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College graduation: Weighing the cost … and the payoff
May 19, 2012 by - Pew Research Center
The Magnetar fallout
May 19, 2012 by - ProPublica
GOP Speaker Boehner threatens default if spending not cut…
May 19, 2012 by - Citizens for Tax Justice
Senator Lee’s budget would sharply cut Social Security, Medicare, other programs while making tax system less progressive
May 19, 2012 by - CBPP
Special meeting update
May 18, 2012 by - Mike Kroll

Latest Sports

Galesburg wins a triangular track meet held in Knoxville.
April 20, 2012 by - Del Mecum
The Prairie Fire defeat the Eureka College Red Devils 9–0.
April 20, 2012 by - Del Mecum
Knoxville Blue Bullets lose to the Sherrard Tigers 6–5
April 6, 2012 by - Del Mecum
Streaks beat U-High 8–2
April 2, 2012 by - Del Mecum
CSC splits doubleheader with Elgin
April 2, 2012 by - Del Mecum

Latest Opinion

The commencement address that won’t be given
May 19, 2012 by - Robert Reich
How odd that Mitt’s smitten with Clinton
May 18, 2012 by - Robert Reich
Citizen civics: the movie
May 17, 2012 by - Mike Kroll
Speaker Boehner’s recent remarks concerning the debt limit
May 17, 2012 by - CBPP
Bucking banking anger at local level
May 17, 2012 by - Bill Knight

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The Civic Conscience

May11

What are the alternatives?

on May 11th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Richard Crockett

Small towns have been having it tough for several years. It as if they hit their peak during indus­tri­al­ization and just prior to urban­ization encour­aging rural migration to the major cities. People go to places where they can earn a living, …

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May05

Controversial

on May 5th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Richard Crockett

The word “contro­versial” has become a device often used to create a false equiv­a­lency between true and false political and economic contentions. It has the effect of elevating lies to the level of legit­imacy, and it is used to discredit responses to …

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Apr15

Are we locked into war because it is making somebody money?

on April 15th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Richard Crockett

Rachel Maddow in her new book, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, has called attention to the practice of “outsourcing,” e.g., the priva­ti­zation of military oper­a­tions. I conclude from her discussion that through this strategy, decision makers can replace a declaration …

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Apr02

The Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court

on April 2nd, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Richard Crockett

If the Affordable Care Act falls at the hands of the Supreme Court, it will be for political reasons rather than legal reasons.

It is clear today that the politi­cization of the Supreme Court is well estab­lished. There have been …

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Mar25

Was Marx really right?

on March 25th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Richard Crockett

While not many people would embrace Karl Marx or his disciples vision for ordering society today, his critique of capi­talism is acknowl­edged as being one of the best. This opinion may even extend to some of the worlds foremost capitalists.…

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