Monthly Archives For March 2009

King of the Roadkill

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In Joseph B. White’s article “How Detroit’s Automakers Went from Kings of the Road to Roadkill,” White explains five factors that contributed to the fall of Detroit’s big three, General Motors (GM), Chrysler and Ford.

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Krugmanomics

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Economist Paul Krugman explains one of today’s more pressing social and economic concerns—a growing income inequality—through his understanding of the Great Depression and the culture and politics it produced.

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Guinier Imposes Talent Quotas

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The discussion over quality in higher education and maintaining standards of academic excellence in American colleges took an ugly turn March 2nd when Harvard law professor and former Clinton Administration lightning rod Lani Guinier declared that standardized testing is racist.

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