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Oh What a Lucky Man
The Arab spring lifts Barack Obama with its aura. In celebrating the Egyptian people's triumph, he looked a president in full.
February 28, 2011Texas, Budget Cuts and Children
Guess who pays when states call for fiscal austerity.
February 27, 2011Unfit for Democracy?
Don’t tell people dying for freedom in the Arab world that they’re not ready for it.
February 26, 2011Why Wouldn’t the Tea Party Shut It Down?
This battle, ostensibly over the deficit, is so much larger than the sum of its line-item parts.
February 26, 2011Have You Driven a Smartphone Lately?
If you can chew gum and walk, can you drive and tweet?
February 26, 2011The G.O.P.’s Abandoned Babies
The Republicans’ budget exposes their contradictory position on child welfare: “pro-life” before birth, utter indifference afterward.
February 25, 2011Absorbing the Pain
At a gathering in Philadelphia this week, the deep pain of working Americans was readily apparent.
February 25, 2011Presidential Primary Book Club
This week’s installment of the Presidential Primary Book Club reveals a tale of two Mike Huckabees.
February 25, 2011From Oklahoma to Tobruk
The road to Arab enfranchisement will be long and turbulent but it's now irreversible.
February 24, 2011Shock Doctrine, U.S.A.
Madison, Wis., is looking a lot like Baghdad in 2003, with government officials exploiting fiscal crises for fun and profit.
February 24, 2011Run Mitch, Run
For Mitch Daniels, the Republican governor of Indiana, the 2012 moment calls.
February 24, 2011Revenge of the Pomeranians
The questions of the moment: What if the federal government shuts down? Who is to blame? Is Christine O’Donnell going to be on “Dancing With the Stars”?
February 23, 2011On the Line With Libya
It’s time to nudge Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi from power in Libya. Here are some suggestions.
February 23, 2011Black Swan Lakeside
Chicago, a city described by H.L. Mencken as “alive from snout to tail,” chooses a mayor who’s the same.
February 22, 2011Watching Protesters Risk It All in Bahrain
In Bahrain, a man wounded by 30 shotgun pellets limps forward to seek democracy. We should be on his side.
February 21, 2011At Grave Risk
Some letters to an independent senator describe the erosion of America’s great promise.
February 21, 2011Berlusconi’s Arab Dancer
Europe has long connived with Arab subjugation. Its response to the Arab spring has been abject.
February 21, 2011Make Everybody Hurt
Debt fighters everywhere, including Wisconsin, must establish a set of practices to help us cut spending effectively now and in the future.
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Multimedia
Saving Lives With Family Planning
Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof visits a Haitian slum and meets an impoverished pregnant woman, who is already the mother of nine. Haiti represents lost momentum for family planning efforts worldwide.
Arrest Warrant for Sudan's Leader
The International Criminal Court charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with war crimes and takes a few wobbly steps toward accountability for casualties of Mr. Bashir's brutal tactics.
The Power of Green
Thomas L. Friedman discusses what brought him to his passionate interest in environmental leadership — and how the immense challenge of creating a greener world can be met.
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