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Joe Conason | The Value of the “Obama Effect“
As approval ratings for Barack Obama decline at home, world opinion of the United States is rising steadily under his stewardship.
Froma Harrop | Bad Service Dressed as Good Service (2)
More service is not necessarily good service. And bad service dressed as good service is even worse. Here are examples: Restaurants. A waiter breaks into a lively conversation …
Connie Schultz | Cut the Budget? Then Arm the Citizens, Judge Says
You may have heard the latest those-folks-are-crazy story coming out of my home county in Ohio. It started two weeks ago with a local television station's tiny sound bite …
What Would Jesus Insure?
Christian groups are trying to create a run around health care reform by setting up alternative, unregulated religious health care bill collectives—and movement conservatives are cheering them on.
From Drunken Party Girl to Climate Change Activist
When we try to engage people politically we never know who will respond, or when someone will shift from reveling in their apathy to taking powerful public stands. With …
Counting Wins and Losses on Earth Day
Three prominent environmental activists reflect on the state of the American green movement for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of …
Israel Rejects Obama’s Call for Building Halt in East Jerusalem
Further complicating peace talks as White House envoy George Mitchell arrives in Israel today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Barack Obama's call for a building halt in East Jerusalem. …
Obama Will Ask Wall Street to Drop Efforts to Block Financial Overhaul
New York - President Barack Obama will call on Wall Street and industry lobbyists today to “join us, instead of fighting us” as Congress prepares to create new regulations …
Goldman Plays, We Pay
The story of the financial debacle will end the way it began, with the super-hustlers from Goldman Sachs at the center of the action and profiting wildly. Never in …
Froma Harrop | Bad Service Dressed as Good Service
More service is not necessarily good service. And bad service dressed as good service is even worse. Here are examples: Restaurants. A waiter breaks into a lively conversation …