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Ted Johnson and M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska discuss modern American patriotism, past anniversaries, and how this 250th anniversary can spur change.
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Before We Pass Judgment on the Supreme Court’s Progressive 2015…
…we’d do well to think of the conservative backlash delivered in the court of opinion, and what that might mean for 2016, cautions Madiba
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Was This the Year of Financial Inclusion?
No. But Patricia Hart says that 2016 might be.