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Why We Must Stay in Afghanistan
Sep 1, 2009 A slim majority now says the Afghanistan war isn't worth fighting. This is alarming, and inexplicable.The Eternal Flame
Aug 27, 2009 Ten summers ago, I asked Ted Kennedy's office to provide an account of key legislation he had sponsored in what already was a long and distinguished career. I received a very humble 32-page fax.Status Quo Is Not an Option
Aug 25, 2009 The summer of disinformation seems to have accomplished its goal: to preserve for the private insurance industry an effective monopoly over how much most Americans pay for health care, and on what terms they can buy it.Enabling the Gun Nuts
Aug 20, 2009 The Secret Service says it is quite capable of protecting the president, but the rest of us don't have armed guards.Phantom of the Health Care Soap Opera
Aug 18, 2009 Red-faced people are now hurling the same falsehoods at the nonexistent Obama plan that they hurled at Clinton's plan -- and Harry Truman's national health insurance proposal, and Lyndon Johnson's Medicare.The Marvel That Is Medicare
Jul 30, 2009 Medicare is where political posturing runs headlong into historical truth: It is, along with Social Security, the most successful government program that the United States has ever created.