Bob Herbert

Boehner's Big Gift to the Drug Industry

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Joanne Doroshow

It's always fun to see what politicians try to bury in fine print. Take, for example, the several hundred-page House Republican health care bill introduced by Mr. Boehner Of Ohio.

Bob Herbert: Why "Too Big To Fail" Is A Bailout For The Rich

nytimes.com | BOB HERBERT | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Why should the general public have to constantly worry that a misstep by the high-wire artists at Goldman Sachs (to take the most obvious example) wou...

An Endless -- and Escalating -- War at Home, Part I

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver


Wayne Trujillo

Once destitute, dilapidated and shunned, speculators and trendsetters now serenade the Five Points or LoHi neighborhoods, singing their praises to the tune of million dollar residences.

The Remembered Cause of the Forgotten Columnist

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Harry Moroz

Focusing on the benefits of city living seem to obscure with a rosy tint the issues of crime and poverty, not to mention access and tolerance and equity, with which Bob Herbert wants us to reengage.

Trial by Firefight

Rob Fishman | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media


Rob Fishman

It's clear that Cameron Todd Willingham was (mis)tried by a kangaroo court, but will justice be better served by the media zoo that's ensued?

Tone Deaf? The White House and Unemployment

RJ Eskow | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

If unemployment figures are really "unacceptable," why is Larry Summers accepting the forecast -- and repeating it -- instead of telling us how the White House plans to change it?

Young Workers In Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live With Parents

Art Levine | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Art Levine

The future now looks particularly bleak, especially if the "jobless recovery" continues at its relatively slow pace, and union organizing remains blocked by opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Boys Bite Beast

Ellen Snortland | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living


Ellen Snortland

Women and girls need men and boys who are willing to articulate the injustice they see toward their mothers, sisters, daughters and wives.

What if Those Crazies Are Right?

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Stanton Peele

Americans are looking for a bail-out from reality - some actions the President and Congress can take to restore the United States to its former econom...

Rethinking the Fog of War: McNamara, the Movie, the Monster

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Kim

Most of The Fog of War "lessons" reflect the powerful and painful humility of a man who knows he has made grave mistakes with graver consequences.

Finally Facing the Michael Jackson Paradox

Jim Watkins | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment


Jim Watkins

He was a one-in-a-billion shooting star talent. And he was sick person. Like it or not, to give an honest remembrance of Michael Jackson, both sides must be considered valid.

What Is So Outrageous About Paying Our Bills?

Larry Gellman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Larry Gellman

I always thought that taxes were the way we paid our bills. In a democracy we have elected representatives who spend money on our behalf on things like defense, security, wars, bridges, and health care benefits.-

Why Not Gun Insurance? An Invitation to the NRA

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics


Gerald Sindell

Gunshot wounds directly cost some $2 billion dollars a year. Gun insurance would help with medical bills and funeral expenses.

Name the Buildings Right

Edward Lifson | Posted 04.16.2009 | Home


Edward Lifson

The Willis Tower? I don't think so, pal. Some London-based company wants to rename our tower and Mayor Daley is going to let them? What has happened to our city?

Are Americans Becoming Less Acquisitive?

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 01.28.2009 | Living


Marlene H. Phillips

Standing in the nearly empty mall observing the lack of buying interest, I wondered if maybe the American way of measuring status by stuff and price tag is getting turned upside down.

Sarah Palin and The GOP's Charli Baltimore Plan

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media


Barry Michael Cooper

Watching Palin sit through the SNL skit, it amazed me how politics and Hip Hop have established some sort of weird intertextuality.

Sarah Palin Helps the Dems -- But What about the Ladies?

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Gregory

Will Palin's difficulty on the big stage set back the progress of women into higher office?

Journalists of America--Your Country Needs You Now!

Larry Gellman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media


Larry Gellman

You remember journalists. They were the reporters and analysts who used to make sure that stories were true before they published or went on the air with them.

Is Race an Issue? Are You Kidding?

Gordon Marino | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Gordon Marino

I have an Obama sign on my front lawn in suburban Minnesota, and as of two days ago I also have two cars marked with the large white letters "KKK."

NYT's Bob Herbert Says Pro-Choice is THE Issue on Countdown

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Scott Swenson

Undecided women voters are the key, and pro-choice values are a significant advantage in 2008, according to New York Times columnist Bob Herbert.

McCain's Race Ad

Ellen Feldman | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Ellen Feldman

The impetus for the absurd McCain ad was Obama's riotous European welcome. There is a certain irony in that as this summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Notting Hill Riots.

Why the Left Doesn't "Get" Obama

Peter Clothier | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Peter Clothier

Flexibility and openness is Obama's way forward, and it's the kind of politics he has been championing from the beginning -- the kind of politics, let's remember, that had us all chanting, "Yes, we can!"

Jason Linkins

Ferraro: Black Journalists Are The New Sexism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


Geraldine Ferraro continued her campaign to get someone, anyone, to do something about all the sexism in the campaign today in an appearance on Fox Ne...