Washington politics
: Phillip Molnar Barack Obama said that Africa's future "is up to Africa," but he ignored the U.S. government's own role in making Ghana's poverty worse.
July 13, 2009 I am running for the 10th District in California because the Democratic and Republican parties have shown themselves unwilling to address the issues that matter.
July 1, 2009 Some of Barack Obama's most ardent supporters are unsettled by the administration's failure to pursue a bold agenda for reform.
June 29, 2009 Obama's Cairo speech showed that crucial changes are taking place in U.S. policy that represent potential opportunities for an antiwar movement.
June 23, 2009 : Jeremy Scahill In a vote that should go down as a day of shame for Democrats, the House voted to approve another $106 billion for the bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
June 22, 2009 : Toufic Haddad I watched Barack Obama's speech to the background noise of Israeli fighter jets conducting maneuvers over the West Bank.
June 18, 2009 Obama's rhetoric in Cairo was intended to restore the credibility of American imperialism at home and abroad--how is that a "step forward"?
June 17, 2009 The U.S. president spoke in Cairo as if his and previous administrations were neutral brokers of peace, instead of rapacious backers of Israel's war.
June 16, 2009 : Deepa Kumar Barack Obama's Cairo speech heralds a shift from the Islamophobic rhetoric of the Bush regime--but not the long-term aims of the U.S. empire.
June 12, 2009 : Todd Chretien Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's plan to present Barack Obama with another book got me thinking about what I'd recommend.
June 10, 2009 : Gilbert Achcar Barack Obama's speech in Cairo doesn't represent a dramatic change in foreign policy, but a return to the mainstream after eight years of George W. Bush.
June 10, 2009 Fewer then six months into the new administration, we're finding out that beneath the rhetoric of "change" lies more continuity than many expected.
June 8, 2009 Recent appointments by the Obama administration illustrate how out-of-touch status quo politicians are from people's needs.
June 2, 2009 : Elizabeth Schulte Conservatives are in an uproar over Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. But maybe it's liberals who should be concerned.
May 29, 2009 Despite what conservatives claim, liberalism is not a version of "socialism." Rather, it's one way to run the capitalist economy and uphold the status quo.
May 13, 2009 : Elizabeth Schulte The guessing game is on about who will replace Justice David Souter, but there are bigger questions worth asking about the Supreme Court.
May 12, 2009 It's time for a little truth in advertising--what's the reality behind the media happy talk about Barack Obama's first 100 days?
May 6, 2009 : Brian Jones Whatever disappointments people have about Obama, the dust hasn't settled on this new era, and there's a feeling we have room to fight for our demands.
May 5, 2009 : Lee Sustar Barack Obama's approach to the banking crisis has been even more generous to Wall Street than George W. Bush.
May 4, 2009 Some liberals and leftists are rushing to defend right-wing speakers after recent protests on the grounds that protesters were violating "free speech."
May 1, 2009 : Haidar Eid The Obama administration is effectively marginalizing the issue of Palestine, and unfortunately setting the stage for renewed Israeli assaults.
May 1, 2009 : Rose Aguilar A lot of the people who said let's wait, Obama was given a huge mess and he needs time are now asking what we're going to do to get action from him.
April 30, 2009 : Lance Selfa Barack Obama's election was part of a shift from an era of conservative dominance, and that evolution is likely to continue, independent of what Obama does.
April 29, 2009 : Bill Fletcher Jr. At present, you would still define Obama as a centrist, but I think there's some wiggle room where forces on the left need to be pushing.
April 28, 2009 : Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Despite his unprecedented support in the African American community, Barack Obama has had very little to say about issues directly affecting Blacks.
April 27, 2009
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