| Aug 8, 2011 | Economy / BusinessHow much can a U.S. president committed to greater equality hope to accomplish when lawmakers devoted to helping the rich hold the upper hand? Advocacy for equality must take a backseat, Obama administration insiders insist, when fanatical friends of the fortunate in...
| Jul 11, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyI’m starting to worry about Barack Obama. I didn’t worry about him before. I thought he was the best Democrat running in the 2008 primaries, and I thought he was far superior to John McCain in the general election. I still think that. (By the way, did you...
| Apr 25, 2011 | Peace / SecurityPop quiz: Name the last three presidents who significantly cut military spending. If your answer is George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon, you would be correct. To address budget deficits, Bush I and Reagan, in his second term, reduced military spending...
| 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...
| Jul 13, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyPBS, which has often refused to broadcast films it deemed to be suffering from conflicts of interest, is now distributing a work that violates its own policies, according to the media watchdog Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). PBS is running in three...
