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Mideast peace talks: Opportunity or frustration?
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met in Washington last Thursday to resume direct talks…
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The mis-state of the nation
By Saul Landau
In the San Francisco Bay Area, California’s Central Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington DC, Miami and other areas I’ve visited over the last year, I…
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1938 in 2010
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
Here’s the situation: The U.S. economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president’s policies have limited the damage, but they…
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Glenn Beck and his war on Christians
By Bill Press
It was bad enough, in July 2009, when Glenn Beck called President Obama a "racist" with a "deep-seated hatred of white people." But when, on Aug. 29, he finally…
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California Democrat: Travel bill needs five more votes
From the blog, Along the Malecon
During his 28 years in Congress, Howard Berman has earned a reputation for his ability to bring Democrats and Republicans together.
Now, as chairman of…
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Obama renews Cuban embargo for another year
By Anya Landau French
From the Huffington Post
Well, I can't say it was any big surprise. Yesterday, President Obama renewed his authority under the otherwise defunct Trading with the…
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The spoiled-brat American electorate
By Eugene Robinson
From The Washington Post
According to polls, Americans are in a mood to hold their breath until they turn blue. Voters appear to be so fed up with the Democrats that…
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Bring out the clowns
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Last Saturday, Glenn Beck, the right-wing radio demagogue and Fox News fixture, held an event at the Lincoln Memorial. The gathering, at which Sarah…
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We won in Iraq? Where’s the cheering squad?
By Saul Landau
After 7 and ½ years President Obama seems to be updating his Republican predecessor’s May 1, 2003, pronouncement: “Mission Accomplished – Iraq Still Destroyed.”
Bush…
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It’s witch-hunt season
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
The last time a Democrat sat in the White House, he faced a nonstop witch hunt by his political opponents. Prominent figures on the right…
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