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Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop, writes for Creators Syndicate.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Missiles Aimed at Social Security and Medicare

Missiles are pointed at Social Security and Medicare, the broad-based programs for older Americans. Some are stealth missiles. Some are misguided missiles. But both parties are pointing them.…
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Froma Harrop,
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February 16, 2012
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Global Warming IS Here

Bark beetles and egrets don't care whether Governor This or Senator That believes in global warming. They feel it in their whatevers. Responding to warmer temperatures, plant and…
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Froma Harrop,
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September 16, 2011
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Detroit Loves Good Mileage At Last

Fifty years ago, Ford unveiled a small-scale model for its atomic-powered car of the future. A capsule in the rear would contain the nuclear power and could be…
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Froma Harrop,
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August 5, 2011
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The Right Question for the Defense Budget

“Can we afford the military budget?” Not quite the right question, but one being asked these days even in hawkish circles. It reflects a break in the Republicans'…
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Froma Harrop,
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June 16, 2011
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All Eyes on the Storm

In 1954, E.B. White wrote a piece in The New Yorker about a hurricane hitting his part of Maine. The moment it left Boston, he notes in “The…
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Froma Harrop,
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May 26, 2011
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GOP: Try Again on Medicare

Nice try, Republicans, running a political protection racket to push your Medicare scheme. Scrubbed of the sweet talk about saving Medicare, your offer boiled down to this: You…
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Froma Harrop,
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May 10, 2011
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Is the New Walmart New Enough?

I found this quote, buried in a news story about rising prices in China: “I hear that many Chinese exporters are rejecting orders from Walmart and…
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Froma Harrop,
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April 28, 2011
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Curbing Medicare Costs Without Vouchers

About 10 years ago, a new radiation treatment for prostate cancer came on line. A single course of “intensity-modulated radiation therapy” cost Medicare about $42,000. The older radiation…
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Froma Harrop,
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April 21, 2011
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America Is Not a Third World Country … Yet

Let's start with the assumption that America is not a Third World country. In poor countries, many people never see doctors. Only the elite go to college. Rattletrap…
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Froma Harrop,
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April 19, 2011
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The GOP Plan for Medicare Is Not Nice

The House Republican plan for balancing budgets includes deep cuts in federal health care spending. It is honest but not nice. It's not nice at all. …
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Froma Harrop,
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April 11, 2011
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