What the Chilean Miners Taught Me
The most salient connection between progressive politics and art is imagination.
Obama’s About-Face on Trade
Candidate Obama wanted to stop U.S. companies from sending jobs overseas. President Obama appears, however, to have drunk the free-trade Kool-Aid.
What Obama can Learn from W.
Obama needs to put his heart on his sleeve to regain the approval of voters.
60 Second Expert: Obama’s Failures
Obama’s broad electoral base represented a promising coalition for progressive change, but the gap between the Obama campaign and the Obama presidency has widened into what appears to be an oncoming rout for his party in the upcoming elections.
Tied to the Tracks
It’s beginning to look as though President Obama is going to be run over by the train that is the Angry American Voter.
Lessons of the Obama Debacle
President Obama and the Democrats face a rout in the upcoming midterm elections. Columnist Walden Bello explains what’s gone wrong, and how to make it right.
Better Late Than Never: Obama puts solar panels on White House
Whatever caused the change of heart, President Obama has restored a small sense of hope among climate activists that he really will make climate change a focus for him in coming months.
$400,000 Annual Household Income and Still Struggling?
A University of Chicago Law School professor complains that he is struggling to get by with a $400,000 annual family income. IPS Fellow, Sanho Tree, has a two line response for him.
Coming Face to Face with Obama and the Vanishing American Dream
Attending a recent town hall meeting, the author is shocked to note that “not once did the words ‘climate change’ cross the president’s lips.”
The Petraeus Bait and Switch Maneuver
General Petraeus reverses field on the Afghan withdrawal timetable he promised President Obama.
Five Reasons to Let the Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich Expire
And how you can add your support for their expiration.
Don’t Celebrate Mexico’s Independence…Yet
It is the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence and the 100th anniversary of its revolution. But the celebrations taking place this week are premature.
Setting the Record Straight
What we have in place of ideology is single-issue politics.
What We Didn’t Hear from Obama on Iraq
The president did acknowledge the war’s cost…but there were many other important points he left out.
The Political Consequences of Stagnation
If the left doesn’t come up with a credible and comprehensive alternative to a focus on reducing the deficit, argues FPIF columnist Walden Bello, the far right might eventually fill the policy vacuum.