Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. He has a PhD in Economics from Yale University as well as degrees from Harvard University (history BA) and Stanford University (economics MA). read more

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Historian Eric Foner has just published The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (W.W. Norton),in which he explores Lincoln’s role in the ending of slavery in the United States. The book is not just a recapitulation of the massive record of Lincoln and slavery but, in characteristic Foner style, recasts the scope for assessing this vital part of history. In early September I met with Professor Foner in his office at Columbia University to discuss the book. read more

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Historian Eric Foner on the Perennial Relevance of Abraham Lincoln

Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack, according to a report co-authored by the UK’s former chief drugs adviser Professor David Nutt.

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Alcohol ‘harms more than heroin’

How did New York Times reporter Helene Stapinski get anyone to confirm her theory that Americans are suddenly eating more spaghetti tacos? She called Syracuse University Professor Robert J. Thompson, just like 78 Times reporters before her. Thompson, a…

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There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.

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Creation was Godless says Hawking