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Op-Ed
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The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse: Hurricane Sandy Rides In
First, 9/11. Next, Katrina. Then Wall Street. Now, Sandy erases once and for all the line between man-made and natural disaster.
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Decisions 2012: End of “Our” World?
I vote, but I never endorse. Seems a bit presumptuous for people in media to go around making endorsements. Ideally, media should inform, and the readers should decide. As …
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Before the Post-Mortems
This weekend, activist list-serves and web-sites were crackling with furious debate over whether or not progressives should be voting for President Obama this time around or helping to build …
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The Test of a Presidency
When should a sitting president be re-elected? Gone is the audacity of hope.
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Whatever It Takes – If You Can, Vote!
Michael Winship: Making your voice heard is more important than ever in the face of big money and cynicism.
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Campaign Season Mocked Rich, but Was “Not Concerned About the Very Poor“
Though the number of poor remains large, their profile is low.
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Romney’s Global Warming Joke Should Haunt Him
It's baffling that Democrats haven't gone after the GOP candidate for making light of rising oceans, even in the wake of Hurricane Sandy's destruction.
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One Safety Net That Needs to Shrink
ELECTION Day is upon us, and neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney has really addressed one of the nationu2019s most pressing economic issues: the risk that one day taxpayers …
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Obama and Romney Differ On Energy Policy, But Less Than You Might Think
In the last debate, Romney claimed that energy production on federal lands had declined 14 percent this year. He failed to mention that the decline was due to the …
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What Happens the Day After the Presidential Election?
Canvassing, and going door-to-door talking with people about President Barack Obama in the liberal college town of Gainesville, Florida this fall has brought me face-to-face with a reality that …