Ed. Note: This piece was first published December 13, 2011 For progressives, the first eight months of 2011 were the worst of times. Not since the Reagan tax cuts and slashing of domestic programs in 2001 have progressives been so
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Our hard-working staff will be taking a breather and not be publishing new material the next two weeks. We thank all readers for your support over the past year, and look forward to reporting on the political and cultural happenings
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If the desire to buy gifts during the holidays has infected even you, Dear Beyond Chron reader, why not display a little quirkiness? At the very least, one of the items described here may wind up expanding the recipient’s perceptions
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(The following is the introduction of Beyond Chron contributor Irvin Muchnick’s forthcoming ebook, UPMC: Concussion Scandal Ground Zero.) As someone who has made whatever bones he has made by writing about the demimonde of pro wrestling, I can assure you
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In the past few years, we’ve seen corporation after corporation try on the mantle of green. Most of that has been good – America is moving towards energy independence, we are becoming more thoughtful consumers, and most of us have
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