Stories by David Sirota

David Sirota is a best-selling author of the new book "Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live In Now." He hosts the morning show on AM760 in Colorado. E-mail him at ds@davidsirota.com, follow him on Twitter @davidsirota or visit his website at www.davidsirota.com. subscribe to David Sirota's feed

iPads vs. Teachers — Why Technology is Winning

Posted on: Jul 16, 2013, Source: Salon.com

Why are cash-starved school districts sending public funds to Apple while laying off teachers? Follow the money.

Permanent Washington’s Backlash to Edward Snowden

Posted on: Jun 16, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The government officials, pundits and reporters who comprise Permanent Washington have derided Snowden and those who helped him disseminate his disclosures.

James Clapper Should Be Fired—And Prosecuted

Posted on: Jun 12, 2013, Source: Salon

The NSA director embodies perjury and has mislead the nation.

Pot Opponents' New Plan: Ban Images of Pot, Even Where Pot Is Legal

Posted on: May 20, 2013, Source: Salon

After failing to stop Colorado from legalizing it, pot foes now want to criminalize drug images and media content.

Bush Used the IRS, FBI, CIA and Secret Service to Go After Opponents -- Where Was the Fox and GOP Outrage?

Posted on: May 14, 2013, Source: Salon

The recent IRS flap shows an obvious double standard in Washington's reactions to Bush era and Obama era misconduct.

Would You Give Up Eating Hamburgers to Stop Climate Change?

Posted on: May 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A new report suggests that adjusting our diet can slow global warming. Now let's see if our politics will let us

Uh Oh, Almost Half of Republicans Think an Armed Revolution "Might Be Necessary"

Posted on: May 1, 2013, Source: Salon

What does it mean for guns and democracy?

Shock: Tom Brokaw Acknowledged That America's Attacks Abroad Increase the Risk of Attacks at Home

Posted on: Apr 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

In a nation that often avoids acknowledging its own role in intensifying cycles of violence, the public got a taste of the truth.

Why I Hope the Boston Bomber is a White American

Posted on: Apr 17, 2013, Source: Salon

The identity of the person behind the Boston bombings will strongly affect our response.

A Major Victory Against the Language of Bigotry

Posted on: Apr 5, 2013, Source: AlterNet

One of the world's largest news organizations, the Associated Press, made a humane decision.

Suddenly, NYPD Doesn’t Love Surveillance Anymore

Posted on: Apr 3, 2013, Source: Salon

Law enforcement agencies monitor our most basic acts. But try assigning them a watchdog and they resist with fury.

1 Million Civilians Dead, 37,000 American Soldiers Dead or Injured -- And We've Learned Nothing from Iraq Debacle

Posted on: Mar 19, 2013, Source: Salon

One of the biggest enduring stories of the Iraq War has to be how little the debacle changed anything in the United States (or, arguably, in Iraq).

Hypocrites: UN Slams US Marijuana Legalization, Is Scolded for Drinking on the Job the Same Day

Posted on: Mar 15, 2013, Source: Salon

An international body immersed in one drug (alcohol) yet telling governments to outlaw an objectively less harmful drug (marijuana) is biting comedy.

$1.5 Trillion for the Drug War? 5 Outrageous Areas of Gov't Spending That Should be Cut Instead of Social Services

Posted on: Mar 5, 2013, Source: Salon

If Republicans want to pretend they're for less government, let's force them to get serious about it.

Oscar Loves a White Savior

Posted on: Feb 22, 2013, Source: Salon

If a movie features white people rescuing people of color from their plight, odds are high an Oscar will follow.

It's Just Shocking What the Drone War Cheerleaders Are Willing to Say Out Loud

Posted on: Feb 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

At a moment when we should be having a broader conversation about alternatives to permanent war, we've got politicians talking about how humane killing people by drones is.

Are We Living in a Police State?

Posted on: Feb 12, 2013, Source: Salon

“Police state” is no longer a hyperbolic term, nor should it imply some fictional fantasy world. It is already here.

Barack Obama, Wall Street Co-Conspirator

Posted on: Jan 29, 2013, Source: Salon

From appointments of Lanny Breuer to Mary Jo White, the president has let big banks off the hook at every turn.

Ayn Rand Is for Children

Posted on: Jan 20, 2013, Source: Salon

Objectivism is more young adult fantasy than political philosophy.

Would Republicans Block Lincoln, Jesus, and Jefferson if Obama Wanted Them in His Cabinet?

Posted on: Jan 15, 2013, Source: Salon

Give President Obama a time machine and a wish list -- Republicans would still find reasons to try to stymie him

Chick-fil-A Has a New Children's Book Loaded with Propaganda to Conceal the Horrors of Corporate Agriculture

Posted on: Dec 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The controversial fast-food chain now peddling half-truths about farms and animals in a book call 'Jolly Barnyard'.

5 Signs Racism Still Rules Politics

Posted on: Oct 24, 2012, Source: Salon

Have you noticed no one ever calls Joe Biden a Marxist? Just one of many double standards Obama faces regularly.

The Libertarian/Marijuana Conspiracy That Could Swing the Election

Posted on: Oct 18, 2012, Source: Salon

A perfect storm is brewing in Colorado.

Booze Protecting its Turf Against Pot in Colorado

Posted on: Sep 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If you heard a drug dealer denigrate his competitor's product as unsafe, would you trust his criticism?

Corporate America Running Ads That Tap into Our Anxiety About the Hell They've Created for Us

Posted on: Aug 26, 2012, Source: Salon

It’s shocking to see corporate America transform the message of organized labor into a sales pitch for … corporate America.

Obama Uses Myths About Vietnam to Silence Anti-War Protest Today

Posted on: Jun 3, 2012, Source: Salon

It's a myth that Americans spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam. So why did President Obama tacitly endorse it?

What is Google Doing With the Contents of Your Hard Drive?

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

When you save files to Google’s new hard-drive folder in the cloud, the terms of service you are required to agree to gives Google “worldwide license" to your content.

How Our Absurd Drug War Hurts Everyone

Posted on: Apr 12, 2012, Source: Salon

The war on drugs takes taxpayers' finite law-enforcement resources away from fighting real crimes on and off Wall Street, and instead concentrates it on punishing pot use.

Where We're Headed, We Don't Need Roads

Posted on: Apr 10, 2012, Source: Creators Syndicate

The long American romance with cars is ending. So why are we still spending so much money on roads?

Charter Schools Are Not the Silver Bullet

Posted on: Mar 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Politicians tout them as a silver-bullet solution to the education crisis, but are charter schools living up to their original mission?

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Will Vote 'No' on Bernanke's Renomination

Posted on: Dec 16, 2009, Source: Open Left

This is a genuinely courageous stand against the Washington establishment.

The 13 Tyrants of Health Care

Posted on: Jul 31, 2009, Source: Open Left

We do not live in a functioning democracy - republican, direct, or otherwise.

Taking the Theory Out of Conspiracy

Posted on: May 25, 2009, Source: Open Left

This ABC News story won't help quell conspiracy theories about a Grand Council of Rich People conspiring to control the world.

Just When You Thought the Corporate Rip-Off Schemes Couldn't Get Any Worse...

Posted on: May 22, 2009, Source: Open Left

Using employees' life insurance policies as a back-door way to pad the boss's salary ... wow.

Trade Fight: Labor Slowly Moves Into Position to Oppose Obama

Posted on: May 20, 2009, Source: Open Left

AFL-CIO gears up to fight Obama's plans to push free-trade deals.

Time for Reform: 20-Year-Old Intern Easily Forms Offshore Tax Haven

Posted on: May 19, 2009, Source: Open Left

Our lobbyist-written trade policies significantly contributed to the economic collapse.

First Amendment Rights Watch: Criminalizing the Internet

Posted on: May 15, 2009, Source: Open Left

I'm all for putting people in jail for violating the law, whether they violated it on the Internet or somewhere else. But this is too far.

The Bank 'Stress Tests' Were Neither Stressful Nor Tests

Posted on: May 12, 2009, Source: Open Left

What's amazing is that the media and the administration even called these "stress tests" tests at all.

Is Obama's 'Major' Health Care Announcement Just a Bunch of Bull?

Posted on: May 11, 2009, Source: Open Left

Touting the industry's "voluntary" commitment to not rip off consumers seems more in the appeasing camp than in the "real change" camp.

Arlen Specter Would Have a Real Uphill Battle In a Democratic Primary

Posted on: May 7, 2009, Source: Open Left

This is pretty exciting.

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