It is true that American democracy has come a very long way in the last two hundred and thirty-two years. Before the secret ballot, it was not uncommon to find oneself threatened with bodily harm at the polls, and of course, voter fraud, ballot rigging, and outright destruction of votes,...
Despite the bitter acrimony, the racist mobs, the comic distractions, and the absurd lack of substance that has defined the 2008 presidential campaign, one of the most fascinating and unexpected developments of this election cycle is the recent and surprisingly palpable feeling among so...
Students working on campus at their university are exempt from Social Security and Medicare Tax in the state of New York—as per IRC 3121(b)(10) and Section 218 Modification 242. We have confirmed this with the IRS and the New York State Social Security Administrator, Kevin Mack. This...
During my first semester at the GC, I’ve been struck by the complicated relationship many of us are negotiating between our responsibilities as academics and as citizens of a troubled city, country, and world. Many of my fellow humanities doctoral students have a latent social worker or...
As Venezuela prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of its Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez has little cause for celebration. His stewardship of the state economy has largely resulted in failure: income inequality is on the rise while poverty reduction has not kept pace with the...
