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Memo to Obama: Anything but Democracy Now for Egypt is Building on Sand
Add Barack Obama to the long list of statesmen who couldn’t solve the Riddle of the Sphinx. For a while last week it looked like a miracle was happening: …
Dave Johnson | Obama to Chamber: Be Patriotic and Move Jobs Back to America
President Obama today appealed to the patriotism of the members of the Chamber of Commerce to begin investing in America again, to begin bringing factories and jobs back and …
Eugene Robinson | Reagan’s Democrats
Washington - As we mark the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth, one of our major political parties has become imbued with the Gipper's political philosophy and governing style. I …
State Budget Cutbacks Lead to an Unexpected Silver Lining: Prison Reform
Over the past few years, states have acutely felt the pain of our nation’s economic woes. As some governors cope with revenue shortfalls by raising taxes and others enact …
What Can We Do to Support Egypt?: Address in Solidarity With the Popular Revolution
We have all been moved by the courageous actions of the Egyptian people in recent weeks. In response to their inspiring example, we might ask the following question: What …
Can We Please Stop Blaming Immigrants?
Hostility in the United States toward immigrants has risen sharply in recent years. The strongest sign of this was the law signed last April by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, …
Worker Productivity: The French Connection
Workers in the United States are more productive, per capita, than workers in European nations, according to 2009 federal government statistics. But does this mean that Europeans are doing …
Tom Engelhardt | Pox Americana: Driving Through the Gates of Hell and Other American Pastimes in the Greater Middle East
As we've watched the dramatic events in the Middle East, you would hardly know that we had a thing to do with them. Oh yes, in the name …
Corporate Media Push Wrong Story on Obama’s Relationship With Business
President Barack Obama is hoping to “mend ties” with big business by speaking to the US Chamber of Commerce (COC), Washington DC’s top lobbyist. That’s the frame we’re hearing …
Obama Challenges Big Business to Spend and Hire
Washington - President Barack Obama challenged big business Monday to tap into its huge reserves of cash and start hiring. "Now is the time to invest in America," Obama …