By Charles M. Blow – New York Times.
An exasperated — and frustrated — President Obama said of the gun massacre last week in Oregon:
“Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium … Read more »
By Paul Krugman. New York Times.
So Donald Trump has unveiled his tax plan. It would, it turns out, lavish huge cuts on the wealthy while blowing up the deficit.
This is in contrast to Jeb Bush’s plan, which would … Read more »
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By GEOFFREY KABASERVICE
REPUBLICANS aren’t big fans of Karl Marx, but perhaps they should ponder his observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce. As preposterous presidential candidates dominate the polls and extremists topple congressional … Read more »
By Paul Krugman. New York Times.
John Boehner was a terrible, very bad, no good speaker of the House. Under his leadership, Republicans pursued an unprecedented strategy of scorched-earth obstructionism, which did immense damage to the economy and undermined America’s … Read more »
By Frank Rich – New York Magazine.
Most weeks, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich speaks with contributor Alex Carp about the biggest stories in politics and culture. This week: Carly Fiorina’s rise, Scott Walker’s fall, and Donald Trump being … Read more »
The following article includes video footage and is best viewed by clicking here:
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-n431781… Read more »
By Gail Collins – The New York Times.
Planned Parenthood! Government shutdown!
Anti-abortion politicians are in an uproar over videos that supposedly show Planned Parenthood representatives negotiating on prices for tissue from aborted fetuses. Carly Fiorina was passionate about the … Read more »
I’ve been going over what was said at Wednesday’s Republican debate, and I’m terrified. You should be, too. After all, given the vagaries of elections, there’s a pretty good chance that one of these people will end up in the … Read more »
America’s bees are dying at some of the highest rates ever, struggling to survive a deluge of next-generation pesticides called “neonics” unleashed by multinational chemical giants like Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer — the world’s largest manufacturer of these bee-killing chemicals. … Read more »
The editorial service I run has gotten less male but remains too pale.
By Emily Schwartz Greco
Anna Quindlen relayed an eye-opening and hair-raising experience to her readers in 1990.
“A newspaper editor said to me not long ago, with … Read more »
