The Lineup: Week of May 9-15, 2011
Jim Hightower writes about a company that’s trying to override Vermont’s decision to shutter a nuclear reactor and Peter Weiss explains why torture doesn’t “work.”
Jim Hightower writes about a company that’s trying to override Vermont’s decision to shutter a nuclear reactor and Peter Weiss explains why torture doesn’t “work.”
OtherWords is running commentaries about the al-Qaeda mastermind’s death on our blog this week and we have posted our next cartoon five days early.
Marc Morial weighs in on Donald Trump’s “birther” obsession and Donald Kaul assesses Michele Bachmann’s potential for a serious White House bid.
William A. Collins puts the Libya intervention in context and a cartoon depicts a retirement home for dictators.
Our Earth Day special edition features three commentaries and a cartoon addressing Obama’s “dirty energy” policy and the BP oil disaster, as well as the dangers of nuclear weapons and reactors.
John Feffer argues that the war on Libya shouldn’t translate into yet another budget increase for the Pentagon.
This week, we’ve got three Tax Day op-eds and a cartoon by Khalil Bendib lampooning GOP budget priorities.
Phyllis Bennis underscores the risks posed by the U.S.-led military intervention in Libya.
An op-ed by Alice Slater, a column by Donald Kaul, and a cartoon by Khalil Bendib put Japan’s nuclear emergency into context.
Sanho Tree explains why adopting Colombia’s failed anti-drug policies in Mexico is a mistake and Donald Kaul says we should stay out of Libya.
William A. Collins laments the dangers that the nation’s health care system poses to our health while Robert Alvarez explains why managing nuclear weapons should be the Pentagon’s job, instead of an Energy Department task.
Tracy Fernandez Rysavy underscores concerns about radiation from cell phones, Donald Kaul weighs in on Wisconsin’s uprising, and Mary Anne Hitt puts the GOP attack on EPA funding in context.
Michael B. Keegan expresses concern that Rep. Peter King’s upcoming hearings on domestic terrorism will exploit widespread fears of Muslims in a newfangled version of McCarthyism.
Sarah Anderson reflects on her great-grandfather’s experience as a Civil War veteran and Donald Kaul remembers why he liked Ike.
Chris Toensing argues that Democrats and Republicans alike have long wished that Egypt and other U.S.-allied Arab states would forever remain docile dictatorships.