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The Jungle

Twitter, the 21st Century Bully Pulpit

What Would Teddy Tweet? [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] Would 26th President (“walk softly and carry a big stick”) Teddy Roosevelt have tweeted? Put it this way:  I’m pretty sure that a guy who, after being...
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Book Review: ‘Predator Nation” by Charles Ferguson

Crime and No Punishment “The Jungle,” by Upton Sinclair. “Silent Spring,” by Rachel Carson. “Unsafe at Any Speed,” by Ralph Nader. To this illustrious list of muckraking, epoch-changing books, add one more: Charles Ferguson’s “Predator Nation.” Pantheon of Greats Essentially the unabridged companion piece to his 2010 Oscar-winning documentary (“Inside Job“), the book is a sober if...
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