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The Coming of Fall (and the US Presidential Election) 2012

Last week, I began noticing a few trees with leaves of red or gold, though the countryside still looked green.  But each day since, I have been paying special attention to the panorama as I drive here and there with … Continue reading

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On Professional Life, with Special Reference to Mothers

Anne-Marie Slaughter recently wrote a long article in the The Atlantic, entitled ‘Why Women Still Can’t have it All’.  It describes the difficult dilemmas and decisions that professional women (and men) have, trying to combine their responsibilities to their jobs … Continue reading

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Time for Protest—Again

The guitarist and songwriter, Makana, sang his wonderful protest song, We are the Many, at a gathering of APEC in Honolulu on Saturday night.  He sang it, and was allowed to sing it, for 45 minutes, to a group of … Continue reading

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