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Op-Ed Columnist: An American Catastrophe

In many ways, it’s like a ghost town. It’s eerily quiet. Driving around in the middle of the afternoon, in a city that once was among the most productive on the planet, you see very little traffic, minimal commercial activity, hardly any ...

From BOB HERBERT, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California,  Henry Ford,  U.S. Republican Party,  Ronald Reagan

Op-Ed Columnist: What the Future May Hold

What will the United States be like in 20 years when today’s toddlers are in college or trying to land that first job or maybe thinking about starting a family? The answer will depend to a great extent on decisions we make now about the American ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brookings Institution,  Felix Rohatyn

Op-Ed Columnist: A Recovery for Some

President Obama’s strongest supporters during the presidential campaign were the young, the black and the poor and they are among those who are being hammered unmercifully in this long and cruel economic downturn that the financial elites are telling ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Center for American Progress,  White House,  U.S. Congress

Op-Ed Columnist: A Word, Mr. President

If I were a close adviser of President Obama’s, I would say to him, “Mr. President, you have two urgent and overwhelming tasks in front of you: to put Americans trapped in this terrible employment crisis back to work and to put the brakes on your ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  New York Yankees,  Lyndon B. Johnson,  Ed Rendell,  National Guard

Op-Ed Columnist: Stress Beyond Belief

The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the sanctuary of a military base on American soil. But the rest of us need to look very closely at the stress beyond ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  New York University,  US Department of Defense,  Robert Gates

Herbert: Obama paints picture of a brighter future, but who noticed?

industry for the development of smart-grid technology. These are the kinds of baby steps that, if encouraged, replicated and systematically expanded, can put the country on the road to a saner, more prosperous and more secure future. Bob Herbert is a ...

From BOB HERBERT, The San Jose Mercury News,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Bob Herbert,  New York Times Company,  General Motors

Op-Ed Columnist: A Glimpse of the Future?

President Obama made an appearance in Florida last week that should have gotten more attention. At a time when many Americans are apprehensive about the state of the economy and uncertain about the nation’s long-term prospects, Mr. Obama delivered an ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  David Brooks,  Bob Herbert,  General Motors

Op-Ed Columnist: Constraining America’s Brightest

That period right after college graduation is when young people tend to think they can set the world on fire. Careers are starting, and relationships in the broader world are forming. It’s exciting, and optimism is off the charts. David Brooks talks ...

From BOB HERBERT, International Herald Tribune,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Brooks,  Bob Herbert,  John Noble,  NPR,  Northwestern University

The Conversation: Self-Image and Party Politics

People acted on the idea of wanting “change”. I think now all we have left is “change” in our pockets. I think a lot of other Americans join me in wishing that the people who are elected to represent us would roll up their sleeves and actually try to ...

From DAVID BROOKS AND BOB HERBERT, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Bob Herbert

Only action can remedy nation’s ills

One of the most cherished items in my possession is a postcard that was sent from Mississippi to the Upper West Side of Manhattan in June 1964. ...

From BOB HERBERT, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Goodman,  James Chaney,  Michael Schwerner,  New York Times Company,  Rosa Parks

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