Bombers Without Borders
On Election Day 2008, it looks as though someone called in the wrong coordinates and the Party of War is going up in flames.
A Bold Step for U.S. Good Will in Iraq
Convert the huge U.S. Embassy into a university.
The Cooties Effect
McCain and Palin tried to smear Obama through guilt by association. But this isn’t just a Republican tactic.
Review: The Three Trillion Dollar War
The economic chickens are coming home to roost.
Ike Wanted to Spread Wealth, Too
The wealthy of the Eisenhower years paid a hefty share of their income in taxes.
Make the Speculators Pay
Funds for the economic recovery should come from the Wall Street gamblers and the wealthy CEOs who profited from the casino economy.
The Massive Wealth Redistribution that Doesn’t Bother John McCain
Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
Scramble for Africa
Kevin Funk and Steve Fake offer a scathing and penetrating new look at the crises in Darfur — one that you won’t find in The New York Times or from the Save Darfur Movement.
‘W’: Bush Ultra-Lite
At a time when we need Marx’s analytical abilities, Oliver Stone offers Freud.
Strange Strike
Syria learned yet again with the recent helicopter attack, when it comes to relations with Washington, no good deed goes unpunished.
The Financial Crisis and 9/11
Some commentators compare the current economic crisis to 9/11 — a cataclysm that changed everything.
Latin America’s New Consensus
The region’s newfound independence may blunt the impact of global economic turmoil.
Bonfires for the Global Vanities
The end of the Bush administration makes real change — ending wars — possible, but only if we fight for it.
The Religion of Guns
It’s bad enough that we’re awash in guns in the United States. But we also evangelize.
We Only Need One Bretton Woods II
The November 15 economic summit isn’t the best way to address many of the underlying issues that contributed to the global economic crisis in developing countries.
Review: A Floating City of Peasants
A Dutch journalist teams up with photographers to provide intimate portraits of urban newcomers and young factory workers, as well as the families they left behind in China’s countryside.
Talking Points: Economic Meltdown
The following document is a series of talking points, in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, on the key questions being discussed today about the global economic meltdown.
Bollywood Gets Political
It’s no longer just the same old song and dance: India’s film industry is tackling some pretty serious topics.
Whining About Winning in Iraq
McCain and Palin shout triumphantly, “We’re winning the war in Iraq.” Such rhetoric collides painfully with reality.
Silence on Immigration
As Obama and McCain dodge the pressing issue of immigrants’ rights, here’s an immigration agenda for the next U.S. president.
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