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The Phoenix: The independent newspaper of Swarthmore College since 1881

Craig Earley

Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

Boston Shows Importance of Being Prepared

Americans generally accept a role for government in meeting a number of important national needs. Defense, schools, roads, bridges, public health and…

April 25, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

Bursting the Ideological Bubble

This semester, disputes over Greek life and the role of former World Bank President Robert Zoellick ’75 in Swarthmore’s commencement have engulfed…

April 11, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

The Keystone Mistake

Last week, the United States Senate cast votes on a large number of amendments to its budget proposal, many unrelated to the…

March 28, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

The Politics of Extremism

The mainstream political media – from top-rated television programs like Meet the Press to David Brooks and Thomas Friedman in the New…

March 7, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

Looking Past Obama: The Future of Liberalism

Many left-leaning observers commended Barack Obama’s State of the Union last week for its calls for a $9 minimum wage, universal preschool…

February 21, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

Crops, Coal, and Climate Change

Dodge Ram aired an ad in the Super Bowl last weekend featuring the late Paul Harvey’s 1978 FFA convention speech “So God…

February 7, 2013
Columns/Opinion/The Pragmatic Progressive

Curing “Obama Disappointment Syndrome”

Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural address on Monday. In clear and compelling terms, he celebrated the accomplishments that “we, the people”…

January 24, 2013

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