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Formerly constrained to fraternity houses and re-runs of “That 70s Show,” our generation, especially college students, has taken “bro” into the mainstream. I attribute it to shifting identities, as our generation, placing less existential emphasis on nation, family, and religion, seeks to fulfill its biological need for community elsewhere. Perhaps we are so desperate for real familial connections, and yet lacking in the time to form them, that we attach the word “brother” or “sister?...
While Martinez and Leslie both describe their experience as ultimately positive, they both acknowledge that there are many who have been less fortunate...
...series of tough (and strikingly familiar) issues: a carbon tax, gays in the military and health care. But will history repeat itself, with the party in power bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent? Here are five reasons the 2010 midterm scenario is different, and perhaps less dire for the Democrats, than 1994's. (See the top 10 alternative political movements...
...owned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, or IRISL, has a fleet of vessels that go directly to Iran's ports from cities around China and Korea, as well as the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. So, even if the Dubai route was choked off, Tehran may yet have alternatives less vulnerable to U.S. pressure...
...Analysts predict that the Chinese President's decision to go to Washington will make the U.S. less inclined to adopt a confrontational stance on China's currency policy. "If April 15 comes and goes without a report, I don't think I'd be surprised," says Stephen Green, head of China research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai. During their phone conversation Thursday, Hu told Obama that "healthy and stable economic and trade relations between China and the United States serve the interests of both countries," according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The report didn't say whether...