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As a woman working in corporate America, I used to hate when men would interrupt me. But as I’ve progressed in my career, my mouth has shut and my ... | Continue reading
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Dear readers,Here at the The True America Institute, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of accuracy and integrity in our communications. T... | Continue reading
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On the surface, the work of Susan Choi doesn’t have much in common with that of Donald Barthelme. Choi is known almost exclusively as a novelist (t... | Continue reading
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“It turns out capitalism is alive and very well… We’re making serious progress to ensure that it works the way it’s supposed to work for the good o... | Continue reading