| Apr 11, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyNational Public Radio is having a tough time. It’s being beaten up and knocked down, its good name dragged through the mud. It hurts to watch stumble after bumble by executives of this smart radio network. (It’s still smart if you listen to it, but behind...
| | Economy / BusinessGood news, people: America’s wages are up–the average worker is making more today than a year ago! How much more, you ask? Get ready to be excited: 58 cents a week. Of course, averages don’t tell the whole story. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith...
| | Peace / SecurityIf you torture, Woe betide; Best make sure You’re on our side. A number of honorable Western governments are seeking to punish the perpetrators of torture. Unfortunately, the Obama administration isn’t among them. This failure of will is doubly lamentable,...
| Apr 4, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyPoor Detroit. The bad news never stops. The once-proud miracle of capitalism is the urban equivalent of a homeless family living under a bridge, digging in dumpsters for scraps. Having already gone through its “Crime Capital” phase, it has become the...
| | Economy / BusinessThe corporate chieftains who’ve relentlessly pushed American factories and middle-class jobs offshore rationalize this globalization of production by declaring that it’s all about efficiency, as though that’s the highest value to which a civilization...
