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    Israeli-Gaza relief boat conflict is 3,000 years old

    JUNE 3, 2010 10:02AM

    By grif -


    Topics: arabs, jews, palestine, thomas friedman, gaza, israel, israeli commando raid, middle east

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1607 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Could "October Surprise" Be a One-Ton Pumpkin?

    OCTOBER 2, 2012 11:39AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, capitalism, bill gates, topsfield fair, pumpkin record, internet, open sourcing, thomas friedman, microsoft, economic equality, joseph stiglitz, austerity, supply side economics, republicans, democrats, economic crisis, 2012 election, we are all in this together, farmers, great pumpkin, globalization, fox news, rush limbaugh, inflation, redistribution, rent-seeking, oil companies, open salon, blogging, sound barrier

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 1438 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Back to Cairo: Welcome to (the new) Egypt!

    MARCH 3, 2011 1:19AM

    By Naqib's Daughter


    Topics: politics, middle eastbelief/religion, uprising, revolution, tahrir square, protests, mubarak, riots, egypt, cairo, arabs' 1848, thomas friedman

    • 11 Ratings
    • 751 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The R Word

    JANUARY 31, 2010 2:57PM

    By Liane Carter


    Topics: politics, wall street journal, rahm emanuel, thomas friedman, charlie rose, cnn, afghanistan, disability, special olympics, special needs, autism

    • 3 Ratings
    • 819 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Thomas Friedman's Narrative vs. The Truth

    DECEMBER 8, 2009 2:23AM

    By Alaska Progressive


    Topics: major nidal hassan, drone attacks, israel, palestine, afghanistan, iraq, indonesia, pakistan, somali pirates, darfur, politics, muslims, thomas friedman, ft hood

    • 5 Ratings
    • 678 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Vulture Capitalism Is About "Values?"

    MAY 17, 2012 9:37AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: public schools, bain capital, steve jobs, egalitarianism, class warfare, income redistribution, limited government, social democracy, jonathan chait, finance reform, financial crisis, credit default swap, masters of the universe, democracy, 99% and 1%, commercialism, too big to fail, oligarchy, robber barons, socialism, entrepreneurialism, bill gates, new deal, egalitarianism, jeff jacoby, thomas friedman, american enterprise institute, arthur brooks, free market, supply-side economics, capitalism, american exceptionalism, freedom, financial reform, wall street, jamie dimon, jpmorgan, economics, politics

    • 2 Ratings
    • 714 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

    MAY 18, 2010 2:30PM

    By LuminousMuse


    Topics: mcmansions, royalty free music, thomas friedman

    • 5 Ratings
    • 1143 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Thomas Friedman exposed

    DECEMBER 13, 2011 10:35AM

    By Steven Rockford


    Topics: thomas friedman

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1167 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Romney, Bain Create Own 47% "Victims"

    NOVEMBER 3, 2012 9:47AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, mitt romney, president obama, republican party, bain capital, sensata technologies, outsourcing, china, auto workers, capitalism, unemployment insurance, joseph schumpeter, creative destruction, safety net, newt gingrich, stimulus, austerity, profits, plutocracy, citibank, mortgage fraud, thomas friedman, failed states, equality, matrx, bottom 47%

    • 3 Ratings
    • 581 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Thomas Friedman and the Law of Averages

    FEBRUARY 2, 2012 4:19PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: new york times, work, workers, employment, technology, self serve, grocery stores, cashiers, wait staff, restaurants, averages, mit, security, zappos, united states, egypt, china, mumbai, labor, unions, revolution, education, debt, average, thomas friedman

    • 3 Ratings
    • 244 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Yom Kippur: Fast Break

    SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 1:44PM

    By Vivian Henoch


    Topics: yom kippur, breaking the fast, turning of the season, a return to moderation, thomas friedman

    • 2 Ratings
    • 506 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner & China Rep

    FEBRUARY 2, 2012 3:29PM

    By Howard Steven Friedman


    Topics: world news, wall street bailout, trade imbalance, quantitative easing, manufacturing jobs, manufacturing, free trade, currency manipulation, cheap labor, capitalism, american manufacturing, united states, tim geithner, thomas friedman, the world is flat, state capitalism, jeff immelt, general electric, freddie mac, fannie mae, china currency, davos 2012, davos, citigroup, china, bailout, aig, world economic forum, bear stearns, bank of america

    • 0 Ratings
    • 272 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Outages

    JULY 28, 2010 6:58AM

    By Nick Weber


    Topics: electrical failures, internet, planetary interconnectedness, thomas friedman, robert watson

    • 2 Ratings
    • 342 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Friedman's Flawed Logic

    APRIL 29, 2009 3:45PM

    By Jan Linn


    Topics: equality, the constitution, obama, torture, politics, thomas friedman

    • 2 Ratings
    • 276 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    For love of stuff.

    JUNE 9, 2011 10:43AM

    By roSPORKad


    Topics: hoarding, stuff, the great disruption, thomas friedman, jonathan franzen, new york times, my tiny hypocrisy

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1568 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Innovation Through Leadership: It’s Time for a Moon Shot!

    FEBRUARY 1, 2010 8:51AM

    By Jim Taggart


    Topics: transnationals, thomas friedman, self-empowerment, moonshot, leadership, innovation, immigration, global economy, global competition, foreign students in america, education, china

    • 1 Ratings
    • 307 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Hey Gen Y! Can You Become Untouchable?

    OCTOBER 26, 2009 8:58AM

    By Jim Taggart


    Topics: education, skills, technology, thomas friedman, generation y, global competitiveness

    • 2 Ratings
    • 471 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Friedman comes out in support of terrorism

    JANUARY 15, 2009 1:09PM

    By montcalm


    Topics: glenn greenwald, glenzilla, thomas friedman, war, violence, terrorism, media, nyt, new york times, west bank, gaza, politics, palestine, israel

    • 1 Ratings
    • 475 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Middle aged white women in tears on the phone

    NOVEMBER 5, 2008 5:29PM

    By phSFca


    Topics: us, america , usa, democracy, politics, state of the union, nation building, thomas friedman, obama, election, women

    • 1 Ratings
    • 593 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    GOP: A different sorta pickle

    JANUARY 15, 2012 9:17PM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: open call, politics, new york times, thomas friedman, david brooks, new hampshire, iowa, republican nominee, 2012 presidential elections, gop, social conservatives, rick santorum, newt gingrich, jon huntsman, mitt romney

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