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  • In the first scene, the First Citizen describes the Senate the 1% of ancient Rome: They ne'er cared for us yet: suffer us to famish, and their storehouses crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act established against the rich, and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor.

    What Shakespeare Thought About the 1% 2012

  • OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: On the morning of the day when Basso Bassianus Severus, the future First Citizen was born, his mother woke up to find a strange woman sitting at the foot of her bed.

    "The Folding Knife" by KJ Parker (reviewed by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2010

  • For a new candidate emerges for First Citizen; a candidate once the prodigy of sage Antigonus himself.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Paul 2010

  • For a new candidate emerges for First Citizen; a candidate once the prodigy of sage Antigonus himself.

    "The Folding Knife" by K.J. Parker (Orbit) Paul 2010

  • And what succour does the First Citizen and Senate offer us?

    Archive 2010-03-01 Paul 2010

  • And what succour does the First Citizen and Senate offer us?

    "The Folding Knife" by K.J. Parker (Orbit) Paul 2010

  • OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: On the morning of the day when Basso Bassianus Severus, the future First Citizen was born, his mother woke up to find a strange woman sitting at the foot of her bed.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Liviu 2010

  • Remember it when you cast your voice for First Citizen.

    "The Folding Knife" by K.J. Parker (Orbit) Paul 2010

  • Remember it when you cast your voice for First Citizen.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Paul 2010

  • After spending $50 million showing off Chicago and circling the globe to hobnob with the world's sporting potentates, civic boosters pursuing the 2016 Olympic Games are fretting over one last detail: Will Chicago's First Citizen, President Barack Obama, travel to Europe next month to make the final pitch to the International Olympic Committee?

    For 2016 Olympic Contenders, the Games Have Now Begun 2009

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