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    Economic Inequality and Fakery in Art

    Aug 14, 2012 05:01 PM EST

    ... Images. This entry is cross-posted on the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions Today's post is a departure for Making Sen$e: one of our rare excursions to the crossroads of art and economics. An art history major at Brandeis University in ...

  • What is it like to be a black police officer in America?

    What is it like to be a black police officer in America?

    Jul 15, 2016 05:51 PM EST

    ... s said, doesn't mean that everything that is said is true. But you owe it to the community to investigate, to make vigorous attempts at identifying the problem. If I am a member of the community whether it be black, Hispanic, Asian or white and I complain about a ...

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    How Will Gingrich's Political Past Determine His Future?

    May 11, 2011 12:37 PM EST

    ... this surprisingly competitive election as a direct result of House Republicans passing the Rep. Paul Ryan's budget with its Medicare overhaul. However, the American Crossroads ad gets at the heart of what's going on in this race. Without a wealthy, self-funding Tea Party candidate on the ballot ...

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    'Made in India' Explores the Business of Surrogacy, From America to India

    Aug 03, 2011 02:53 PM EST

    ... When we first heard about "outsourcing" surrogacy to India in 2007, we were captivated by the myriad of issues that emerge from this subject matter at the crossroads of body politics, reproductive technologies and globalization. At the time when we started filming, we noticed that any mainstream conversations around this ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on the political reaction to Trump's tariffs

    Brooks and Capehart on the political reaction to Trump's tariffs

    Apr 04, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... t just about goods. It's about the exchange of people. It's about the exchange of ideas. All dynamic societies are open societies, are crossroads societies. And America used to be the ultimate crossroads society. And this is changing all that. And I hope there are some Republicans who ...

  • Reports reveal Trump appealed to small donors more than Clinton

    Reports reveal Trump appealed to small donors more than Clinton

    Jul 21, 2016 03:44 AM EST

    ... that money, about $1.4 million, went toward television ads attacking Clinton. Make America Number 1 reported about $1.1 million in cash on hand at the beginning of this month, but it took in only $97.86 in revenue — a $25 donation and $72.86 in bank interest. The ...

  • The issue that could roil the midterms

    The issue that could roil the midterms

    Aug 28, 2014 01:03 PM EST

    ... Morning Line shout-out. Congratulations to Kathy Benson ‏(@KathyBenson2) and Sharita ‏(@Shugruberg) for guessing Wednesday’s trivia: What was LBJ’s first job, before becoming a politician? The answer was: LBJ was a teacher. LINE ITEMS Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told the audience at a private Koch brothers’ event ...

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    Gangs 'Do Whatever They Want' in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place

    Jul 30, 2013 04:00 AM EST

    GWEN IFILL: Next, Outside of a war zone, this is the most dangerous place on earth, San Pedro Sula, the second largest city in Honduras, at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the United States. More than 1,200 people were killed in the city last year ...

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    Obama and Romney Barnstorm Swing States in Closing Stage of Presidential Race

    Oct 24, 2012 10:02 PM EST

    The days on the campaign trail have gotten busier. President Obama traveled to Iowa, Colorado, California and Nevada in a single day, while his challenger Mitt Romney visiting Nevada and Iowa to make his case to the last undecided voters. Jeffrey Brown reports on the stepped-up pace in the ...

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    Obama Campaign Promises to Lay Off Romney's Taxes...If He Releases Them

    Aug 17, 2012 01:02 PM EST

    Supporters of Mitt Romney hold signs during a campaign rally Tuesday in Chillicothe, Ohio. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Dear High School Rival, I really, really want you to do that thing I've been asking you to do all year. The thing I announced on the loudspeaker in front of everyone, the thing I put...