USA

By Bill Press American politicians have the attention span of a gnat. Consider the silence and inaction on global warming. In 2006, Al Gore stunned the nation with the release of the…
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A The Washington Post editorial FOR THE SECOND TIME in three months, the Obama administration has blocked a state law pushed by Republicans that, using the pretext of a nearly…
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From The Nation “Where’s the outrage?” was the refrain on a recent weeknight at a panel organized by the Police Reform Organizing Project in Manhattan. The question…
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By Saul Landau “Romney now flaunting his wealth to impress voters!” (The Onion) I smiled weakly when liberal Democrat friends guffawed last week over verbal foibles of Mitt…
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By Bill Press One thing about Rush Limbaugh: When he steps in it, he steps in it big time. And he sure did so this time. For El Rushbo, as he proudly calls himself, it started out as…
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By Ross Douthat From The New York Times Why aren’t President Obama’s poll numbers higher? That’s the question unsettling the Washington conventional wisdom this week. Amid improving…
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By Bill Press Here's a good idea. Let's say you're a former senator. You're running for president of the United States. You want to appeal to blue-collar, middle-class voters. So what…
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By Saul Landau After 9/11, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a Yale graduate with a law degree from Columbia, and fellow neo cons plotted to twist and invent “intelligence” data to convince…
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Robyn Blumner President Barack Obama's budget has about as much chance of passing the Republican-controlled House as a proclamation applauding J.C. Penney for standing by Ellen.…
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By Saul Landau The media’s ability to confuse celebrity “news” with war and economic disaster grows stronger. “As North Korea ramped up its threats to attack…
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