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Changing course(s): Michael Gerson on the state of U.S. higher education

Plenty of data support the financial benefits of a college degree, an argument that’s unlikely to change. Does that mean that the status quo, which favors standard four-year colleges and ever-increasing rates of student debt, is acceptable? Nationally syndicated columnist and former White House policy advisor Michael Gerson argues the urgent need for new policies in this Washington Post article from April 2014.

Read it here: Gerson, "The payoff of a college education”

 

The people’s Clippers: Bob Katz proposes a sterling solution

Sports fans can be very passionate. Many strongly identify with their favorite team; they rejoice in its victories, suffer its defeats. What fans seldom get to do, though, is make actual decisions about the team or share directly in its earnings. With ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team likely to change hands soon, author Bob Katz makes a proposal in a May 2014 issue of CityWatch LA.

Read it here: Katz, "Who should really own the LA Clippers? The answer will surprise you.” 

 

The Washington Racial Slurs: Leonard Pitts on the NFL team name controversy

The calls to change the name of the Washington NFL team are growing more raucous every day. U.S. senators and congress members, Native American tribal leaders, athletes, journalists, and even President Obama have added their voices to the debate. Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts makes his position clear in this April 2014 essay.

Read it here: Pitts, "Let’s hear it for the Washington Slurs"