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Why the Occupy Wall Street & Tea Party Objectives Dovetail — or Should

On By The Social CriticIn Economics & GlobalizationLeave a comment

If the headline-grabbing Occupy Wall Street movement proves anything, it is that Americans are gravely concerned about the state of our union. Just as the Tea Party was regarded with suspicion in their initial rallies to reduce government bloat, throngs of leaderless Occupy Wall Street protesters have been derided for their all-over-the-map set of gripes: …

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If Justice is Blind, Sotomayor is Anything But

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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's controversial comment reveals a competing priority. Does someone who so openly esteems one ethnic or gender group's potential over another belong on the bench?