| Feb 28, 2011 | Economy / BusinessInstead of cutting state and federal budgets, the United States should crack down on the corporate tax dodgers thumbing their noses at us. Across the nation, states are making deep cuts that will wreck the quality of life for everyone to close budget gaps that total...
| Feb 21, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe Obama administration is scrambling to get on the right side of history. It has a lot of ground to make up. History is mostly judging the United States these days for launching, and now perpetuating, the longest wars in our history. Initially sold as a war to...
| Jan 31, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe repercussions of the attempted assassination in Tucson of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in which six people were murdered and 13 wounded, continue to resonate. The discussion–and discussions about the discussion–continues. Meanwhile, we’re failing to...
| Jan 17, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe Pentagon and the National Rifle Association have a lot in common these days. They’re in love with guns. They maintain powerful lobbies. They refuse to acknowledge the dangerous consequences of their policies. And they’re both on the defensive. After...
| Jan 10, 2011 | Economy / Business“What’s good for General Motors is good for the country,” Defense Secretary nominee–and former GM CEO–Charles Wilson famously told the Senate Armed Services Committee in 1953. These weren’t his exact words, but they have resonated...
