David Whitehouse When peace talks are really a war strategy Rumors of possible peace talks in Afghanistan are raising hopes that the U.S. war might end. But these hopes seem based on wishes, not facts.
Alan Maass What does W. stand for? For anyone who spent the last eight years hating the Bush regime, Oliver Stone's movie W. is a lot of laughs. But is that enough?
Mark Steel Blaming the poor for their crisis One way of measuring the start of a recession is when the government first insists there are lots of jobs, but the unemployed need to be more flexible.
Adam Turl The crisis spreads past Wall Street Jobs are getting hard to hold onto--and even harder to find--as major corporations and governments alike aggressively slash their payrolls.
Nicole Colson Behind the U.S. raid in Syria The U.S. commando raid in Syria was the first of its kind--and sets a precedent for a dangerous expansion of the "war on terror."
Adam Turl Making the riders pay The Chicago Transit Authority wants riders to pay for a budget shortfall caused by insufficient funding and the worsening economy.
Paul D’Amato Marxists and elections Marxists don’t believe that socialism can be achieved through the ballot box. But that doesn’t mean we should have nothing to do with elections.
Adriano Contreras RIT Antiwar protests recruiters A counter-recruitment action at the Rochester Institute of Technology led to Marine recruiters packing up and leaving ahead of schedule.
Diana Macasa ICE treats immigrants like criminals Bay Area groups organized an emergency rally to protest a string of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids the day before.
Alan Maass What’s wrong with redistributing the wealth? John McCain and the Republicans are irate about Barack Obama's alleged determination to "spread the wealth around." What's so bad about that?
