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NIH Cuts, Which Way Will The Wind Blow?

By PAUL NATINSKY Like the rest of the cuts by chainsaw, the 15-percent cap on indirect costs for National Institutes of Health projects is a sharp-edged reduction in spending. Purportedly targeted at reducing waste and inefficiency, the indiscriminate reduction belies...

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10 Seconds Over Portland

To suddenly be up against a biologically stronger and faster athlete who is operating with a body possessed of the athletic frame of an adolescent boy is beyond unfair. The records earned, the achievements born of months and years of training, the hard-fought wins are washed away overnight.

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It Takes More Than A Boycott

By PAUL NATINSKY A series of one-week boycotts of products and services owned and operated by American and international plutocrats isn’t going to make a difference politically or practically. The richest man in the world was willing to absorb a 50 percent decrease in...

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Inhumanity And The Small Things

Think about that. Visually. Logistically. Where are the bodies being kept? What condition are they in? Who is tasked with watching them? Who’s keeping track of their identities?

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Shrinking Michigan

“People have to be cognizant of the fact that there is not one issue that drives this,” said Jim Holcomb, President of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. “It’s many issues. Michigan can’t just change one thing and fix the problem.”

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Turning a Stroke Into a Compelling Second Act

Turning a Stroke Into a Compelling Second Act

In August I had a stroke. The southwest zone of my brain exploded and left a bright white relief map of the Great Lakes on a CT scan. Blood pressure of 220 over 110—twice the normal measure—powered what is politely called a “cerebrovascular accident.”

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