by Kendra Thurlow | Jul 26, 2007 | News
On August 31, an era is coming to an end at Smith College in Northampton. The college has opted not to renew its Coca-Cola contract, severing ties with the company after a 50-plus-year relationship. President Carol Christ, in a letter to Coca-Cola on May 25, cited...
by Advocate Staff | Jul 26, 2007 | News
Hitchens Was RightChristopher Hitchens is a bit of a boob, but he's right about religion ["Hitchens Is Not Great," July 19, 2007]. At least he pays taxes on the money he makes. If churches were properly taxed, many snake oil salesmen would go out of...
by Alan Bisbort | Jul 27, 2007 | News
When George W. Bush went in for his colonoscopy on Saturday—insert joke about brains, head, ass here—Richard "Lon" Cheney was king for a day. He got to wear the crown, sit on the throne, bounce the beach ball with the globe on it up and down,...
by Salim Muwakkil | Aug 2, 2007 | News
I have known Barack Obama since the early '90s. My conversations with him had convinced me he was an unwavering progressive. I celebrated his first election to the Illinois state senate, and he compiled a strikingly progressive legislative record during his...
by Alan Bisbort | Aug 2, 2007 | News
You could put what I know about high finance in a thimble and still have room for a side order of fries. Nonetheless, occasionally some news sifts up from the Wall Street babble that makes me prick up my ears. For instance, this week I heard that the stock market...
