| Jan 25, 2010 | Peace / SecurityHey boys and girls, let’s play “Name That Country.” I’ll give you a few clues, then the first one of you to guess the country’s name wins a prize. Ready? Let’s go! This particular country is one that few Americans have known...
| | Peace / SecuritySend out robots, They work fine; People are, A waste of time. President Barack Obama deserves credit for ordering a new study of NASA. The findings of his Augustine Commission review of our plans for human spaceflight are impressive as well. We needed to seriously...
| | Rights / DemocracyHow come when the Republicans lose an election—as in Barack Obama sweeping the presidency in a landslide—the Right Wing responds by saying: “This proves the Republican Party has to become more conservative.” But when the Republicans win...
| Jan 18, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyThere are three subjects in our political universe that we aren’t allowed to discuss rationally: Israel, Cuba, and race. For example, try making the case that Palestinians are, no less than Jews, history’s victims. And that they just may have rights, and...
| | Economy / BusinessOne can see At just a glance; That Haiti never Had a chance. Our hearts go out to the Haitians. Earthquakes and hurricanes. Disaster after disaster. There’s no letup. We’ll send cash, food, meds, trucks, pumps, clothes, shovels, tarps, bulldozers, cement,...
