Dueling Wall Street Taxes
Obama officials have presented the big bank fee as an alternative to a financial transaction tax — but these taxes address two very different problems.
Let the People of Diego Garcia Return to their Homeland
After 40 years of exile and too many broken hearts, it’s long past time we let the Chagossians go home.
Remind Me, Why Is Angelo Mozilo a Free Man?
The former Countrywide Financial chief took half a billion dollars in compensation for loans that blew up our economy and bought out Congress with his “Friends of Angelo” mortgage benefits. But he is still a free man.
Washington and Damascus: What Will Stop Ongoing Violence to Civilians?
The White House responds to Syria’s efforts with phrases resonating with war tones, but diplomacy is the only way to preserve what is left of Syria for its hard-pressed citizens.
Mining Ban: Good for the Grand Canyon, but Not for El Salvador?
U.S. trade partners have to worry that if they pursue responsible stewardship, they could get rewarded with a big fat corporate lawsuit.
All-American Bigotry
In a TLC show, Muslims amply demonstrate that they’re ordinary, mainstream Americans. Now it’s time for the rest of us to do the same by standing up to the Islamophobes.
Washington Should Lead on Climate or Stop Standing in the Way
Over the next two weeks, representatives from 194 nations will meet in Bonn, Germany, to push forward a deal to stabilize the global climate and help poor countries address the inevitable changes that global warming brings.
Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN
“International law is not an empty promise” — except apparently for Palestinians.
Israel to Let the UN in…or Not?
The country just agreed to let the UN conduct an investigation of the flotilla attack. But don’t get too excited.
So What If Democrats Lose?
Voting for the lesser evil still isn’t good enough.
The United States and South Africa Share Great Challenges
Both the United States and South Africa, despite black leadership and multicultural societies, still labor under the legacy of segregation and inequality.
Turning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure
Civil society has had some success in the wake of the flotilla attack.
From Istanbul: Outrage Over a Massacre on the High Seas
As we mourn, we must demand full international accountability, including criminal liability, for the Israeli officials who are responsible for the Flotilla Massacre.
The Legacy of U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
The people of the Marshall Islands had their homeland and health sacrificed for U.S. national security interests. The Obama administration and Congress should promptly correct this injustice.
The Latino Mob, Affirmative Action, Hezbollah Beauty Pageant Conspiracy
A non-white Miss America winner? Clearly something suspicious is going on.