USA

By Alex MacGillis From The New Republic The day that Barack Obama went up with his most devastating ad of the 2012 campaign—quite possibly the most devastating Democratic general…
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By Albor Ruiz From the Daily News When it comes to Cuba, everything — even an unusual and worrisome cholera outbreak — is a propaganda occasion for those who, even after 53 years of a…
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By Saul Landau “Belief in man-made global warning is a lot like believing in Santa Claus.” - Rush Limbaugh “Any potential benefits of proposed emissions reduction…
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By Bill Press There are still a lot of questions about 5-4 Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. What does this mean for the Commerce Clause? How many states…
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By Jane Franklin Speech given July 6 in Montclair, New Jersey It’s an honor to be here once again to help send off another Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba. But wouldn’t it be nice if…
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By Saul Landau  “Americans will do anything for Latin America except read about it.”  - James Reston “You go Uruguay and I’ll go my way,” said Groucho…
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A The New York Times editorial Immigrants are known as entrepreneurial people, for obvious reasons: those with the ambition and energy to uproot themselves and build new lives in a…
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By Bill Press We know the Supreme Court. On December 12, 2000, it decided that George W. Bush would be the next president of the United States. On June 28, 2012, it decided that…
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By Sam Baker From The Hill The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the insurance mandate in President Obama’s healthcare law, a stinging defeat for conservatives who had insisted the law…
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By E.J. Dionne Jr. From The Washington Post Justice Antonin Scalia needs to resign from the Supreme Court. He’d have a lot of things to do. He’s a fine public speaker and teacher. He’d…
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