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Super-Rich Irony

Leon Cooperman’s aggrieved open letter to the President quickly went viral.
PUBLISHED: Oct. 8, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (967 words)

What if Israel bombed Iran? The view from Washington.

For months, Israel has threatened to strike Iran’s nuclear sites. The United States has urged restraint. If such an operation were launched, how might Washington react? President Obama is…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 21, 2012
LENGTH: 1 minutes (488 words)

Why Mitt Romney's foreign policy platform might cost him the 2012 election

When we last left off, your humble blogger was speculating on the ways in which foreign policy had cost Mitt Romney during the campaign.  In this post I want to expand on that theme -- with an…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 10, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1569 words)

How Bill Clinton does it

The crowd was roaring, TV commentators were gushing, and Barack Obama himself thanked Bill Clinton for his nominating speech with a big hug as he left the stage here Wednesday night. Well might Obama…
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1716 words)

Is Barack Obama a Secret Clintonite?

A day later, and Charlotte is still buzzing about Bill Clinton’s epic summation for the defense in the case of Republicans vs. Barack Hussein Obama. Evidently, I was in a minority of one in…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 6, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1690 words)

The Controversy Surrounding Romney's Welfare Ad — VIDEO

By Ron Fournier | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | 2:08 p.m. A few months ago, I returned to my hometown of Detroit to understand why the American Dream is more alive for minorities than it is for…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 29, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1416 words)

Israel's Big Brass Split Over Iran Attack - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

If it were up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, an Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be launched in the coming autumn months,…
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4592 words)

Why Ryan Could Make a Romney Victory Harder

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Mitt Romney prepares to hug his new running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, after introducing him Saturday in Norfolk, Va. Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (811 words)

The European Council on Foreign Relations | The Long Shadow of Ordoliberalism

In its attempts to rescue the euro, Germany is often seen as the odd country out. It blocks constructive solutions with its resistance to either using ECB funds or creating sufficiently large rescue…
SOURCE:ecfr.eu
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3035 words)
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