Permanently Unemployed
Paul Krugman writes in The New York Times that America is creating a new social class — the permanently unemployed: Now, some...
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Stockman’s Nightmare
David Stockman is in the Slough of Despond. Writing in this weekend’s New York Times, Ronald Reagan’s former budget chief...
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The Death Of Television News
The late Edward R. Murrow understood the great potential of television. He also understood that it could merely propagate ignorance....
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The Disposable Citizen
Several years ago, the American educator Henry Giroux moved to Canada to take the Global Television Network Chair in English and...
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Does Anyone Listen To Dick Cheney Anymore?
Speaking at a Republican dinner in Wyoming recently, Dick Cheney opined that President Obama’s national security personnel...
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Marching To Oblivion
Republicans must be furious with David Frum. The man who wrote George W. Bush’s “axis of evil” speech is...
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Giving Credit
Over the last four years, Paul Krugman has been a harsh critic of the Obama administration — not because it has failed to cut...
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The Same Story With A New Twist
In his book, Hegemony Or Survival, Noam Chomsky argued that George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq was merely the next step in an...
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Holding Their Breath
It’s truly remarkable. The Republican Party will not move away from its one big idea: No new taxes. Ever. After losing in...
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Republican Denial
“Denial,” Mark Twain wrote, “ain’t just a river in Egypt.” And so, as John Boehner insists that raising...
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