July 27, 2009 - Global Comment

La Otra España: Reconciling a Daughter’s Bilingual Confusion

July 27, 2009
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By Allison McCarthy

My lifelong confusion surrounding language and culture often surfaces without warning. In moments like these, I confront one of the most private shames I carried into adulthood: despite having a...

Obama’s health care reform under threat from “centrist” Democrats

July 27, 2009
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By Sarah Jaffe

It's beginning to look like a possibility that Americans may actually see health care reform happen in this administration, and maybe even this year. Having lived through the abortive attempt in the...