Most US Readers Reluctant to Comment on EuroZone Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. Dec 2 (DPI) -- American readers who usually clog comment boards with opinions and occasional insights on news events are at a relativ
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Twitter Rolls Over for Country-specific Censors; Readers Not Impressed
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 26 (DPI) - Twitter announced that it will begin censoring in countries where it is required, sending a handful of readers to c
Readers Wake Up to Clearing of NYC Occupy Movement
NEW YORK, NY Nov. 15 (DPI) -- Many readers awakening this morning expressed anguish that the "Occupy Wall Street" denizens in New York's Zuccotti Park
American Pessimism and Today’s “Cold Civil War” – Part One
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 15 (DPI) -- Every generation or so, America falls into collective despair, a cyclical sense of decline brought on by a bad econ
Without Details, Facts and Sources, Herman Cain Story is Missing Something Important: Legitimacy
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 7 (DPI Commentary) -- Ever since the flap over Herman Cain's record as an alleged sex harasser broke, I’m reminded of a scene
A Greek Referendum on Debt? Many Readers Appalled
WASHINGTON, D.C. Nov. 1 (DPI) -- Readers of US news sites reacted fiercely to sudden plans by the Greek government to hold a public referendum on a Eu
Killing of US-Born Al Qaeda Propagandist Prompts Wide Reaction
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30, (DPI) -- The assassination in Yemen of a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric today prompted a surprisingly wide range of rea
Hawkish Reader Comments Follow Killing of Afghan Peacemaker
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 20 (DPI) --American readers -- even those posting comments to liberal-minded NYTimes.com -- may favor a complete withdrawal fro
Sarcasm Oozes from Readers on News of Rising US Poverty
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (DPI) -- Reader comments on NYTimes.com mostly drip with sarcasm in response to a report that America's poverty rate is at its high
Buffett’s Beef: Super-Wealthy Should Pay More Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 15, 2011 (DPI) -- Warren Buffett once again called on Uncle Sam to take his money, saying people earning more than $1 million sh
