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Stories by Bob Burnett

Bob Burnett is a writer and activist in Berkeley, Calif.

Climate Change Is Already Affecting the West's Water

By 2020 Glacier National Park will be "Puddles National Park" and the rest of the west won't be much better off. So where's the concern?
Posted on Aug 14, 2008

Who Are the Real Terrorists?

Bush's muddled definition of 'terrorist' has had chilling consequences for the Middle East.
Posted on Aug 24, 2006

Using the 'C' Word

The big reproductive rights story for 2006 is as much about contraception as it is about abortion.
Posted on Jan 5, 2006

Dems: Looking for Love in the Wrong Places

To form a coherent position on Iraq, Democrats should focus on three principles that differentiate them from the GOP: telling the truth, defending the U.S., and restoring national honor.
Posted on Nov 14, 2005

Will the Real 'Party of Life' Please Stand Up?

Democrats need to go on the offensive and remind voters that the Republican record does not show the GOP to be 'pro-life.'
Posted on May 4, 2005

That Other America

Once, Republicans were the party of the upper class; Democrats represented the middle and lower class. Now, many poor voters are faith voters and the issue of moral values trumps economic concerns.
Posted on Apr 25, 2005

A Progressive 12-step Program

Are progressives collectively stuck in an abusive relationship with the administration? If so, a 12-step program could be the answer.
Posted on Feb 5, 2005

It's the Ideology, Stupid

If even Greenspan and Bush's own appointees think this is the wrong time for tax cuts, why is the president in favor of them? Because he believes social programs should not exist.
Posted on May 14, 2003

What Is the War Going to Cost Us?

Crunching the numbers, we find invading and occupying Iraq to be a fiscally Pyrrhic victory for Americans.
Posted on May 2, 2003

Note to Bush: We Need the World

Unilateral social and military policies by the United States may unravel the one post-WWII trend the current Administration wants to continue: Economic globalization.
Posted on Apr 21, 2003