MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/wall-street-protesters-hit-the-bulls-eye.html?ref=opinion

Wall Street Protesters Hit the Bull’s-Eye

“The protesters’ grievances may be aimed at Wall Street as a metaphor for broader economic forces. But there is nothing metaphorical about who is taking home the wealth.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/friedman-did-you-hear-the-one-about-the-bankers.html?ref=opinion

Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Why all those rallies from Lower Manhattan to Cairo are resonating.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/why-our-candidates-disappoint-us.html?ref=opinion

Why Our Candidates Disappoint Us, by Drew Westen

“If we could merge the strengths of each party, we’d get brains and practicality.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/bruni-politics-pizzas-and-pessimism.html?ref=opinion

Pizzas and Pessimism, by Frank Bruni

“Where’s the hope in our clownish political circus?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/sunday-review/the-arab-intellectuals-who-didnt-roar.html?ref=opinion

The Arab Intellectuals Who Didn’t Roar, by Robert F. Worth

“The upheavals of the Middle East lack a Mao or a Thomas Paine. Do they need one?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/libyas-forgotten-refugees.html?ref=opinion

Nowhere to Run, by William Wheeler and Ayman Oghanna

“Europe rallied to oust Qaddafi. But it has let the refugees from Libya’s war drown in the sea. Africans fleeing Libya for Europe deserve refuge, not detention.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/spending-more-doesnt-make-us-healthier/?ref=opinion

How Much Does Health Care Cost?, by Ezekiel J. Emanuel

“America spends far more than other countries, and doesn’t see better results.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/giving-the-fbi-what-it-wants.html?ref=opinion

You Want to Track Me? Here You Go, F.B.I., by Hasan M. Elahi

“When you’re face to face with someone with so much power, you behave in an unusual manner. You dare not take any action. You rely on instincts and do what you need to survive. I told them everything.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/sunday/douthat-what-tax-dollars-cant-buy.html?ref=opinion

What Tax Dollars Don’t Buy, by Ross Douthat

“Soaking the rich can’t fix a broken government.”