Arianna Huffington: We are awash in crises right now -- crises that require smart and creative policy fixes. So why is Sarah Palin, who so rarely deals in policy fixes, so popular? It's not Palin's positions people respond to, it's her use of symbols -- symbols that operate on a level deeper than policy statements about the economy or financial reform or health care or the war in Afghanistan. To really understand her recent video, for example, comparing conservative women to "mama grizzly bears that rise up on their hind legs when somebody is coming to attack their cubs," we need less policy analysis and more psychology. Specifically, we need to hear from that under-appreciated political pundit Carl Jung. Click here to read more.
Instead of negotiating with vested interests in the backrooms of the White House and Congress, President Obama should present a coherent plan to the American people on how we will lead the world out of the climate crisis.
Where is the high-profile Obama speech making clear that the top priority for now is putting America back to work, and that deficit reduction will come when the economy is back on track?
On their present course, Obama and Secretary Duncan will end up demoralizing teachers, closing schools that are struggling to improve, dismantling the teaching profession, and harming public education.
Have you noticed a funny thing about America's long, hot summer of racial tension? Unlike other periods of racial strife, there is no massive activity here. There is no national debate. There is only media.
Barack Obama simply does not believe that the Israel-Palestinian conflict is a zero-sum game. He truly believes, as I do, that everyone will be better off once peace is achieved in the Middle East.
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