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A Most Controversial Test: New York City's "SHSAT" and Educational Opportunities
Each year in New York City, several thousand eighth graders and ninth graders sit for an exam called the SHSAT, the Specialized High School Admissions Test. And each year this exam sparks more and more controversy. This is a tale about education, ambition, hopes and dreams.
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Congo – Heading for the Rapids
A decade ago the Democratic Republic of the Congo emerged from a civil war that threatened to tear this vast and rich country apart. Democracy was proposed as a solution for stability, but the prospects of a really democratic Presidential election seems more and more remote. This may again open cracks in the foundations of the state.
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The Khashoggi Affair: Business As Usual For Saudi Arabia
Pundits have declared the gruesome death of Jamal Khashoggi an international crisis, but one authority on international politics disagrees. Dr. James Kurth of Swarthmore College remains sanguine about the future of Saudi-American relations. He believes assassinations are normal in the Arab world, advises the Trump administration to do nothing to stop them, and resist the siren call of "Democracy Building."
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The Beginning of the End of Prison Slavery?
Most people think the Thirteenth Amendment, as well as state constitutions, abolishes slavery in all forms. They are surprised to find out that there is an exception in the amendment “as punishment for crime”. The State of Colorado is making an attempt on election day to change this.
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Curtain Up, Light the Lights... It’s Saudi Showtime!
Senator Ben Sasse (R) was interviewed on CNN this morning (he has a new book coming out) and expressed the perfect amount of outrage regarding Khashoggi's death, which is now being reported as a “botched interrogation” (Reuters). Let me be the first to state that whatever so-called repercussions are discussed in the loftiest of terms, they won’t amount to a sand dune for two reasons: arms deals and the petrodollar.
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