Author Archives: MZR

Yesterday, a child came out to wander Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go ’round and ’round And the painted … Continue reading →

By FRANK BRUNI For our time off together around Christmas, my siblings, their children and I recently began plotting an excursion to the Six Flags amusement park in the Los Angeles area. The discussion turned quickly from roller coasters to … Continue reading →

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 9, 2013 AT the recent New York Times forum in Singapore, Eleonora Sharef, a co-founder of HireArt, was explaining what new skills employers were seeking from job applicants, but she really got the audience’s … Continue reading →

October 25, 2013 By CHARLES M. BLOW The stock market is hitting record highs. Bank profits have reached their highest levels in years. The market for luxury goods is rebounding. Bloomberg News reported in August, “Sales of homes priced at … Continue reading →

Posted on Oct 20, 2013 By Chris Hedges “The rich are different from us,” F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to have remarked to Ernest Hemingway, to which Hemingway allegedly replied, “Yes, they have more money.” The exchange, although it never actually took … Continue reading →

Posted on Oct 6, 2013 By Chris Hedges Editor’s note: Chris Hedges will be speaking in the Los Angeles area on Oct. 13 on the myth of progress and the collapse of complex societies. Robert Scheer will lead a discussion with a … Continue reading →

By PAUL KRUGMAN The federal government is shut down, we’re about to hit the debt ceiling (with disastrous economic consequences), and no resolution is in sight. How did this happen? The main answer, which only the most pathologically “balanced” reporting … Continue reading →

By FRANK BRUNI September 16, 2013 I was steering my cart through Costco the other day, wondering whether to waddle to the aisle where they sell cashews by the quarter-ton or to the one with thousand-piece packs of chicken thighs, … Continue reading →

Sept 8, 2013 By PICO IYER NARA, Japan — Hundreds of Syrians are apparently killed by chemical weapons, and the attempt to protect others from that fate threatens to kill many more. A child perishes with her mother in a tornado … Continue reading →

Posted on Aug 13, 2013 This post originally ran on Robert Reich’s Web page.By Robert Reich Why is the nation more bitterly divided today than it’s been in eighty years? Why is there more anger, vituperation, and political polarization now than even during Joe … Continue reading →