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Instability in Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Salesman’

Asghar Farhadi’s 2016 film “Salesman” tells a thought provoking story about a young married couple living in Tehran, which was shown last weekend by the Student Events Committee. Rana (Taraneh Alidootsi) and Emad (Shabaab Hosseini) are forced to evacuate their home once a construction mishap causes their apartment to become unlivable. 

Northampton council passes resolutions in regard to added surveillance downtown

Last Thursday, Northampton council passed a series of resolutions dealing with a variety of issues. 

The resolutions, although not legally-binding, express the council’s views. Yet, these resolutions  can also lead to legislature that will enact the ideas of these resolutions. Added surveillance cameras downtown, medical aid in dying, nuclear weapons and school bus safety were all topics of discussion for the council. 

Tax reform? The rich get richer and the poor get poorer

The Republicans promised us a tax reform that would simplify the code without adding to the nation’s deficit. They began with this argument: they promised to lower tax rates, particularly on corporations while ending tax breaks and loopholes at the same time. 

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