Larry Crowe/APWhy 'Giving Thanks' Means More This Year
()It hasn't been an easy year for Americans, but despite a struggling economy, health care woes and troops fighting overseas, there is much to be grateful for. Author Teresa Nicholas we need Thanksgiving more in tough times than in good ones.
Foreign Policy: Playing Our Cards Right With India()
November 25, 2009 When President Obama sits down with Prime Minister Singh today, we hope they will sketch out an ambitious and sustained agenda for expansive Indo-U.S. cooperation over the coming years.
The New Republic: Obama's Stance On Health Care?()
November 25, 2009 What reading material is President Obama circulating throughout the White House? His latest tidbit signals that health care reform cost control is a priority — a message relayed privately, during negotiations with Congress and interest groups, from day one.
Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Difficult To Accept()
November 24, 2009 Last week's recommendation by a government task force, suggesting that women hold off on getting routine screening for breast cancer until age 50, continues to stir debate among advocates and those affected by the disease. For journalist Rene Syler, the debate over whether to screen or not to screen — and at what age — is a personal one.
Foreign Policy: Is There An Obama Confidence Crisis?()
November 24, 2009 In just a matter of months, Obama has been more commonly associated with Jimmy Carter than Ronald Reagan. For Democrats, resolving this problem will force them to face a growing demon: the growing restoration, influence and competitiveness of the Republican Party.
The New Republic: The Accelerating Fall Of Europe()
November 24, 2009 It is instructive that the person the Euroleadership chose as the chief executive of the continent's political economy was somebody whom nobody knew: he is Herman Van Rompuy, the prime minister of Belgium for nary a year. Is Rompuy the perfect pick for Europe's ambitionless regime?
The Nation: Hovering In The Shadow Of Hoover()
November 24, 2009 While in China, President Obama declared that the US government must reduce its budget deficits in order to avoid "a double-dip recession." His backward logic is chilling. If Obama acts on his words, he will be walking in the footsteps of Herbert Hoover, not Franklin Roosevelt.
