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Tragically it is not the kind of character valued in the NFL, and that’s the heart of the damn problem.

"...to stand the test of time and to keep enchanting the world."

Although Twitter’s founders, investors and employees deserve to be rewarded for their ingenuity and hard work, the company’s public offering provides an opportunity to take stock of the growing disparities and misplaced priorities in the home of the nation’s celebrated technology industry.

Spying on Ban Ki-moon, New York election, seniors, Detroit, and food stamps

Brains of babies who heard melody before birth react more strongly to tune after birth and at four months, scientists say

As Afghan soldiers abuse a prisoner, American Special Forces stand idly by

Study: Americans safe from gun violence except in schools, malls, airports, movie theatres, workplaces, streets, own home

Jon Stewart -- Affordable Horror Story. Liquid Art. Canned Heat -- Woodstock Boogie. Burn: Detroit Firefighter Documentary. Professor Louie -- What Does it Mean to be Working Class?

In a preview of what will be a nationwide day of action on Black Friday, Walmart workers at several Southern California stores walked off the job this morning to protest Walmart's low wages. Just minutes ago, sixty Walmart workers were arrested for engaging in a peaceful sit-in in downtown Los Angeles.

Brooklyn College's plan to dramatically scale back the Graduate Center for Worker Education is one of the latest efforts to curtail examination of working class issues done in a way designed to provide students with activist skills.