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Harrop: Why I won’t waste a day or a meal on ‘Veganuary’
Keeping a vegan diet for a month is sold as better for the environment; but that misses key…
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Schwab: A friendly rhyme to bury the hatchet
And maybe a message, if you’re clever to catch it.
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Harrop: Importing cheap drugs from Canada not going to happen
If Senate Republicans won’t let Medicaid negotiate prices, why is it OK to let Canada do it for…
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Burke: No confidence in Trump’s competence on North Korea
If it weren’t for the impeachment hearings, we’d be paying more attention to his failures there.
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Saunders: Pelosi’s ‘hurry up and wait’ tactic shows insincerity
Her complaints of McConnell’s lack of impartiality ring hollow next to the Democrat’s preordained verdict.
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Schwab: Never mind the facts, we’ve got lies to protect
In a court of law, jurors such as Sens. McConnell and Graham would have been excused from service.
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Harrop: Investing in innovation better than natural gas ban
There’s no sense in going after an industry that’s already faltering. Let’s put our energies into renewables.
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Harrop: What does Boris’ win mean for U.S. in 2020?
Rather than good news for Trump, the U.K. election may bode best for moderate Democrats.
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Saunders: FBI, Comey shouldn’t be celebrating ‘vindication’
It’s acceptance of the practically unvetted Steele dossier is reason enough for alarm.
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Schwab: Republicans practice art of defending indefensible
How hard is it to see if a president commits crimes, undoing the election is why we have…
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Harrop: You don’t have to demonize the wealthy; just tax them
In contrast to Warren and Sanders, Biden offers a realistic and achievable proposal to increase taxes.
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Harrop: Volcker’s medicine had bitter taste, but it worked
Under Carter and Obama, Paul Volcker had the cures, first for inflation and later for recession.
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Saunders: The problem isn’t that Trump talks too much
It’s that he when he goes on — and he does go on — he steps all over…
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Burke: Three of Aesop’s fables, fractured by Trumpian lore
Written thousands of years ago, Aesop’s morals still hold true when applied to the Trump presidency.
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Schwab: Hope for separation of powers rests with justice
The chief justice, namely, and whether his court will uphold a ruling that presidents are not kings.
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Harrop: Romance of downtown toy stores has faded over years
Movies like to haul out the traditional scenes, but Amazon and ‘gift suites’ are now the present.
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Harrop: Health care not only thing hurting Warren in polls
A willingness to post for selfies with fans isn’t proof of likability.
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Saunders: Boos hurled at Melania met with media’s silence
You can bet similar treatment of Michelle Obama would have been fully covered and roundly criticized.
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Harrop: U.S. military taking ‘friendly’ fire from Trump, GOP
The one-time party of superpatriots has turned against the military’s heroes, leaders and order.
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Schwab: Some borscht to go with your Russian propaganda?
As long as Republicans are happy being spoon-fed by Putin, they might as well enjoy some beet soup.