Tag Archives: politics

September 11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Ronna

Tuesday, September 11 is the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Please take a moment to remember those men and women who lost their lives that day, and those men and women who have served to defend … Continue reading →

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Lecture Series: Election 2012

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Barbara

The Fall 2012 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “Election 2012” and will help you learn about critical issues affecting the election this fall. All lectures in this series are free, open to the public, and take place on Mondays … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 10

Posted on April 10, 2012 by kyle

Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America by Sara Dubow RG600 .D83 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor With all the talk by legislatures at the federal and state levels about reproductive rights, coupled with my attendance at … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 3

Posted on April 3, 2012 by kyle

The Imperfect Primary: Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of US Presidential Nomination Politics by Barbara Norrander JK522 .N67 2010 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Just in case you haven’t been paying attention to the news or have your phone number on the … Continue reading →

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Gandhi

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Barbara

Today is the anniversary of the 1948 assassination of Mohandas Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of the Indian movement for independence from British rule. He’s famous, of course, for nonviolent activism, passive resistance, and civil disobedience. You can read more … Continue reading →

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Lecture series: Brazil, Russia, India, China

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Barbara

The Spring 2012 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “B.R.I.C. (Brazil, Russia, India, China)” and will help you learn about these emerging economies and how they are affecting world power relations. All lectures in this series are free, open to … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 27

Posted on December 27, 2011 by kyle

Fools Rule Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change by William Marsden QC903 .M37 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I just spent the last five days driving over a thousand miles around the great states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 15

Posted on November 15, 2011 by kyle

Millennial Momentum How a New Generation Is Remaking America by Morley Winograd & Michael Hais JK1764 .W636 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor One of the biggest buzzwords of this millennium, in my humble opinion, is interestingly the term applied the … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 9

Posted on August 9, 2011 by kyle

Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics by Lester Spence E185.86 .S687 2011 New Book Island, 2nd floor Music provides the vehicle for the expression of endless possibilities. As a window to one’s soul, an artist … Continue reading →

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PolitiFact Wisconsin’s Truth-O-Meter

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Barbara

“PolitiFact Wisconsin is a partnership of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact.com [the national site], a Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site of the St. Petersburg Times, to help you find the truth in politics.” Reporters and research staff from the newspapers … Continue reading →

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