Dinosaurs and Doomsday Fuel Fixes in a Satirical Rant
The piece humorously critiques gasoline pricing and energy policy, weaving in pop culture references. It mocks economists and politicians while lampooning oil dependence, OPEC, and the 1970s energy crisis. It ends by urging readers to engage politically and follow Dave Barry’s satirical call to action.
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Middle East
Orson Welles
Earth
United States
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Texas
OPEC
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Title IX and the battle over college wrestling cuts
Susan Reimer argues Title IX driven cuts hit men sports like wrestling while expanding women’s programs. She cites declines since 1993, notes colleges’ shifting costs, and quotes critics and supporters including Eleanor Smeal and Dan Gable. The piece questions the fairness of balancing numbers over opportunity.
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Susan Reimer
Jessica
U.S
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Kansas State
Eleanor Smeal
Feminist Majority
Baltimore
Mink
Corporate profits versus social justice in a capitalist system
The piece argues that unregulated capitalism prioritizes buy low sell high and profits for shareholders over social welfare. It cites drug industry price gouging for the uninsured, Medicare drug coverage pushes, predatory lending highlighted by Greenspan, payday lending rates, and rent to own schemes as systemic abuses harming the poor. It warns these practices tarnish capitalism’s reputation if left unchecked.
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Clinton
Congress
Ralph Nader
Fed
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Public Interest Research Group
Consumer Federation
Texas
Reforming image tough for Bush and Gore in 2000 race
Bush and Gore push reformer labels as they court independents. Bush questions the census long form and endorses GOP census challenges while Gore backs a Florida bid to grant Elian residency, signaling political maneuvering behind reform rhetoric.
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Bush
Congressional Republicans
Supreme Court
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Gore
Clinton
Elian Gonzalez
Florida
Elian
United States
New York
California
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