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The New York Times Op Ed

How Would The Real World's Scott Herman Have Handled the AIG Bonus Controversy?

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Scott Herman, The Real World, Mtv, The New York Times Op-Ed, Economy, Aig Bonuses, Aig, Timothy Geithner, Jake DeSantis, MTV the Real World, Business News
Etan Bednarsh

It took us a long time to get to a calm place with AIG. Amazingly, it took Scott Herman a lot less time.

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How to Get an Op-Ed Published in The New York Times

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

Read More: The New York Times Op-Ed, Muammar El-Qaddafi, The New York Times, Op-Ed, Munich Massacre, Pan Am 103, Libya, Senator John McCain, Newspaper Op-Eds, Berlin Disco Bombing, Media News
Leora Tanenbaum

Last week, the New York Times published an op-ed by Muammar el-Qaddafi, leader of Libya. Perhaps soon we will read Times op-eds penned by Blagojevich, Madoff, and Ahmadinejad.

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Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Obama Energy Policy, Thomas Friedman, Foreign Oil, Cap and Trade, Wto, Automakers Bailout, Charles Krauthammer, The New York Times Op-Ed, Gas Tax, Bob Inglis, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Environmentalism, Obama Gas Tax, Arthur Laffer, Barack Obama, Republicans Gas Tax, Wall Stree Journal Op-Ed, Carbon Tax, David Frum, Congress Gas Tax, Detroit Bailout, Green News
Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

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A Buddy System to Change the Electoral Vote

Lea Lane | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Randall Lane, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Nebraska, Maine, The New York Times Op-Ed, The Electoral College, William Forsee, Barack Obama, Politics, Parenting, Living News
Lea Lane

The creator of this new system is my son. I'm not surprised he came up with this. As a single mom, raising teenage sons was pretty daunting, but we had spirited talks about government.

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A Buddy System to Change the Electoral Vote

Lea Lane | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Randall Lane, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Nebraska, Maine, The New York Times Op-Ed, The Electoral College, William Forsee, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lea Lane

Rand and his brother used the buddy system to override many of my decisions, such as how late to stay up or which movie to see. The two of them together were a powerful force.

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