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Military Heads Fierce in Slamming “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal
Washington - The top uniformed leaders of the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps warned Congress on Friday that repealing “don't ask, don't tell” now would hurt the military's …
WikiLeaks and Our Boorish “in Your Face” Diplomacy
While the mainstream media focuses on whether Julian Assange is a sex criminal in charge of a terrorist organization, I got a rude reminder of my own sense of …
Tax Cuts
Bid to Limit Tax Cuts to Middle Class and Poor Fails in Senate
Washington - The Senate on Saturday blocked and most likely doomed efforts to extend Bush-era tax cuts only for the middle class and the poor but not the very …
How Rumors Rule in Cholera-Torn Haiti
On November 12, 2010, in the bright afternoon sun in front of Ste. Catherine Hospital/CHOSCAL in Cité Soleil, where Médecins Sans Frontières has set up a cholera treatment center, …
WikiLeaks Fallout: Why More Secrecy Might Be Worse
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks' release of tens of thousands of classified government documents on three separate occasions this year has prompted U.S. officials to add layers of new safeguards, but …
The Storm Isn’t Over: An Interview With “Floodlines” Author Jordan Flaherty
Like many of the journalists who cover stories about injustices that disproportionately affect people of color, Jordan Flaherty is white. And while Flaherty's diligence in acknowledging his racial privilege …
Vietnam: The Last Battle
The rain sheeted down; time washed away. I looked down from the rooftop in Saigon where, more than a generation ago, in the wake of the longest war of …
Jamie Dimon: Becoming Too Big to Save – Creating Fiscal Disaster
In Sunday’s New York Times magazine, Roger Lowenstein profiles Jamie Dimon, head of JP Morgan Chase. The piece, titled “Jamie Dimon: America’s Least-Hated Banker,” is generally sympathetic, but in …
On the Subject of Quitting
My head is swimming. My hands are shaking. My teeth are grinding together so hard that my jaw muscles look like I'm storing walnuts in there for the winter. …