Allawi Me To Introduce Myself
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Richard Wolffe, Washington correspondent for Newsweek, on Allawi's address to Congress
» Newsweek's Richard Wolffe
30 Issues series: Oil Be Damned
» Jerry Taylor's article criticizing the Kerry energy plan and Tyson Slocum, Research director with Public Citizen's energy program, thinks energy policy should focus on consumer demand for oil ...
Soup's Up
30 Issues: The Debt - Who Pays For College
In Friday's "30 Issues", we look at the rising cost of college education. Stats indicate that since 1990, tuition has gone up about 25% (far ahead of the rate of inflation). The past few years have seen a flurry of articles about the crushing debt some college and grad ...
FEEDBACK...PAYING FOR COLLEGE
How much will it cost society if the goal is to insure that everyone has a college education of some sort?
Do we really want a society where bank tellers, secretaries, laborers, garbage collectors, traffic cops, etc., need college degrees in order to secure employment or advance beyond entry level status?
While I do not advocate returning to a society where certain races, classes, sexes, etc., of people were relegated to certain jobs and job categories, it is ridiculous and fiscally irresponsible to "professionalize" even menial jobs in order to justify the cost of a college degree, which is what has happened in many cases.
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NPR's Baghdad Correspondents: In The Flesh
Hats off to these brave souls who've risked their lives to bring us the news from Iraq. This week we've had the good fortune to hear from two of them in person
Anne Garrels
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