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#48 Harold Meyerson
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Harold Meyerson is the editor at large of The American Prospect and a columnist for The Washington Post.
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Meyerson, who has declared himself a "democratic socialist," takes pride in being, as he sees it, the most liberal voice at The Washington Post. He brings this perspective to nearly every subject he covers, advocating the nationalization of insolvent banks and defending unions, and arguing to expand social programs.
Meyerson became editor at large of The American Prospect in 2002 and an op-ed columnist for the Post in 2003. Before joining the ranks of national commentators, he was one Los Angeles's leading political journalists, editing L.A. Weekly from 1989 to 2001. He still occasionally writes about California politics for the Los Angeles Times. While he is less controversial than some other columnists, Meyerson drew criticism in September 2008 for characterizing the Republican party as "the white folks' party."
Meyerson, who has declared himself a "democratic socialist," takes pride in being, as he sees it, the most liberal voice at The Washington Post. He brings this perspective to nearly every subject he covers, advocating the nationalization of insolvent banks and defending unions, and arguing to expand social programs.
Meyerson became editor at large of The American Prospect in 2002 and an op-ed columnist for the Post in 2003. Before joining the ranks of national commentators, he was one Los Angeles's leading political journalists, editing L.A. Weekly from 1989 to 2001. He still occasionally writes about California politics for the Los Angeles Times. While he is less controversial than some other columnists, Meyerson drew criticism in September 2008 for characterizing the Republican party as "the white folks' party."
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March 3, 2010
Wall Street and Banking
Wall Street's Aftershocks
“Like earthquakes, Goldman Sachs can strike anytime.”
February 24, 2010
Health Care Reform
If Not Now, When?
“The debate over national health care is old enough to collect Social Security.”
February 18, 2010
CA Budget Crisis
Greece or California?
“California can't repudiate its debts. What it can do, however, is raise taxes and tuition and lay off teachers, cops and nurses.”
February 10, 2010
Democrats
A Disaster for Labor
“In their failure to advance labor's prospects, Democrats condemn themselves to a future of fewer Democratic voters and their nation to a future of mass downward mobility.”
February 10, 2010
Recovering from Recession
Where's Our Hopkins?
“If we're serious about creating more exports, and more jobs, it's time for our government to help manufacturing.”
February 3, 2010
Recovering from Recession
Pushing Obama on Jobs
“The Democrats have shifted their focus, they tell us relentlessly, to jobs, jobs, jobs. Would that they had.”
January 28, 2010
State Of The Union
Jumbled Message, Perfect Pitch
“No president has ever delivered so direct a strike to the soft underbelly of contemporary American conservatism, or one that resonates more with Americans’ hopes for their nation.”
January 27, 2010
State Of The Union 2010
Ditch the Clintonism?
“If they want to improve their prospects for November, Democrats need to get serious about jobs.”
January 20, 2010
Health Care Reform
More Action on Health Care
“A president with an activist agenda met a Senate all but incapable of action. The mix of big government and no government proved toxic for the Democrats.”
January 14, 2010
Health Care Reform
Can Boxer and Feinstein Be Filibuster Busters?
“The filibuster is an affront to the most basic principles of democracy: that majorities govern; that elections matter.”
January 13, 2010
Health Care Reform
Health-Reform Headaches the Democrats Don't Need
“There are some provisions in the pending legislation that, if included in the final bill, may well drape Democratic candidates with 'Kick Me' signs come November.”
January 6, 2010
Democrats
The Left Needs a Movement
“If there's a common feature to the political landscapes in which Carter, Clinton and now Obama were compelled to work, it's the absence of a vibrant left movement.”
December 23, 2009
Health Care Reform
Labor's Messy Health-Care Bargain
“The liberal establishmentarians lament the compromises they were compelled to accept but support the bill's passage. In between the two, indignant and stuck, is organized labor.”
December 16, 2009
Society
America's Decade of Dread
“This decade began and ended in dread. It began with Wall Street -- the World Trade Center -- targeted for mass murder. It ends with Main Street fearful and reeling from economic reverses that Wall Street helped create.”