| Feb 21, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe truth is dear, We must profess; Just don’t seek it, In the press. Maybe we were fortunate that the U.S. press chose to print any WikiLeaks disclosures at all. Given the media’s generally supportive stance of unilateral American foreign policy, it could...
| Feb 14, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThere’s been a good deal happening lately needing immediate attention, but it’s not too late to recognize the 50th anniversary of one of our great presidential speeches–Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address. The only part of it much...
| | Environment / HealthWhen corporate executives needed a political favor, they used to run to Congress. Now they can also run to the courthouse. Over the years, corporate chieftains and their political henchmen have steadily ensconced reliable laissez-faire ideologues in hundreds of...
| | Economy / BusinessToday, war and taxes remain our nation’s two most tragic issues. While we haven’t quite finished losing those pointless shooting wars, we’ve surely lost the tax war. Yes, President Barack Obama has surrendered. You saw it on TV. He said right out in...
| Feb 7, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThe N-word is perhaps the most powerful word in the English language. It carries 400 years of brutal American history that can strike with the force of a lash. Nice people don’t say it. F-bombs are soggy firecrackers compared to the explosive power...
