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Tag Archives: Politics
Hiroshima Legacies
There are many legacies of the bombing of Hiroshima. This column’s author is probably one of them.
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Trump Cracks The Ceiling
Only three candidates this primary season have beaten expectations, and only one is likely to be nominated. Guess who?
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Obama’s Thank-You To Castro
Someone else might just send flowers, but President Obama is gift-wrapping a political prisoner for his gracious Cuban host.
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Transparency And Accountability Reach Brazil
Contrary to her backers’ claims, impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff are far from a coup.
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Treasury Feels The Hamilton Heat
As Alexander Hamilton enjoys his greatest acclaim in more than two centuries, his modern-day successor squirms.
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Chris Christie’s ‘New Coke’ Moment
Christie may have seen himself as Trump’s attorney general. That worked out about as well as Christie’s presidential bid.
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The Dying Working Class
When smaller working-class communities die, the people who inhabit them die, too – and that’s not just a figure of speech.
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What’s Not In A Name
The Obama White House avoids linking terrorism to Islamic extremists, and apparently tried to censor the French president too.
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Who You Gonna Call, Donald?
Candidates usually play to the base, then move to the center. With his Supreme Court gambit, you-know-who does the opposite.
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