally end funding to agencies and programs already funded by Congress. The Trump administration is ignoring regulations…
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So many people — ordinary people, not big names — make the place they live a little bit better. I want to emulate them. There are millions all over the world. Here are seven, a few I know well, a few I’ve come across recently. If you want to feel hopeful, I suggest going on…
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When I was a paid laborer, I set an alarm and woke up to the radio, a news program every morning. I liked it better than the pulsing of an alarm, that warm articulate voice bringing the news of the day. Then came the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. It took me, perhaps, a few…
