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Power of the Big Idea
Washington - Those who would chronicle events in Washington can find no richer source of analogy and metaphor than the Three Stooges. These days, I'm thinking of the times …
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Death and Contradiction: The Case of Iran’s Nuclear Scientists
Part I – Death On 23 July 2011 it was announced that Dariush Rezai-Nejad was shot to death …
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All That Glitters Isn’t Gold – Nor Money
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), is best known in the United States for his fierce criticism of the Federal Reserve. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times) My wife …
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Getting Away With Torture: the Ill Treatment of Detainees
Should the U.S. government officials most responsible for setting interrogation and detention policies following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks be investigated, and if warranted prosecuted, under United States and …
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Why the GOP Aims to Sink the Economy
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." ~ Mark Twain ~ If our …
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Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Fenway Park, Boston, July 4, 2011. On this warm summer day, the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays. First come pre-game festivities, especially tailored for …
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Yes to Moderation, No to Centrism
Washington - What the country yearns for is moderation. What we hear about is the political center. But centrism has become the enemy of moderation. Moderation in …
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Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security
This phony debt crisis has now passed through the looking glass into the realm where madness reigns. What should have been an uneventful moment in which lawmakers make good …
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America Held Hostage to Two-Party Failure: Government of, by and for the Corporations
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington about raising the national debt limit on July 13, 2011. From left: …
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How to Save the US Labor Movement
Protesters demonstrate against provisions of Governor Walker's Budget Repair Bill, February 2011, Madison, Wisconsin. The bill all but eliminated collective bargaining for public unions in the state. The labor …