Category Archives: 2020 January

Health Notes- Oh, nothing much… just a cure for cancer.

Posted on January 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

We’ve wanted to run the headline “Cancer Cured!” for a long, long time, and now we may have the chance without it being just a grim joke. T-Cell therapies, where a patient’s immune cells are removed, modified, and returned to … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich

Posted on January 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

“The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich A thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Humor in the time of Stalin

Posted on January 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

The jokes always saved us: humor in the time of Stalin by Jonathan Waterlow in Aeon, Dec 2019 Stalinism. The word conjures dozens of associations, and ‘funny’ isn’t usually one of them. The ‘S-word’ is now synonymous with brutal and … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for January, 2020

Posted on January 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Citizens United Turns 10!

Posted on January 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

Our “News To Make You Furious” column began with the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska. Now, 10 years later, there’s another anniversary to recognize… Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling declaring corporations are people and money … Continue reading →