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Joseph Randle carries the ball for the Dallas Cowboys against the Houston Texans. Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesJoseph Randle carries the ball for the Dallas Cowboys against the Houston Texans. Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesDallas Cowboys This article is more than 9 years oldDallas Cowboy Joseph Randle arrested for stealing 'cologne and underwear'This article is more than 9 years oldRandle charged with Class B misdemeanourRunning back will earn $495,000 this seasonCame day after Cowboys 30-23 win at SeattleIt has been reported that the Dallas Cowboy Joseph Randle was arrested on Monday night for shoplifting.
Politics booksObituaryEllen Meiksins Wood obituaryPolitical theorist who dissected the conflict between capitalism and democracyThe political theorist Ellen Meiksins Wood, who has died aged 73, held that in its deepest sense, democracy means “nothing more nor less than people’s power, or even the power of the common people or the poor”. The socialist left is thus the true heir to the tradition of popular democracy.
In the book with which she made her first significant mark, The Retreat from Class (1986), she argued that, without an organic connection to the needs and aspirations of working people, socialism becomes rudderless, a dream without an agent that might realise it.
David and Jason Benham, onscreen, emceed the Life Surge conference. Photograph: Josiah Hesse/The GuardianDavid and Jason Benham, onscreen, emceed the Life Surge conference. Photograph: Josiah Hesse/The GuardianUS newsLife Surge, where speakers include Tim Tebow and a Duck Dynasty star, ties together faith and financial planning
“As believers, we train ourselves to be valuable to the marketplace,” said the minor-league baseball player-turned-real-estate investor Jason Benham. “How do we use the talents, opportunities, abilities and resources that God has given us so that the Kingdom of Heaven may come to Earth through us?
Pictures from the past Photography Henry Ford in his first car - a picture from the past Henry Ford was born on this day in 1863. He is seen here in his first car, the Ford Quadricycle, built in 1896. The photograph has been painted with the Stars and Stripes and a patriotic message Karin Andreasson
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