Month: December 2016

Settlements bad; UN Resolution doesn’t help

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Donald Trump's egregiously right-wing nominee to be ambassador to Israel, his diplomatically challenged bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman, may please Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But his nomination doesn't augur well for growing divisions within the American Jewish community or American-Israeli relations. In addition to enthusiastically embracing unlimited West Bank settlement expansion and opposing a two-state solution to …

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Some headlines for 2017?

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As befits the season, here are some little gifts, selected headlines I'd like to see next year. I have little expectation they will top newspapers or tease newscasts.  Still, a gal can dream. Please add your own in the comments section below. President Trump, recognizing nation's division, names Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. President Trump reforms Affordable Care …

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Elizabeth Warren right to apologize

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Shortly before Elizabeth Warren announced her Senate candidacy,  my husband asked her what past senators were her consumer protection role models and where on the spectrum between William Proxmire and Phil Hart she'd place herself. Proxmire was a maverick legislator, renowned for creating the Golden Fleece Award, sarcastically given to public officials who wasted taxpayer money, and for being unwilling to play …

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Donald Trump: the gift that keeps on giving

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The world was simpler when Donald Trump was merely spouting off slogans or saying offensive things at rallies. But every day brings worse news. The three a.m. tweets, which once showcased his ignorance and lack of discipline, now have real-life consequences, and they're not for the faint of heart. Trump's leadership picks are  grotesque, a story of crony capitalism. It …

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