Turning Right into a Dead End
I don’t buy the notion that our country is abruptly or eternally shifting rightward.
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.
Why the U.S. Won’t Cut Ties With Israel
Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak was in Washington — again — last week, but Israel’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, is nowhere to be seen. What’s up with that?
So What If Democrats Lose?
Voting for the lesser evil still isn’t good enough.
Democratic Party Defends Israeli Attack
Instead of pinning the blame on Israel for flotilla tragedy, congressional Democrats are leaping to Israel’s defense.
Worker Fairy Tale
Grandma Democrat, why is your lip service so big?
Wall Street’s Back Pockets
The classic divide in American politics amounts to left vs. right pocket.
Why Our Taliban’s Gaining Traction
The far-right wing in the Netherlands is just as intolerant and narrow-minded and xenophobic as the radical Islamists.
Massachusetts: The Democrats Blew It
The only sound worse than a Democrat whining about a loss is a Republican crowing about victory.
Race and the Rapture
There are three subjects we can’t discuss rationally: Israel, Cuba, and race.
Response to Poverty and Empire: Denial
The presidential campaign demonstrated the contemporary versions of institutionalized denial.
Trade Issues Are Not Just About NAFTA and the Rust Belt
We need to shift from a “Wal-Mart economy” to one built on dignified jobs and healthy communities.
Five Years Later, We Cant Forgive or Forget
Reflections on the fifth anniversary of the Congressional vote granting President Bush unprecedented war-making authority to invade Iraq.
The Democrats’ Support for Bush’s War
Congress’s capitulation to the Bush administration’s request for nearly $100 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has led to outrage throughout the country.
Memorial Daze
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