Sharon Smith

  • Corporate America is celebrating the Supreme Court decision in the Exxon Valdez case that shields the world's most profitable company against its victims. July 3, 2008

  • The Clintons were the key architects of a thinly veiled race-based campaign strategy that escalated as Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations disintegrated. June 5, 2008

  • The parallels between South Africa’s white minority regime and the apartheid state of Israel were striking as Israel celebrated its 60th anniversary. May 22, 2008

  • The media that praise a new generation of Rockefellers for promoting alternative energy are ignoring the cruel history of the robber-baron family. May 8, 2008

  • For the 3 billion people who survive on less than $2 a day, the upward spiral in food prices has meant a struggle for the most basic of human rights. April 11, 2008

  • Wall Street or homeowners:

    The crackup of Bear Stearns ended with a bailout for Wall Street. But millions of homeowners will pay for the crisis Wall Street made. March 28, 2008

  • ExxonMobil's management team has cornered the market on corporate corruption while paying a minimum in compensation to its many victims. March 14, 2008

  • Some writers on the left are sliding down the slippery slope of single-issue voting in their support for right-wing Republican Ron Paul. January 18, 2008