By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN — New York Times.
Let me start with the bottom line and then tell you how I got there: I can’t agree with President Obama’s decision to escalate in Afghanistan. I’d prefer a minimalist approach, working … Read more »
By Robert Borosage — Ourfuture.org
…”[O]ur troop commitment in Afghanistan cannot be open-ended — because the nation that I am most interested in building is our own.” —President Obama
But Afghanistan comes first?
President Obama made the best possible case … Read more »
By BOB HERBERT — The New York Times.
“I hate war,” said Dwight Eisenhower, “as only a soldier who has lived it can, as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”
He also said, “Every gun that … Read more »
By Isaiah J. Poole — OurFuture.org
A federal program of direct job funding, even at a time when unemployment is expected to exceed 10 percent for the next several months, is the third rail of any discussion about reducing unemployment. … Read more »
Robert Kuttner. Co-Founder and Co-Editor of The American Prospect. The Huffington Post.
President Obama seemingly has two entirely incompatible tasks. One is to move the economy on a path toward faster recovery with increased stimulus spending. The other is to … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN — New York Times.
If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — … Read more »
By Tim Rutten — Los Angeles Times.
Much like the Depression-era demagogue Father Charles Coughlin, the Fox News personality is promoting a mass movement. Should his bosses be pulling the plug?
For nearly a century, the Anti-Defamation League has stared … Read more »
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN — The New York Times.
President Obama’s visit to China this week inevitably invites comparisons between the world’s two leading powers. You know what they say: Britain owned the 19th century, America owned the 20th century, … Read more »
By Paul Krugman — The New York Times.
A funny thing happened on the way to a new New Deal. A year ago, the only thing we had to fear was fear itself; today, the reigning doctrine in Washington appears … Read more »
The Progress Report.
Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which merged the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s bill with the Finance Committee’s bill. According to preliminary analysis … Read more »
