Barack Obama
Little new in Obama’s Cairo speech »
In his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama offered little that was new. And he didn’t connect the dots in his bullet-point lecture. He failed to recognize how the multiple problems that hover over the region are increasingly linked and feed dangerously off each other.read more
Obama Whitewashes U.S. History at National Archives »
“We’ve been the nation that has shut down torture chambers and replaced tyranny with the rule of law,” he said. Tell that to the Iranians, or the Guatemalans, or the Chileans, or the Indonesians, or the Salvadorans, or the Vietnamese.read more
Obama Is Becoming an Accessory after the fact to War Crimes »
By not prosecuting the torturers and those ordered torture, and by not releasing the torture photos, Obama is staining himself with the crimes of his predecessor. And that’s a crime.read more
Changing Obama's Mindset »
Obama has to be pulled in the right direction.read more
Obama's Betrayal on Social Security »
Obama Turns Back on New Deal »
Obama campaigned on preserving Social Security and accused McCain of wanting to cut it. Now, by preparing an assault on Social Security, he is engaging in a huge betrayal.read more
Emperor Obama Has Afghan Blood on His Hands »
My Report Card »
I will never forgive Arlen Specter for his questioning of Anita Hill.
I recommit myself to challenging hetero-supremacist, bibliocratic, don’t-ask-don’t-tell denial of life.read more
Obama More than a Ray of Light on Torture »
Barack Obama's No Fly List »
U.S. Diverts Plane Because of Journalist »
Barack Obama seems to be no improvement over George Bush when it comes to the “No Fly” list.read more
Obama Attacks Fifth and Sixth Amendment »
Obama’s first 100 Days: rhetoric loftier than actions »
After the Sept.11 attacks, Bush quickly squandered the world’s enormous goodwill towards the United States. The goodwill Obama has inspired can evaporate if the rest of the world begins to see his administration continuing too many of Bush’s policies.read more
Obama gets gender right in first 100 days »
Women should be grateful they have a man like Obama in the White House.read more
Why I Don't Like the Fourth of July
Unemployment Figures Underscore Need for New Stimulus
Julie Bolz,
My guest this week is Julie Bolz, a women's rights and human rights activist, who has built or repaired dozens of schools in Afghanistan.MP3 Download | PODCAST | RSS
Shepard Fairey, Citizen Artist
Changing Obama's Mindset
Pete Rose Hits it Around
Naomi Klein Interview
The United States’ Anti-Democratic Pattern in Honduras [link] 
Progressivism is Mainstream [link] The Banks Own Congress [link] U.S. Evangelicals join the nuclear-weapon-free world movement [link] Netanyahu Speaks; The Israel-Palestine Ball Remains in Obama's Court [link] 
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Why Feingold Opposed McChrystal
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