Monthly Archives: August 2010

We Owe the Troops an Exit

By BOB HERBERT Published: August 30, 2010 At least 14 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan over the past few days. We learned on Saturday that our so-called partner in this forlorn war, Hamid Karzai, fired a top prosecutor … Continue reading

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Revisiting ‘After Pat’s Birthday’

Posted on Aug 20, 2010 by Kevin Tillman In light of the release of the must-see documentary “The Tillman Story” (reviewed by Richard Schickel at Truthdig, and Stephen Holden in The New York Times), we reprint Kevin Tillman’s classic 2006 Truthdig piece … Continue reading

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Information Overload Is Nothing New

From the Roman Empire to the BlackBerry jam. The Wall Street Journal: August 20, 2010 It’s high summer and we’re all out there seeing each other. We’re not hidden away in our homes and offices as we are in winter’s … Continue reading

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Meet Dylan Ratigan,

Dylan Ratigan is an unlikely champion of the common man, yet is emerging as one of the strongest voices for economic reform in the United States. August 14, 2010  |  Financial markets had just opened on a Thursday morning in … Continue reading

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Putting Our Brains on Hold

By BOB HERBERT Published: August 6, 2010 The world leadership qualities of the United States, once so prevalent, are fading faster than the polar ice caps. We once set the standard for industrial might, for the advanced state of our … Continue reading

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America Is at Risk of Boiling Over

And out-of-touch leaders don’t see the need to cool things off. Peggy Noonan- August 6, 2010 It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year’s day, 1994. … Continue reading

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