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Governor Brown Redux: The Iceman Melteth
The Golden State governor from the ’70s, now in his 70s, is back to bring some zen to a budget black hole.
March 5, 2011Is Islam the Problem?
The Middle East has stagnated for centuries, but blaming the Muslim religion seems off base.
March 5, 2011The $110 Billion Question
While applauding the overthrow of some corrupt governments, we are supporting similar regimes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
March 5, 2011College the Easy Way
For a large portion of the nation’s seemingly successful undergraduates, studying is such a drag.
March 4, 2011Poison Pen Politics
We’re in the era where bad writing is just as damaging to a political career as a sex scandal.
March 4, 2011Go to Jerusalem
Only Obama can reassure Israelis. A new Middle East deserves more than an old Israel.
March 3, 2011Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Revisited
What does the Clash of Civilizations thesis teach us about the changes sweeping the Arab world?
March 3, 2011How to Kill a Recovery
Though we finally seem to be climbing out of a very deep hole, many people on the political right want to send us sliding right back down again.
March 3, 2011Girls and Boys Together
President Obama’s report on the status of American women stirred up some interesting bits of information. If only Eleanor Roosevelt had lived to see this.
March 2, 2011Here’s What We Can Do to Tackle Libya
The Libyan leader may be a megalomaniacal nut, but he’s also a murderous one with mustard gas. Let’s ratchet up the pressure toward a peaceful outcome.
March 2, 2011This Is Just The Start
Here’s a back-of-the-envelope guess list of the not-so-obvious forces that have fed the mass revolt in the Arab world.
March 1, 2011Oh, What a Lucky Man
The Arab spring lifts Barack Obama with its aura. In celebrating the Egyptian people’s triumph, he looked like a man ensconced on the right side of history.
February 28, 2011The New Normal
Since we have to cut the deficit, we might as well learn to do it wisely. Starting with education.
February 28, 2011Unintended, but Sound Advice
Lewis Powell’s advice to the corporate community in 1971 is sound advice for American workers today.
February 28, 2011Texas, Budget Cuts and Children
Guess who pays when states call for fiscal austerity.
February 27, 2011China, Twitter and 20-Year-Olds vs. the Pyramids
The forces that were upholding the status quo in the Middle East have finally met an engine of change that is even more powerful.
February 6, 2011Bewitched by the Numbers
Confusing jobless data do not capture the painful economic realities plaguing millions of American families.
February 5, 2011The Siege of Planned Parenthood
So much for doing something about jobs, jobs, jobs. Our elected officials seem more worried about repealing health care and stopping family-planning services.
February 5, 2011Hosni Mubarak Agonistes
Cairo is not finished, but the peaceful phase of Egypt’s pro-democracy uprising is. Who will stand against a corrupted, dying regime?
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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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