The NFL (Political) Standings The NFL (Political) Standings
Week two in the National Football League is about to wrap up – a very happy week for yrs truly, with my beloved (and perennially cursed) Buffalo Bills scraping out a victory ...
Sep 21, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
The No-Shame Zone The No-Shame Zone
On the day after the one-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse, I find myself wishing every American could gather this evening for a screening at 209 West Houston – h...
Sep 15, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
The Speech & The Public Option The Speech & The Public Option
The last ten minutes of Barack Obama's healthcare speech, invoking the legacy of Ted Kennedy and emphasizing concern for others as an essential part of "the American character...
Sep 10, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
State of the Nation: Brooks vs Lind State of the Nation: Brooks vs Lind
According to David Brooks' latest column, Barack Obama's approval ratings are falling because his administration "has joined itself at the hip to the liberal leadership in Con...
Sep 2, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Conservatives Show Kennedy the Love Conservatives Show Kennedy the Love
Now that he's gone, conservatives can't seem to say enough good things about Ted Kennedy. He was a pragmatist, a realist, a compromiser, someone who worked in the spirit of bipart...
Aug 28, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Honoring Kennedy? Honoring Kennedy?
"In his honor and as a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling and have a civilized debate on healthcare reform which I hope, when l...
Aug 27, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
America’s Super-Rich America’s Super-Rich
So the New York Times reports today that America's ultra-wealthy may finally be feeling the pinch. "After 30-Year Run, Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall," Davi...
Aug 21, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Health-Care: Commodity or Right? (II) Health-Care: Commodity or Right? (II)
So it appears that Democrats, with control of the White House, the Senate and House, with a mandate that far exceeds anything George W. Bush could ever claim, with a popular leader...
Aug 17, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Health-Care: Commodity or Right? Health-Care: Commodity or Right?
I've just come back from Europe, where citizens in most countries (on the left, right and center) would revolt if their leaders dared to privatize their health-care systems. That'...
Aug 16, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Goldman Wins, Workers Lose Goldman Wins, Workers Lose
The conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama's first term will be judged by whether he can revive the economy, which currently boasts an unemployment rate of 9.5 percent, a figu...
Jul 17, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press