| Jan 25, 2010 | Peace / SecurityThis article was distributed by Minuteman Media and originally appeared on Common Dreams on 1/25/10. The recent Taliban attacks on Kabul provide another wake-up call about why this war in Afghanistan simply isn’t going to work. It won’t bring security to...
| | Peace / SecurityWhether you are reading this article in Tampa or Tucson, Los Angeles or Long Island, one thing is for certain: It’s six minutes to midnight. While this may not be the normal mode of timekeeping for your dinner plans, it’s true for the “Doomsday...
| | Economy / BusinessWhen I grew up in Texas, the dance we all learned was the Texas two-step. But times have changed. The next big dance these days could be called the Social Security double shuffle. A good number of senators are waltzing to the music of the “let’s cut Social...
| | Environment / HealthWhen you strip off the rhetoric and the partisan politics and remove the fear factor, the health-care legislation working its way to President Barack Obama’s desk is, for most Americans, the healthiest medicine ever offered. Sure, there are missing pieces and probably...
| Jan 22, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyThis article was distributed by Minuteman Media and first appeared in the Torrington Register Citizen on 1/19/10. On the campaign trail, Barack Obama electrified Americans with his bold call to transform despair into hope, and voters elected him in a landslide....
