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Hero worship and the question of race

Slate says today that the viral nature of Charles Ramsey's interviews reflects 'a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform.'
by Bob Collins

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The big world of small gestures

The big world of small gestures

Joshua Jones, the young man in this video, doesn't say anything. He can't speak, a result of cancer.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball and the struggle for redemption

Baseball and the struggle for redemption

This seems like an appropriate week to consider the heroes that walk among us.
by Bob Collins

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Marriage debate bingo (5×8 – 5/8/13)

Marriage debate bingo (5×8 – 5/8/13)

Playing politics, beemageddon, Jablonski goes pro, stories that make you want to call your mom, and pro athletes as role models redux.
by Bob Collins

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Gun violence: It may not be what you think

You couldn't tell it by the vigor of the public debate but the rate of homicides with guns in the United States has dropped rather dramatically from the '90s, an analysis of government data shows today.
by Bob Collins

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Why can’t job applicants be treated better?

Someday, we hope, employers are going to be back where they were in the '90s: desperate for people to hire. And when that day comes, there's going to be a reckoning with the people many treated so poorly during the century so far.
by Bob Collins

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When it’s time to move on

When it’s time to move on

Rain is heading toward Boston. It will bring out the flowers, turn the grass green, and tell us it's time to move on.
by Bob Collins

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Flag v. freedom

In South Carolina, a school teacher has taken a payoff to be quiet and go away after being fired for stomping on an American flag.
by Bob Collins

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Perpetually paying for software

It's possible that the way you use software on your computer underwent a sea change in the last 24 hours.
by Bob Collins

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Still here (5×8 – 5/7/13)

Still here (5×8 – 5/7/13)

Photos of 'the invisible,' alive in Cleveland, burying a bomber, the unprofessionals in the cockpit, and the Arboretum in May.
by Bob Collins

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