It's gratifying to see Goldman Sachs executives get grilled, but working people will be on the hook for years for the cost of the Wall Street bailout. April 28, 2010
How is it that gun-toting right-wing extremists and the Republican politicians who pander to them can get away with masquerading as "populists?" April 21, 2010
Policy reviews and summit speeches aside, the U.S. government is as determined as ever to maintain the superiority of its nuclear arsenal. April 14, 2010
During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama mocked the Republicans' chants of "drill, baby, drill." Now that he's president, it's a different story. April 7, 2010
Despite the hopes of some, the passage of the health care bill is not a sign that Washington has embraced a new era of progressive reform. March 31, 2010
The protests against California's budget cuts planned for March 4 are an important milestone. The next question is how to build on that resistance. March 4, 2010
The Obama administration went too far to the left, alienating America's "center-right" majority--that's the media's verdict. As usual, they got it wrong. February 10, 2010
The failure of Barack Obama to accomplish anything that was expected of him is feeding demoralization and anger among his most enthusiastic supporters. January 27, 2010
State and local governments are ramming through massive budget cuts that are wrecking lives--and the federal government is doing nothing. January 12, 2010
Barack Obama motivated his decision to send 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan with a warmongering speech that recalled the worst of George W. Bush. December 2, 2009
The Democrats' proposal for a "public option" is so scaled back that it's barely public--and it can hardly be called much of an option. November 3, 2009
The National Equality March was a powerful call for LGBT equality--and an inspiring glimpse of what futures struggles against injustice can be. October 21, 2009
The leaders of the Group of 20 are meeting in Pittsburgh for an economic summit that will be an exercise in cheap political theater. September 25, 2009
Barack Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan has parallels with a previous U.S. war that raise the question: Is this Obama's Vietnam? September 9, 2009
If a famous African American academic can get hauled off to jail in minutes, what chance do working-class and poor African American men have? August 13, 2009
There are increasing calls for a new economic stimulus package, but the Obama administration has a different message for victims of the crisis: Wait. July 29, 2009
It's hard to imagine a world where the Republican Party wins elections again. But that depends on the performance of Barack Obama's Democrats. July 14, 2009
In the name of finding "middle ground," Barack Obama and the Democrats are making compromises that the health care industry can be happy with. June 30, 2009
The health care industry is determined to strangle any proposal in Washington for real reform--and the Democrats are acting as accomplices. June 18, 2009
The bankruptcy of General Motors marks the end of an era in which U.S. capitalism could claim to offer workers an "American dream" of rising living standards. June 2, 2009
