How Poor Is America? -- David Kenner, Foreign Policy
When Janis Joplin sang, "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose," the current economic doldrums probably aren't what she had in mind. Nevertheless, a dispiriting U.S. Census Bureau report revealed that more Americans than ever are impoverished. 2.6 million Americans dropped below the poverty line in 2010, expanding the ranks of America's poor to 46.2 million -- the highest number in the over half-century that this has been tracked.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Keep the peace between Israel and Egypt -- Chuck Freilich, L.A. Times
Israel’s new problem with the Arab Street -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Iraq war was a turning point in fighting terrorists -- Don Surber, Daily Mail
Iranian Clerics About to Fall? -- Abbas Milani, Daily Beast
China plays hardball with Russia on energy deals -- Michael Richardson, Japan Times
As China's star rises, so too does fear -- Frank Ching, China Post
There May Be Trouble Ahead in Northern Ireland -- Neill Locghery, Wall Street Journal
Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty -- Hazel R. O'Leary and Daryl G. Kimball, L.A. Times
Taliban talks are an inevitability in new Afghanistan -- National Editorial
Analysis: Afghan Taliban on offensive ahead of Western pullout -- Reuters
Who's Really Behind The Kabul Attacks? -- Christian Science Monitor
'Ground situation in Afghanistan far from reassuring' -- Rediff
Taliban attack raises doubts over handover success -- Ben Doherty, Sydney Morning Herald
Losing the War of Perception -- Simon
Israel’s new problem with the Arab Street -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Iraq war was a turning point in fighting terrorists -- Don Surber, Daily Mail
Iranian Clerics About to Fall? -- Abbas Milani, Daily Beast
China plays hardball with Russia on energy deals -- Michael Richardson, Japan Times
As China's star rises, so too does fear -- Frank Ching, China Post
There May Be Trouble Ahead in Northern Ireland -- Neill Locghery, Wall Street Journal
Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty -- Hazel R. O'Leary and Daryl G. Kimball, L.A. Times
Taliban talks are an inevitability in new Afghanistan -- National Editorial
Analysis: Afghan Taliban on offensive ahead of Western pullout -- Reuters
Who's Really Behind The Kabul Attacks? -- Christian Science Monitor
'Ground situation in Afghanistan far from reassuring' -- Rediff
Taliban attack raises doubts over handover success -- Ben Doherty, Sydney Morning Herald
Losing the War of Perception -- Simon
There May Be Trouble Ahead in Northern Ireland -- Neill Locghery, Wall Street Journal
Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty -- Hazel R. O'Leary and Daryl G. Kimball, L.A. Times
Taliban talks are an inevitability in new Afghanistan -- National Editorial
Analysis: Afghan Taliban on offensive ahead of Western pullout -- Reuters
Who's Really Behind The Kabul Attacks? -- Christian Science Monitor
'Ground situation in Afghanistan far from reassuring' -- Rediff
Taliban attack raises doubts over handover success -- Ben Doherty, Sydney Morning Herald
Losing the War of Perception -- Simon Klingert, Foreign Policy
Afghanistan Reality Check: Taliban Strikes Undermine U.S. Optimism -- Julius Cavendish, Time
Attack on U.S. Embassy Highlights Need to Exit Afghanistan -- Malou Innocent, Cato@Liberty
The GOP field goes AWOL from Afghanistan -- Washington Post editorial
Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty -- Hazel R. O'Leary and Daryl G. Kimball, L.A. Times
Taliban talks are an inevitability in new Afghanistan -- National Editorial
Analysis: Afghan Taliban on offensive ahead of Western pullout -- Reuters
Who's Really Behind The Kabul Attacks? -- Christian Science Monitor
'Ground situation in Afghanistan far from reassuring' -- Rediff
Taliban attack raises doubts over handover success -- Ben Doherty, Sydney Morning Herald
Losing the War of Perception -- Simon Klingert, Foreign Policy
Afghanistan Reality Check: Taliban Strikes Undermine U.S. Optimism -- Julius Cavendish, Time
Attack on U.S. Embassy Highlights Need to Exit Afghanistan -- Malou Innocent, Cato@Liberty
The GOP field goes AWOL from Afghanistan -- Washington Post editorial