Barack Obama is a politician, and you have to know the difference between the politicians and you--what they have to do and what you have to do.
March 13, 2009
Federal officials may wring their hands over new scandals at AIG and Merrill Lynch, but they're still rewarding Wall Street's reckless betting. March 12, 2009
Republican complaints about Obama's "socialism" are laughable. But the economic crisis and the new era in Washington are opening up a debate about capitalism. March 11, 2009
The great American jobs wipeout continues with no end in sight, as the financial meltdown continues and the entire world economy unravels. March 10, 2009
A resident of Gaza City describes conditions after Israel's 22-day war--and the message Palestinians want to send to the emerging global solidarity struggle. March 9, 2009
The administration's $275 billion program to deal with foreclosures is a departure from the do-nothing Bush approach--but it falls short of what's needed. March 6, 2009
The liberal organization MoveOn.org sent an e-mail to its membership that declared the U.S. war on Iraq will soon be over. They're wrong. March 13, 2009
Hundreds of parents, teachers, activists and students held an angry picket of the Chicago Board of Education in a last attempt to save 16 schools. March 3, 2009
The Watchmen comic stepped out of the simplistic world of good versus evil to pose larger questions about power and human nature. How about the movie? March 12, 2009
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, plus family members and activists, came together for a Winter Soldier event in Austin, Texas. March 10, 2009
Homeland Security U.S.A. is basically a show that glamorizes exactly what is wrong with immigration policy and the criminalization of immigrants. March 5, 2009
On the eve of court hearings on Proposition 8, hundreds marched in San Francisco and Los Angeles to call for the ban on same-sex marriage to be overturned. March 9, 2009
Under pressure from activists, the University of Washington announced it is terminating its licensing agreement with the anti-union Russell Corp. March 3, 2009
