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Stories by Sean Gonsalves

Sean Gonsalves is a syndicated columnist and news editor with the Cape Cod Times.

Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

Free market ideology comes down to socialism for the rich, capitalism for everybody else.
Posted on Sep 22, 2008

Respected Academic Denied Entry into U.S.

Our government finds it necessary to protect Americans from academics who disagree with Bush.
Posted on Jul 30, 2008

Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism?

While journalists should view Wikileaks with some skepticism, it cannot be ignored. Welcome to the brave new world of investigative reporting.
Posted on Jul 7, 2008

Who Cares About the Vice President?

The VP used to be a bench-warmer called in to perform PR tasks. When did vice presidents become important political figures?
Posted on Jun 24, 2008

What Liberal Media?

If the media are so liberal, why did most mainstream news outlets swallow Bush's lies about Iraq?
Posted on Jun 17, 2008

We Must Combat Government Secrecy

Under Bush, access to information has been increasingly restricted in the name of national security at levels never seen before.
Posted on Jun 3, 2008

How the Government Is Passing Secret Laws

The government is undermining our rights by making laws in secret. Surprise, surprise.
Posted on May 19, 2008

Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.
Posted on May 12, 2008

Our Great 'Secretocracy'

Government secrecy does not make us safer; it undermines the Constitution.
Posted on May 6, 2008

The News Media: Watchdog or Lap Dog?

It is becoming more and more difficult for the news media to undertake serious investigative reporting.
Posted on Apr 28, 2008

A Bad Week for Journalism

Why Americans should care that print journalism is going down the drain.
Posted on Apr 22, 2008

Murky CIA Activity at Military Outposts

Foreign military bases have served as launch pads for American military adventures. Increasingly, they are also being used as CIA 'black sites'.
Posted on Apr 7, 2008

The Color of Wealth

To have a truly productive conversation about race we must address the wealth disparities that perpetuate racial inequality.
Posted on Apr 1, 2008

There's Nothing Wrong with Rev. Wright

The manufactured controversy over Rev. Jeremiah Wright ignores the tradition of 'prophetic preaching' in African-American churches.
Posted on Mar 25, 2008

Why Does Congress Leave War to the President?

You wouldn't know it from the past 50 years of American history, but Congress has the legal authority to curb presidential warmongering.
Posted on Mar 18, 2008

Candidates, Remember the Constitution?

Clinton keeps saying she has experience. But all that her record shows is how good she is at undermining the Constitution.
Posted on Mar 10, 2008

Did Clinton Underplay the Gender Card?

If Clinton had focused on women's roles in the economy, maybe we wouldn't be talking so much about the Senator from Illinois.
Posted on Mar 3, 2008

Understanding the Obama Surge

I like Clinton as a person. But I don't vote based on whether I'd like to have a beer with a candidate.
Posted on Feb 15, 2008

Hillary Clinton's Superdelegate 'Firewall'

Why Obama may win more votes, but Clinton will get the party's blessing.
Posted on Feb 11, 2008

What Is the Point of Congress?

That's what a lot of folks are wondering, including petitioners in Vermont who want Bush and Cheney arrested for crimes against humanity.
Posted on Feb 4, 2008

Where Are the Working Class Heroes?

These days we don't want to hear from poor folk. Today's motto is: The poor should not be seen, nor heard. It's survival of the richest.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008

What Happens When Politicians Promise Change

It is hard to imagine the candidates providing much change when their political strategists are the same crew who've been around for years.
Posted on Jan 7, 2008

What Does the Future Hold for Us?

Now is the time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares.
Posted on Jan 2, 2008

Juicing Up Baseball Players and Mercenary Soldiers

Using steroids to bulk up isn't just a problem in baseball, but it's afflicting law enforcement in New York and Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq.
Posted on Dec 17, 2007

The Missing Link in Creationism

How can social conservatives deny Darwin's theory of evolution while espousing social Darwinism?
Posted on Dec 10, 2007

The Get-Tough- On-Crime Bug is Making Us Sick

By imposing tougher penalties on those who break the law, we're becoming a society that is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
Posted on Dec 4, 2007

Music for the Brain

Scientists might not be sure exactly how it works, but musically and artistically inclined students are better readers and mathematicians.
Posted on Nov 27, 2007

Uncle Sam's Favorite Targets

The Army's high desertion rates are prompting Uncle Sam to fish harder for high school seniors to join the ranks.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007

How to Improve No Child Left Behind

When reforming the No Child Left Behind Act, it would be good to consider the different ways people learn and the different kinds of intelligence.
Posted on Nov 9, 2007

What's Going on with High School Dropouts?

No Child Left Behind imposes serious consequences on schools for low test scores, but regarding dropout rates -- where students are literally left behind -- it barely does anything.
Posted on Nov 6, 2007

How Racism Affects IQ

Closing the education gap between races requires a critical look at early education and health care disparities -- not unfounded statements that black people are less intelligent.
Posted on Oct 29, 2007

Why Have the Children Been Left Behind?

Bush's ironically-named No Child Left Behind program cheatsschools out of money and time.
Posted on Oct 22, 2007

Building a Case to Fight Iran

Is the Lieberman-Kyl amendment a stepping stone to waging a preemptive war on Iran?
Posted on Oct 1, 2007

The Whole (Jena 6) Story?

You can't claim the moral high ground in the struggle for racial justice with a beat-up white kid at the bottom of the pile.
Posted on Sep 24, 2007

The Problem with (Spy) 'Chatter'

Amid all the chatter over the New England Patriots' "spy gate" scandal, the question is: what do Bill Belichick's video man, Bush patriots and the USA Patriot Act have in common?
Posted on Sep 17, 2007

The Counterterrorist Companion

The new book, 'The Counterterrorist Companion,' is an amusing reminder that the most potent weapon in the fight against terrorism is to not be terrorized.
Posted on Sep 10, 2007

Winning the Class War

This year's Executive Excess 2007 report found that "top executives averaged $10.8 million in total compensation, which is 364 times the pay of the average American worker."
Posted on Aug 31, 2007

The Fear of Terrorism?

The national media have fallen short on providing context in the "war on terror," aiding and abetting America's foreign policy cataracts problem.
Posted on Aug 27, 2007

Unravelling Wartime Myths

Author Edward W. Wood Jr. gives a WWII veteran's take on the dangers of glorifying war.
Posted on Aug 20, 2007

The Myths of World War II

PBS will soon air a new documentary by Ken Burns about World War II. Let's hope it's an honest discussion of the War, without all the myths.
Posted on Aug 13, 2007

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