Arthur Schlesinger

Lust, Anger, Greed... and Capitalism

Curtis Roosevelt | Posted 09.21.2011

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Curtis Roosevelt

Capitalism is the most effective economic system we have yet devised -- and it is also probably the most effective way of channeling greed that we have yet tried.

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Tucson, King and Kennedy

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kerry Kennedy

Watching President Obama deliver his healing message to a nation in grief last week, I could not help but recall the words of my father Robert Kennedy on April 4, 1968.

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What "Center?"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Any pundit who advises Obama to "move to the center" must be required to define exactly what he or she means by "center." The political "center" of American politics is a moving target.

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What Would Diane Do?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thomas W. Carroll

Diane Ravitch is an inspired writer and a professional skeptic. These admirable traits are in short supply these days but in full display in her new book The Death and Life of the Great American School System.

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Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress

The New York Review of Books | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Review of Books Huffington Post: At the anniversary of the election of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and what...

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