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Taboo Thwarts Candor on Israel/Iran
Participants at an otherwise informative discussion on “Iran at a Crossroads” at the Senate on Wednesday seemed at pains to barricade the doors against the proverbial elephant being admitted …
David Sirota | The Tax War Goes Online
Is the Internet everywhere or is it nowhere? This question will strike many readers as a navel-gazing exercise in post-modern existential inquiry, prompting reflections on the 21st-century meaning of …
Ask the Chamber of Commerce: Why Is Too Much Not Enough?
Living in these United States, there comes a point at which you throw your hands up in exasperation and despair and ask a fundamental question or two: how much …
The People’s Nuclear Posture Review
Who decides our national and nuclear policy? (a) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. "In order to clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy for the near term, the Secretary …
Gazans Struggle to Keep Farming a Family Tradition
Trying to make a living as a farmer in Gaza these days is taking a toll on the family ties so integral to the Palestinian culture. Traditionally, occupations are …
Labor and Obama: Sweethearts No More
President Obama's honeymoon with organized labor has finally ended. It was a long honeymoon, though, more than a year and full of passion. But, alas, labor's ardor has cooled. …
Ponzi Nation: How Get-Rich-Quick Crime Came to Define an Era
Every great American boom and bust makes and breaks its share of crooks. The past decade — call it the Ponzi Era — has been no different, except for …
Eugene Robinson | Not From Central Casting
Washington - It took the case of “JihadJane” to illuminate what should have been obvious by now: Anyone who claims to be able to identify a potential terrorist by …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Good Debt, Bad Debt
Washington - There is a pathetic quality to our discussion of deficits and fiscal responsibility because we never face up to how much we need government to do. Our …
Reid Formally Notifies Republicans He Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Health Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid formally informed Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell Thursday that he will use the budgetary process of reconciliation to try and pass a final round of …