November 17, 2009
New York Times
Op-Ed Columnist
What the Future May Hold
By BOB HERBERT
What will the United States be like in 20 years when today’s toddlers are in college or trying to land that first job or maybe thinking about starting a family?
The answer will depend to a great extent on decisions we make now about the [...]
Afghanistan and the “Other” Vietnam War
Saturday 14 November 2009
by: Dallas Darling, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed
When discussing the Vietnam War or comparing it to America’s other conflicts, such as the current one in Afghanistan, the “other” Vietnam War is rarely mentioned. This is very unfortunate, because it might be [...]
New York Times
November 9, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Paranoia Strikes Deep
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Last Thursday there was a rally outside the U.S. Capitol to protest pending health care legislation, featuring the kinds of things we’ve grown accustomed to, including large signs showing piles of bodies at Dachau with the caption “National Socialist Healthcare.” It was grotesque — and it [...]
New York Times
November 8, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Your body is probably home to a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. It’s a synthetic estrogen that United States factories now use in everything from plastics to epoxies — to the tune of six pounds per American per year. That’s a [...]
From Your School Psychologist
Understanding Response to
Intervention
Helping a
child who is having difficulty in school is a concern of parents and teachers
alike. Everyone wants to see their child excel, and it can be very frustrating
when a child falls behind in [...]
Ellsberg: Obama Fears Military Revolt
Monday 02 November 2009
by: Sari Gelzer, t r u t h o u t | Report
Ellsberg: Leaked Pentagon Papers from Vietnam give clues to why Obama will most likely grant military requests to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Paul Jay, senior producer of The Real News Network, interviewed former military analyst and [...]