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Failure Is Good - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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Failure Is Good - NYTimes.com

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By next Wednesday, the so-called supercommittee, a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits. Barring an evil miracle - I'll explain the evil part later - the committee will fail to meet that deadline. If this news surprises you, you haven't been paying attention. If it depresses you, cheer up: In this case, failure is good.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By next Wednesday, the so-called supercommittee, a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits. Barring an evil miracle - I'll explain the evil part later - the committee will fail to meet that deadline. If this news surprises you, you haven't been paying attention. If it depresses you, cheer up: In this case, failure is good.</div>

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The Collapse of the Climate Change Contrarians - 0 views

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Collapse of the Climate Change Contrarians

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The Zuckerberg Tax - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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The Zuckerberg Tax - NYTimes.com

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The White Underclass - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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The White Underclass - NYTimes.com

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A new study finds that a jobs program for newly released prison inmates left them 22 percent less likely to be convicted of another crime. This initiative, by the Center for Employment Opportunities, more than paid for itself: each $1 brought up to $3.85 in benefits.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new study finds that a jobs program for newly released prison inmates left them 22 percent less likely to be convicted of another crime. This initiative, by the Center for Employment Opportunities, more than paid for itself: each $1 brought up to $3.85 in benefits.</div>

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Don't Thank Me for My Service - 0 views

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Don't Thank Me for My Service

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Big government? In the Gulf, it's too small and too weak - Joe Conason - Salon.com - 0 views

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big government

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Federal inspectors assigned to inspect oil platforms in the Gulf are poorly trained, over-stretched and powerless.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Federal inspectors assigned to inspect oil platforms in the Gulf are poorly trained, over-stretched and powerless. </div>

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Op-Ed Contributor - Sun Blasts, Another Potential Disaster - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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How to prepare for the next major solar storm.

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What collapsing empire looks like - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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glenn greenwald collapsing empire politics

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Cities are forced to turn off streetlights and slash school days while the wealthy thrive and wars drone on

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cities are forced to turn off streetlights and slash school days while the wealthy thrive and wars drone on</div>

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Op-Ed Contributor - Math Lessons for Locavores - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Eating locally grown produce is a fine thing in many ways. But it is not an end in itself, nor is it a virtue in itself.

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The "obscenity" of comparing Americans to "killers and terrorists" - Glenn Greenwald - ... - 0 views

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The obscenity of comparing Americans to killers and terrorists - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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That's the whole point:  those who are so upset by this comparison (how dare you compare Americans to the Taliban) have ingested the tribalistic, propagnadistic delusion that no matter what we do, We are always fundamentally different and better than Them.
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thinkahol * on 19 Sep 10

The American Prospect continues its strange attack on "The American Taliban"

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Op-Ed Columnist - The Angry Rich and Taxes - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Op-Ed Columnist - The Angry Rich and Taxes NYTimes.com

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Political rage is coming not from the jobless, but from the very privileged, who are furious at the thought of their tax cuts expiring.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Political rage is coming not from the jobless, but from the very privileged, who are furious at the thought of their tax cuts expiring.</div>

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Op-Ed Columnist - Test Your Savvy on Religion - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Op-Ed Columnist - Test Your Savvy on Religion NYTimes.com

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Take this pop quiz on world religions. It shows why we should not rush to inflammatory conclusions about any faith.

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Jim Hansen's Conservative Climate Plan - 0 views

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Jim Hansen's Conservative Climate Plan

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Hansen's proposal makes use of market principles, by prodding the market to tell the truth about the costs of carbon-based energy through prices.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hansen's proposal makes use of market principles, by prodding the market to tell the truth about the costs of carbon-based energy through prices. </div>

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They hate us for our occupations - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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They hate us for our occupations - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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A new study by a University of Chicago professor reveals the obvious about what actually causes Terrorism

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Collapsing empire watch - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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Collapsing empire watch - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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The U.S. now ranks 49th in the world in life expectancy

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The Wars on Drugs and Terror: mirror images - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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The Wars on Drugs and Terror: mirror images - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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The deceit and propaganda which justify both wars are identical, as are the harms they cause

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Let's Not Make a Deal - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Let's Not Make a Deal - NYTimes.com

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Democrats should not give in to Republican blackmail on extending tax cuts.

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Brookings' "centrist" opposition to the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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Brookings' centrist opposition to the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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Think tank "scholars" are lavishly funded to defend elite prerogatives

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What Egypt Can Teach America - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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What Egypt Can Teach America - NYTimes.com

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The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but in the entire Middle East for decades. We supported corrupt autocrats as long as they kept oil flowing and weren't too aggressive toward Israel. Even in the last month, we sometimes seemed as out of touch with the region's youth as a Ben Ali or a Mubarak. Recognizing that crafting foreign policy is 1,000 times harder than it looks, let me suggest four lessons to draw from our mistakes:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but in the entire Middle East for decades. We supported corrupt autocrats as long as they kept oil flowing and weren't too aggressive toward Israel. Even in the last month, we sometimes seemed as out of touch with the region's youth as a Ben Ali or a Mubarak. Recognizing that crafting foreign policy is 1,000 times harder than it looks, let me suggest four lessons to draw from our mistakes:</div>

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The leaked campaign to attack WikiLeaks and its supporters - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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The leaked campaign to attack WikiLeaks and its supporters - Glenn Greenwald Salon.com

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A proposal to help Bank of America destroy the group and its advocates reveal a deeply lawless mindset

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Failure Is Good - NYTimes.com - 1 views

The Collapse of the Climate Change Contrarians - 0 views

The Zuckerberg Tax - NYTimes.com - 0 views

The White Underclass - NYTimes.com - 0 views

Don't Thank Me for My Service - 0 views

Big government? In the Gulf, it's too small and too weak - Joe Conason - Salon.com - 0 views

Op-Ed Contributor - Sun Blasts, Another Potential Disaster - NYTimes.com - 0 views

What collapsing empire looks like - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

Op-Ed Contributor - Math Lessons for Locavores - NYTimes.com - 0 views

The "obscenity" of comparing Americans to "killers and terrorists" - Glenn Greenwald - ... - 0 views

Op-Ed Columnist - The Angry Rich and Taxes - NYTimes.com - 0 views

Op-Ed Columnist - Test Your Savvy on Religion - NYTimes.com - 0 views

Jim Hansen's Conservative Climate Plan - 0 views

They hate us for our occupations - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

Collapsing empire watch - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

The Wars on Drugs and Terror: mirror images - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

Let's Not Make a Deal - NYTimes.com - 0 views

Brookings' "centrist" opposition to the rule of law - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

What Egypt Can Teach America - NYTimes.com - 0 views

The leaked campaign to attack WikiLeaks and its supporters - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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