MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/opinion/sunday/26sun1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Phony Tough-On-Terror Crowd

“Republicans and Democrats are championing bills to further militarize the prosecution of terrorists, beyond anything even President George W. Bush proposed.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/opinion/25blow.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Them That’s Not Shall Lose, by Charles M. Blow

“Expensive to be poor.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/opinion/25keizer.html?sq=public&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=print

Public or Private, It’s Work, by Garret Keizer

“Private sector workers, so the argument goes, have historically organized to win better working conditions and a bigger piece of the pie from profit-making entities like railroads and coal mines. But public sector employees work for ‘us,’ the ultimate nonprofit, and therefore are not entitled to the same protections. This is a fond notion at best.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/opinion/25Rattner.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

The Great Corn Con, by Steven Rattner

“Making ethanol at the expense of the world food supply.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/opinion/sunday/26friedman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

It Has To Start With Them, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Three questions come to mind when thinking about Afghanistan.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/opinion/sunday/26dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Why Is He Bi? (Sigh), by Maureen Dowd

“When you are President Everything, do you risk standing for nothing?”