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Why a woman should replace Andy Jackson on the $20

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Naomi

After reading the NYT article on how an Orthodox Jewish woman got out of her miserable arranged marriage, I went on to Gail Collins, a god in my non-fundamentalist pantheon. And Gail came through with this column: A Woman’s Place … Continue reading →

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An important NYC human rights agency comes back to life

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Naomi

In my fuzzy mind, the Commission on Human Rights sounded like a federal agency, so I was pretty surprised–and very pleased–to hear that not only it is a New York City agency but that Mayor De Blasio’s newly appointed commissioner … Continue reading →

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What a contingency case means to a lawyer

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Naomi

Also from Wil Hylton’s “A Bug In The System” (The New Yorker, February 2, 2015): When [Bill] Marler’s litigation becomes complicated and protracted, his firm can go months without generating income. Marler routinely lends money to the firm to keep … Continue reading →

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