Hendrick Hertzberg

Saving Progressivism From Obama

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Kuttner

If politics continues on its present course, about the best one might expect for 2012 is that the Republicans will nominate such a nut-case that Obama will stagger to re-election. But unless he is re-elected with a mandate to carry out drastically different policies, we can anticipate continued economic pain and continuing drift of the electorate to the right. So what is the alternative? My audacious hope is that progressives can move from disillusion to action and offer the kind of political movement and counter-narrative that the president should have been leading.

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Seymour Hersh, the Afghanistan War WikiLeaks, and Getting the Real Story

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Hendrick Hertzberg, George Packer, Steve Coll, Battlefield Executions, New Yorker, Warlogs, Death Squads, Seymour Hersh, David Remnick, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Steve Clemons

One of the best investigative journalists who has been reporting on America's wars is Seymour Hersh. Hersh has been ahead of the pack -- revealing ...

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Hendrik Hertzberg: Put Al Gore On The Supreme Court

New Yorker | Posted by Hendrik Hertzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The choice would be electrifying," writes Michael Sean Winters at "In All Things," the group blog of America, the Catholic (Jesuit) weekly. The bi...

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Jim Cramer Declares Depression Over; Millions Panic

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

Just moments after Mr. Cramer delivered his upbeat prediction, stock prices went into an epic free-fall unprecedented in the annals of modern trading as millions of investors rushed for the exits.

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Cheney to Pen Bush's Memoir

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

Former President George W. Bush has decided to seek a ghostwriter for his new memoir after realizing that he faced several obstacles to writing the book himself, such as learning to spell.

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Madoff Blames Ponzi Scheme on Youth, Immaturity

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hendrick Hertzberg, Andy Borowitz, Chimps, Chrysler, General Motors, Jonathan Alter, Rick Wagoner, Cayman Islands, Ponzi Scheme, Judy Gold, Bank Bailout, Bernie Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Alex Rodriguez, Business News
Andy Borowitz

Madoff pleaded for understanding, explaining, "You do all kinds of crazy things when you're at an impressionable age like 60 or 61."

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Obama Sends Biden on 'Special Mission' to Antarctica

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

The president was vague about what the mission to Antarctica would entail, but he did indicate that it could take "up to four years."

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New Yorker's Hendrick Hertzberg Slams New York Times Over Obama 'Drugs' Story

Editor and Publisher | E&P Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

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The story raised eyebrows at the time, not so much with its content as its placement -- right on the front page. It was a New York Times story about B...

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