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No.

Title

Description

Date

L_60

The 411 On 311

311 is not the panacea it's made out to be

January 7, 2011

L_59

WFP De-Fusion

The Working Families Party's problems with Andrew Cuomo can lead to reform

June 4, 2010

L_58

Nonpartisan Elections

How should we elect local officials?

December 22, 2009

L_57

The "Evil Eight" - Plus 30

The NY state Senate voted against marriage equality

December 2, 2009

L_56

Wake Up and Smell the Benzene

Upstate elected officials refuse to see the problems with gas drilling

November 13, 2009

L_55

Drink Up

Gas drilling could bring lots of money to New York - and destroy our water

March 17, 2009

L_54

Teaching Control

Mayoral control of NYC schools is up for renewal - or replacement

January 29, 2009

L_53

The Mayor's Misdirection

Is Mayor Bloomberg hiding the Campaign Finance Board's illegal action?

November 3, 2008

L_52

Show Me the Money

Term limits extension will lead to a new money chase and new rules protecting incumbents

October 14, 2008

L_51

Pieces of Silver

Sheldon Silver could be the cavalry for Democrats in the state Senate

October 10, 2008

L_50

Money Laudering

The billionaires are battling us, not each other

October 7, 2008

L_49

Time Limits

The timing of the proposed term limit extension is suspect

October 6, 2008

L_48

The Un-American Way

In this country, the voters are supposed to decide

October 5, 2008

L_47

Ave, Hizzoner

Is Bloomberg the Mayor, or a Caesar?

October 4, 2008

L_46

De-Limited

The City Council must not extend term limits

October 3, 2008

L_45

Where Have All the Children Gone?

Declining student enrollment is a disturbing trend

September 20, 2008

L_44

No Room To Let

One idea for creating permanently affordable housing

July 26, 2008

L_43

Limited Membership

The member item scandal has no easy solution

May 9, 2008

L_42

Let's Make a Deal

Eliot Spitzer metamorphoses from prosecutor to Governor

July 20, 2007

L_41

Kids At Play, Men At Work

Poor playground repairs are community affairs

July 14, 2007

L_40

Real Campaign Reform

Our elected officials are deceiving us about campaign finance

June 23, 2007

L_39

Make An End, Already

After two decades of track work and delays, it's time to investigate the MTA

May 24, 2007

L_38

Ethically Challenged

The Assembly's "Ethics Reform" is neither ethical nor reform

February 18, 2007

L_37

Quinn's New York

The Speaker's second State of the City -- what did she say?

February 15, 2007

L_36

Bus-ness as usual

Schoolchildren are being sent all over the place. What for?

February 9, 2007

L_35

Unjust Desserts

Capital punishment is still wrong

February 2, 2007

L_34

For Whom Sean Bell Tolls

Why are almost all victims of police shootings young black men?

January 31, 2007

L_33

Servant of Two Masters

Who are our state legislators working for, anyway?

December 22, 2006

L_32

Roads Not Taken -- State

The state legislature is done for the year, but much is undone

December 15, 2006

L_31

Roads Not Taken -- City

The City Council finished the year, but didn't finish their job

December 8, 2006

L_30

Unaffordable Housing

The Queens West housing agreement benefits the rich, not the middle class

December 1, 2006

L_29

The Real Michael Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg goes campaigning

November 1, 2006

L_28

The Most Dysfunctional

The NY State legislature needs fixing

October 17, 2006

L_27

The Reformer

What will be Speaker Christine Quinn's legacy?

October 16, 2006

L_26

Unreasonable Rulings

Subway bag searches are still ruled constitutional

August 11, 2006

L_25

An Honest Politician

Fixing campaign finance at home

May 4, 2006

L_24

Worse Than Last

New York's new voting machines, whenever we get them

March 8, 2006

L_23

Leaving Children Behind

Our state's education curriculum is a mess

January 29, 2006

L_22

Struck Out

Why we had to walk to work

December 23, 2005

L_21

Vox Limitatus

Term limits may go -- but how?

December 8, 2005

L_20

Search Me -- Not!

Bag searches are ruled constitutional -- for now

December 3, 2005

L_19

Machines

Democrats need a new way to choose candidates

November 9, 2005

L_18

Money Talks

Winning elections is easy ... if you're rich

November 1, 2005

L_17

A Debatable Threat

The real threat to our safety?

October 6, 2005

L_16

Vote Early, Vote Often

Will future elections be free and fair?

October 3, 2005

L_15

Size Doesn't Matter

Crowded classrooms are only one of myriad problems

August 18, 2005

L_14

Debatable

Making debates more like debates

August 17, 2005

L_13

Testing the Test

The Board of Education fails again

August 16, 2005

L_12

Bag Check III

Worse than a bad idea

August 15, 2005

L_11

The Road Not Taken

Pataki and Clinton diverge -- will they come together down the road?

July 29, 2005

L_10

The Early Bird

Next year's race for Governor starts now

July 28, 2005

L_09

Bag Check II

Terror, tyranny and the Fourth Amendment

July 27, 2005

L_08

Bag Check

Beware of the subways!

July 24, 2005

L_07

Game Off

Why New York didn't get the Olympics

July 8, 2005

L_06

Let's Be Frank

Junk mail, political style

June 19, 2005

L_05

The Mayor's Big Stick

Look who's buying votes now

June 3, 2005

L_04

Olympic Effort

What this year's elections will be about

February 1, 2005

L_03

If You Build It ...

A stadium can jump-start development -- or kill it

December 17, 2004

L_02

It's About Time

We finally have a gubernatorial candidate we can vote for

December 7, 2004

L_01a

Go Team! -- revised

Update on the West Side Stadium plan

October 4, 2004

L_01

Go Team!

Where the stadium should be built

April 3, 2004

No.

Title

Description

Date

208

The Annotated Ryan Response

Rep. Paul Ryan's response to President Obama's State of the Union speech bore little resemblance to the truth.

January 26, 2011

207

Bread and Circuses

What the Republicans have to offer us

January 23, 2011

206

Permanent War

Republicans vs. America

November 22, 2010

205

Silent Majority

Who is going to represent America?

November 21, 2010

204

Raise the Age

Democrats are being foolish on Social Security

August 25, 2010

203

Un-Fair Elections, v2

Will a bad bill pass because nobody knows how bad it is?

July 20, 2010

202

Until Proven Innocent

Our criminal justice system desperately needs revamping

June 10, 2010

201

Not a Bowl of Cherries

Some cynical thoughts on the meaning of life

April 10, 2010

200

Midterm Madness

Everyone thinks the Democrats will take a bath this November. They're wrong.

April 3, 2010

199

Mandate

Can the government order you to buy health insurance?

April 1, 2010

198

Realizing Real Reform

Why reform organizations don't work, and how to fix that

March 17, 2010

197

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

The Obama administration, and the Democratic Party, has problems

January 20, 2010

196

The Blessed

The Haiti earthquake is devastating, and could lead to renewal

January 13, 2010

195

Out Of Thin Air

We can reduce the threat of airline violence, and much more

December 29, 2009

194

Escalator In Chief

President Obama is sending more troops to Afghanistan

December 1, 2009

193

Till Death Do Us Part

Marriage vows aren't what they purport to be

November 16, 2009

192

Hidden Addiction

Is Russia the answer to OPEC?

June 20, 2009

191

Un-Fair Elections

At attempt at campaign finance reform falls short

April 4, 2009

190

The "T" Word

President Obama's budget outline only sounds frightening

February 27, 2009

189

Let Them Stay

A bold move to ease the mortgage crisis

February 13, 2009

188

Drill, Baby, Drill

We can solve much of our economic, energy, environmental, and national security problems -- and put people to work now

February 8, 2009

187

Cover Me

Providing universal healthcare coverage is a complex subject

February 6, 2009

186

Share the Burden, Share the Wealth

It's time for the wealthiest Americans to step up to the plate for all of us

January 30, 2009

185

Stimulate This

What Congress should (and probably) won't do with the "stimulus package"

January 25, 2009

184

A Private Little Retirement, II

A fuller discussion of Social Security options, updated

January 16, 2009

183 Not Unpardonable
Can President Obama undo any of George W. Bush's last-minute pardons?
January 15, 2009
182 America Unemployed
The numbers look bad, but they're even worse
January 9, 2009
181 Bail Out or Build Anew
What should we do about GM?
December 18, 2008
180 Step Away From The Table
Pelosi and Reid lose another "negotiation"
December 11, 2008
179 The Real Middle Class
Many Americans are doing far better than they think
November 18, 2008
178 American Values II
American values are not Republican values
September 15, 2008
177 Pickens' Picks
What the oil magnate missed
September 8, 2008
176 Plenty of Troops
We could finish the job in Afghanistan
September 6, 2008
175 Quayle Hunt
John McCain's first "presidential" choice is a dud
September 2, 2008
174 The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Russia invades their neighbor
August 15, 2008
173 Right-Wing Economics vs. Reality
An answer to 30 years of right-wing economic propaganda
June 26, 2008
172 Addicted To Oil
As prices rise, politicians fail
May 19, 2008
171 Dream Ticket
Will Obama and Clinton ever get together?
May 12, 2008
170 Railing Over Oil
We aren't really serious about saving energy -- and we should be
March 11, 2008
169 Economic Anemia
Even Democratic economists, with good news for Democrats, are chicken
February 26, 2008
168 John and Vicki
A New York Times article proves that most of the mass media is composed of idiots
February 22, 2008
167 The Osama Factor
Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush - working together
September 25, 2007
166 Winning Elections; Losing Americans
Democratic strategy may win next year's election, but Americans are dying in Iraq
September 21, 2007
165 Betrayed Again
Harry Reid must be replaced – perhaps with someone from MoveOn.org
September 20, 2007
164 Make The Most Of It
America must punish Bush, Cheney, et. al., for their treason
August 17, 2007

163

Sein Kampf

It's Bush's struggle, but America pays the price

August 10, 2007

162

Nader Was Right

Democrats ... Republicans -- what's the difference?

August 5, 2007

161

Earned Income

If the DSCC wants my donation, they must prove they deserve it

June 30, 2007

160

No Respect

Our elderly parents require -- and deserve -- more from us

June 26, 2007

159

The Welcome Mat

Why "illegal immigration" is a hot topic

June 25, 2007

158

Pardon Me

Should George W. Bush pardon Scooter Libby?

June 17, 2007

157

Craven Caving

Democratic leaders give in

May 25, 2007

156

No Surrender

The true enemy is within America

May 20, 2007

155

How To Win a War

Winning and losing may not be predestined, but...

May 13, 2007

154

A Country Divided

Politicians love to separate us

May 12, 2007

153

Rudy's Republican Ranking

Why Giuliani's poll numbers are so high

May 11, 2007

152

What Debate?

The Presidential "debates" are a complete waste of time

May 4, 2007

151

Supplemental Conditions

Democrats must follow up on the supplemental appropriation vote

March 23, 2007

150

Cool It

Lowering global warming is good for the pocketbook too

March 21, 2007

149

A Pox On Both Your Houses

Republicans have done their best to destroy our freedom; Democrats are doing very little to restore it

March 16, 2007

148

If This Be Partisan ...

Democrats can't win by being nice

March 10, 2007

147

Take Charge

If Democrats don't start leading, they'll lose the opportunity

March 8, 2007

146

Hamlet's Wedding

The Republican take on same-sex marriage is illogical and wrong

March 4, 2007

145

Lon Nol, Muslim Style

Bush's threats against Iran are eerily familiar

February 19, 2007

144

Remove Gonzales -- Now

Attorneys General should believe in the Constitution

February 3, 2007

143

Not the Decider

Bush is offering something new after all

January 27, 2007

142

State of Misleading

Another "State of the Union", another passel of lies

January 26, 2007

141

The Emperor's New Plan

Bush's "plan" is actually no plan at all

January 22, 2007

140

Escalate vs. Evacuate

Bush's "plan" for Iraq is another disaster

January 14, 2007

139

Impeachment Time

We need to get rid of George W. Bush -- now

January 11, 2007

138

By Partisanship

Explaining Bush's latest rants

January 4, 2007

137

National Nightmare

Pardon me -- or not

December 27, 2006

136

The Moral Test

We can do better

December 24, 2006

135

Right Out of the Country

Is Goode Bad?

December 21, 2006

134

The Hypocrite in the Closet

Banning gay marriage is discrimination

December 17, 2006

133

Roads Not Taken -- Federal

What Congress failed to accomplish

December 16, 2006

132

Best Interest

Another Bush lie exposed -- by his own man

December 6, 2006

131

Primary Debate

The more challengers, the better

December 4, 2006

130

What Mandate?

How do Democrats follow up their election victory?

November 10, 2006

129

Aid and Comfort

George W. Bush, Traitor

November 4, 2006

128

Thank You, Mr. President

Bill Clinton to the rescue

October 21, 2006

127

The Other Races

Democratic victory won't be limited to Congress

October 20, 2006

126

The Real War

Our freedom is at stake

October 15, 2006

125

The Mayor-nator

Michael Bloomberg for President?

September 22, 2006

124

Minority Wimp

How Democrats will lose this election

September 21, 2006

123

George Goes to the U.N.

What we can learn from Bush's U.N. speech

September 19, 2006

122

United Front

Primaries are good

September 17, 2006

121

Why They Hate Us

Beginning to answer the terrorist threat

September 16, 2006

120

Save the Dinosaurs

We can fix global warming and the energy crunch now

July 6, 2006

119

The Fifth Freedom

Lobbying reform is desperately needed -- and not happening

July 5, 2006

118

Revisionist History

The Republicans are trying to rewrite the past

July 4, 2006

117

Burn This

An amendment banning flag burning is un-American

June 27, 2006

116

On Principle

How do Democrats regain power -- and keep it?

June 4, 2006

115

Replace the Democrats

Democrats can't capitalize on Republican woes without change

April 2, 2006

114

Coming to America

One immigration problem at a time

March 17, 2006

113

Governing Is Dirty

Without even trying, the Democrats have a winning strategy

March 6, 2006

112

The Potemkin Village Presidency

George W. Bush is out of touch with reality

March 4, 2006

111

Perception

Porting political views

February 28, 2006

110

Channeling Tom Sawyer

Another Republican whitewash in progress

February 17, 2006

109

Clean Elections

Campaigning without fundraising

February 16, 2006

108

State Of Disunion

George W. Bush goes to the Capitol

February 1, 2006

107

America Is Liberal

A new look at middle America

January 26, 2006

106

Change Begins at Home

Democrats, heal thyselves

January 16, 2006

105

Locked in Hobbes Hell

The true Republican philosophy

January 9, 2006

104

Oversight

It's impeachment time

December 28, 2005

103

The Difference

Fear leads to loss

December 27, 2005

102

Too Soon

No victory in Iraq

December 26, 2005

101

Medicare Gets a "D"

The prescription drug plan is a prescription for disaster

December 11, 2005

100

Heated Negotiations

First Kyoto, now Montreal

December 9, 2005

99

The Next Generation

New Democrats are taking the lead

November 25, 2005

98

Pump Up the Price

The cost of oil -- the higher, the better

November 16, 2005

97

No Treat

The nomination of Samuel Alito is scary Halloween move

October 31, 2005

96

Son Of Cold War

The terror "threat" is overblown, and being fought the wrong way

October 17, 2005

95

Offset This

How the Republicans want to pay for Katrina cleanup

October 16, 2005

94

Good Night, and Good Luck

It's time to stop the war on American freedom

October 13, 2005

93

To Your Health

Universal health care coverage is a need

September 19, 2005

92

Two Gulf Wars

George W. Bush's post-Katrina speech

September 18, 2005

91

What Now?

How do we handle the future of Iraq?

August 28, 2005

90

By Any Other Name

What is it we call fundamentalism?

August 23, 2005

89

A Private Little War

Not quite the final solution to the Iraq problem

August 22, 2005

88

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Change our relationship with Cuba

August 14, 2005

87

Recess Appointments

Is John Bolton's appointment unconstitutional?

August 4, 2005

86

Scientific Inquiry

Why did Bill Frist jump ship?

July 29, 2005

85

... and Statistics

John G. Roberts would make a disastrous Supreme Court judge

July 23, 2005

84

War of the World

H.G. Wells' work is as relevant as ever

July 21, 2005

83

Just Compensation

They're coming to take your home

June 27, 2005

82

Mercury Rising

New pollution rules hurt your kids

March 30, 2005

81

A Private Little Retirement

A fuller discussion of Social Security options

March 19, 2005

80

Cape Fear

Is Social Security privatization a smokescreen?

March 17, 2005

79

Mixed Signals

Something new in foreign policy? Not really.

March 14, 2005

78

American Values

Republicans don't share

February 20, 2005

77

Fair Weather Friends

How intelligent is the choice for intelligence director?

February 17, 2005

76

Half a Democracy

Free elections are everywhere -- except here

January 30, 2005

75

The "R" Word

The economy has turned the corner -- heading down

January 28, 2005

74

Jefferson Lives

History ain't what you think

January 17, 2005

73

Depolarization

We need to bring the country together

December 2, 2004

72

Post Not-Quite-Mortem

The Democratic party can rise again -- but how?

December 1, 2004

71

Electoral College

They're poised to steal the election -- again

October 26, 2004

70

The "MS" President

The disaster a second Bush term will mean

October 19, 2004

69

The Last Bastion of Hate

Gay rights in America are in jeopardy before they exist

October 13, 2004

68

Twenty Years After

It's 2004, not 1984, but...

October 10, 2004

67

The Best Defense

The Bush team's offensive campaign strategy

October 9, 2004

66

Cut and Run

Let's get out of Iraq now

September 30, 2004

65

How to Win Wars...

The mess in Iraq and the start of a solution

September 25, 2004

64

The Cargo Cult President

George W. Bush doesn't know what he's doing

September 22, 2004

63

Be Careful What You Wish

Dick Cheney has an unguarded moment

September 12, 2004

62

The New Cold War

Once again, Americans are not fighting the real enemy

September 11, 2004

61

The New Millennium

1,000 dead Americans in Iraq

September 9, 2004

60

Very Secret Service

Bush's attack dogs are on the loose

September 8, 2004

59

Homeland Insecurity

What happened to American courage?

August 31, 2004

58

Let Kerry Be Dean

Bush is leading. Why?

August 29, 2004

57

How 9/11 Happened

Did President Bush allow the 9/11 attacks?

June 17, 2004

56

Where, Not When

Why isn't Saddam Hussein in The Hague?

June 16, 2004

55

Money Votes

The best election money can buy

June 7, 2004

54

Legacy

What Ronald Reagan left behind

June 6, 2004

53

Self-Employed Fair Tax

If you work for yourself, you're paying too much tax

June 3, 2004

52

A Good Fifty-Cent Nickel

Don't just lose the penny; reset the dollar

June 2, 2004

51

What Journalists?

Are they reporters or parrots?

May 28, 2004

50

I Accept Your Nomination

Will John Kerry really delay?

May 25, 2004

49

Contract With America

What Kerry and the Democrats need to do to win this fall

May 23, 2004

48

Oil's Well for Oil Wells

Why are gasoline prices so high?

May 16, 2004

47

Anger Management

I won't be going postal

May 15, 2004

46

Paging Al Haig

Someone needs to take charge of the mess

May 10, 2004

45

A Piece of the Action

Setting up a stable government in Afghanistan

May 9, 2004

44

The Non-Apology Apology

Americans torture their Iraqi prisoners

May 7, 2004

43

The Mouse That Squealed

Will we get to see Farenheit 911?

May 5, 2004

42

Behind the Curve

Alan Greenspan is not independent

May 4, 2004

41

The Two Faces of Colin

What happened to the Powell Doctrine?

April 30, 2004

40

Judging the Election

A Bush-appointed Supreme Court means disaster for America

April 26, 2004

39

Un-Reality

What do President Bush and "The Apprentice" have in common?

April 24, 2004

38

It's Not Easy Being Green

Bush, ecoterrorist

April 21, 2004

37

War of the Worlds

Let's all go to Mars

April 18. 2004

36

The New Marriage Penalty

Why your elderly parents should get divorced

April 17, 2004

35

Size Matters

Republican pork-barrel hypocrisy gone wild

April 13, 2004

34

Eppur Si Muove

Democracy is not inevitable in Iraq

April 12, 2004

33

The Smoking Gun

Who's to blame for 9/11?

April 11, 2004

32

What's in a Name?

Putting the proper tag on the Iraqis fighting occupation

April 7, 2004

31

Pandora's Box

What we released when we invaded Iraq

April 5, 2004

30

Who's the Sorcerer?

President Bush's Mickey Mouse war on terror

March 30, 2004

29

Hallelujah Chorus

Religion and politics

March 29, 2004

28

Birds of a Feather

President Bush denies knowing Al Qaeda was going to attack us

March 25, 2004

27

Spoils of War

U.S. troops are stealing from Iraq

March 24, 2004

26

Watch Where You Walk

Basic medical care

March 22, 2004

25

What Is Truth

They're even hiding the facts about Medicare

March 18, 2004

24

Accentuate The Positive

How John Kerry can beat George W. Bush

March 16, 2004

23

Bring Jones Back

Bush fearmongering over Iraq

March 15, 2004

22

The Next Terror Target

Outsourcing could be riskier than you think

March 13, 2004

21

President For a Day

A new idea for cutting the deficit

March 12, 2004

20

Bushonomics 101

Why Johnny can't work

March 10, 2004

19

The New WMD

What the Bush TV ads are all about

March 8, 2004

18

The Wrong Deficit

Chairman Alan Greenspan needs a new job

February 27, 2004

17

Danger, Will Robinson!

Are we secure?

February 25, 2004

16

Do You Take This ...

President Bush calls for a Constitutional amendment

February 24, 2004

15

Unconventional Wisdom

Is a drawn-out primary fight good or bad?

January 25, 2004

14

Barbarians At The Gate

The Bush team's warmongering

January 13, 2004

13

Bush League Ideas

What comes out of the President's mind

January 11, 2004

12

Hybrid War

GM -- our best weapon against terrorism

January 10, 2004

11

Re-Affirmative Action

Get the best people

January 2, 2004

10

The Impatience of Jobs

We can get our jobs back

December 29, 2003

9

Spread the Love

What to do about Iraq and the war on terrorism

December 24, 2003

8

Grant Us, O Gods

Will Howard Dean's candidacy crash and burn?

December 23, 2003

7

Separated At Birth?

Libya can teach us what we could have done with Iraq

December 20, 2003

6

An Oily Mess

Dick Cheney's secret energy meetings -- what really went on?

December 17, 2003

5

I Want My Social Security

Fixing the looming Social Security problem

December 17, 2003

4

Taxing the Truth

The Bush tax "cut"

December 16, 2003

3

Buh-Bye, Saddam

U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein

December 15, 2003

2

50 Years of Progress

The Republican launch an attack ad

November 25, 2003

1

What Was He Thinking?

Howard Dean's "confederate flag" comment and the reaction

November 8, 2003

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