Eugene Robinson
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In a cloud over ozoneSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Republicans are trying to sell the false premise that protecting the environment inevitably means sacrificing jobs. President Obama should denounce this snake oil for wh...
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MLK’s vision of justiceAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - As the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a stirring new memorial on the National Mall, let’s not obscure one of his most important messages in a fog of ...
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Where’s the Syria plan?Aug 21, 2011 5:00 am - It’s hard to argue with President Obama’s call for Bashar al-Assad, the bloodthirsty Syrian dictator, to step down. But it’s also hard to discern any logic or consistenc...
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Clueless in WashingtonAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - It’s sobering that three-fourths of Americans, according to a new Washington Post poll, have little or no confidence in our elected leaders to solve the nation’s economi...
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Debt agreement ‘solved’ the wrong problemAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The debt-ceiling fight generated enough hyperventilation and heartburn to replace a coal-fired power plant. The resulting product? It’s starting to look kind of puny and...
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A hold-your-nose deal on debtAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - It’s supremely galling. It’s unbalanced, unfair and mostly unwise. For President Obama and the Democratic Party, it’s a comprehensive defeat. But it’s not the end of the...
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The power of the Big IdeaJul 31, 2011 5:00 am - Those who would chronicle events in Washington can find no richer source of analogy and metaphor than the Three Stooges. These days, I’m thinking of the times when an ex...
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Cain scrutiny: Time to call out this bigotJul 22, 2011 2:00 am - It is time to stop giving Herman Cain’s unapologetic bigotry a free pass. The man and his poison need to be seen clearly and taken seriously. Imagine the reaction if a m...
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Refusal to budge does nation no favorsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - “Eric, don’t call my bluff.” Those words suggest President Obama has had it up to here with the preening and posturing of Republican “negotiators” who won’t negotiate. ...
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Making a progressive caseJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Do progressives care about reducing the national debt? Of course they do, no matter what the White House might believe. “We think that obviously there are some Democrat...