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Originally published 01/23/2014
Cory Booker Never Spoke for Newark Like Amiri Baraka Did
Jelani Cobb
Amiri Baraka was a poet and activist, and he's the key to understanding modern Newark.
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Originally published 11/18/2013
Is a Green Energy Revolution on the Global Agenda?
Michael T. Klare
Will we see a climate change-fueled political revolution?
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Originally published 10/16/2013
Chris Christie and the Legacy of New Jersey’s Rosa Parks
Michael Stewart Foley
Christie is attempting to unmake the legacy of New Jersey civil rights icon and fair housing activist Ethel Lawrence.
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Originally published 07/13/2013
Country Matters in Elizabethan England
Bruce Chadwick
As You Like It Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ Drew UniversityAll is not well in the city where William Shakespeare’s As You Like It begins. The play, written in 1599, now running at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, charts the problems of urban life as cities grow, often without much order, in contrast to the increasingly inviting green retreats of the rural countryside. Within this conflict is the romance between Orlando, a frustrated younger brother in a powerful family, and the lovely Rosalind, a Duke’s daughter.Separately, the pair flees the city and seeks out the solitude of the Forest of Arden, with its thick clusters of trees, meandering streams and cast of characters. Rosalind disguises herself as a man so that she can keep an eye on Orlando, who is smitten with her as a girl. They are one of several pairs of lovers in the forest. The play is simple and relies on its director and actors to make it interesting. They do. As You Like It is impressive.
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Originally published 05/16/2013
Julian Zelizer: Chris Christie's Weight -- Why It Matters
Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America." Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made headlines last week when one of his aides admitted that he had surgery to lose weight. Christie said that the surgery had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with his health and his family. Christie said: "It's not a career issue for me. It is a long-term health issue for me and that's the basis on which I made this decision. It's not about anything other than that."It is impossible to know whether we should take Christie at face value. Given that there has been ongoing speculation about his presidential aspirations for 2016, often coupled with discussions of his struggle with weight, it is certainly not unreasonable to wonder whether these are related.Why do Americans care about the weight of a candidate and why is appearance an issue in presidential elections? There is very little chance that the issue will go away. Certainly, old-fashioned bias has something to do with this concern....
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Originally published 02/27/2013
Cumberland County battle field could soon become historical site
Some members of the Cumberland County community are seeking a grant that they say will shed light on the truth behind a suspected Revolutionary War battle site.Revolutionary War history is said to be rooted here in Port Norris, and some members of the Cumberland County community say they will stop at nothing to shed light on the truth."Get something going all the way back to the Revolutionary War era right here in Cumberland County would certainly an asset to our tourism and our economy."...
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Originally published 08/14/2017
The Surprisingly Glamorous History of New Jersey Presidential Vacations
Gil Troy
Long before it was the capital of gym, tan, and laundry (or President Trump's "working vacation") New Jersey coastline was the chosen high-end destination for presidents.
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Originally published 05/06/2015
The Great Deal David Petraeus Got Shows a Double Standard at Work
There's No There There
It's another example of how our pretense of equal justice for all is simply untrue.
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