Stories by Paul Rosenberg

Paul H. Rosenberg is senior editor at Random Lengths News, a biweekly serving the Los Angeles harbor area. He runs the site Merge Left, a community of progressive thinkers free to submit their own content. subscribe to Paul Rosenberg's feed

Why Clean Air and Worker Justice Are in Peril at America's Ports

Posted on: May 2, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The air in Los Angeles is the cleanest it's been in decades, but it may be a matter of time before backsliding begins.

Budget Deficits Are the New WMDs

Posted on: Apr 7, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera English

The deeper lesson of the Iraq war is how America marginalises those who would save her, argues Rosenberg.

Does Irrationality Doom America?

Posted on: Mar 22, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera

How rational problem-solving has ceased to be "serious" among US elites.

Study Suggests 'Moral Purity' May Overcome Right-Wing Resistance to Environmental Science

Posted on: Feb 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Feelings of disgust may be the key to saving the planet from global warming.

The Billionaires' Pity Party: Richest People in History Can't Stop Whining About Oppression

Posted on: Oct 22, 2012, Source: Al Jazeera

They've made out like bandits while Americans suffer. Yet a parade of some of the richest people in human history has recently formed to denounce President Obama for oppressing them.

Why Does the GOP Base Embrace Wacky Intellectual Lightweights Like Herman Cain?

Posted on: Nov 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rightwing populism is an integral part of the conservative project, and it requires "outsider" figures of various sorts, no matter how wacky they may be.

10 Signs God Is Furious With the Right

Posted on: Sep 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Whatever disaster strikes, there's always an upside in religious rightland, always somebody to point the finger at with glee. Let's turn the tables.

Rick Perry Supporter at "The Response" Thinks Demons Control the Democratic Party

Posted on: Aug 12, 2011, Source: Merge Left

The Biggest Religious Movement You Never Heard of: Nine Things You Need to Know About Rick Perry's Prayer Event

Posted on: Aug 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Perry's endorsers are not just a random group of radical evangelists but part of a large and little-understood international religious movement.

The Lies Behind that Insanely Racist Ad Attacking Janice Hahn

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: Calitics

Vision: How to Make Media Reflect the Popular Views of Americans, Not Those of Elites

Posted on: May 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

We should demand that the media cover the views of the majority.

The Link Between Deadly Weather and Global Warming Is Real -- and Conservatives Can't Just Wish It Away

Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Does extreme weather foretell the kind of climate that global warming is bringing us? Scientists say yes.

Why Ayn Rand and Her Legion of Followers Are Hopelessly Wrong

Posted on: Apr 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The entire story of America's 19th-century railroad boom was the exact opposite of what Rand's ideology imagines.

How Far Will Conservatives Go To Thwart Academic Freedom?

Posted on: Apr 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The attempt to intimidate University of Wisconsin professor William Cronon fits a larger pattern of conservative attacks on academics.

Poll: Trust in Fox News in Sharp Decline; PBS is Most Trusted

Posted on: Jan 20, 2011, Source: Open Left

Thanks to GOP, Extended Unemployment Benefits Expire Today

Posted on: Nov 30, 2010, Source: Open Left

Shock Doctrine Attack on Middle Class Intensifies

Posted on: Nov 18, 2010, Source: Open Left

Veterans' Day: The Costs of War That Soldiers Pay

Posted on: Nov 11, 2010, Source: Open Left

Failed Blue Dogs Try to Take on Pelosi -- Makes Asses of Themselves

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: Open Left

Why the Congressional Dems' Attack on ACORN Is an Attack On Us All

Posted on: Sep 21, 2009, Source: Open Left

Here's a quick run-down on what I see as six of the principle evils involved in this heinous act.

Tom Ridge Shows Why the Republican Party Is Intellectually Bankrupt

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

An unwillingness to question authority dooms the conservative mindset to failure.

Massacre in Peru Leads to Roll-Back of Free Trade "Development" Laws

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

The underreported overseas impact of free trade laws.

Twits On Twitter: The GOP Strikes Out

Posted on: Jun 8, 2009, Source: Open Left

Dear Republicans, Twitter is not Faux News.

Obama's Questionable Embrace of Mercenary Armies And Where It Might Lead

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

In a discussion with Bill Moyers, Jeremy Scahill gives credit to Obama for recognizing the existence of a problem.

George Will, Washington Post: Traitors To Humanity

Posted on: Mar 2, 2009, Source: Open Left

What do you call a traitor who is not just betraying their country, but their entire species?

The Bush Admin's Gone, But They're Still Lying Like Hell

Posted on: Feb 14, 2009, Source: Open Left

So many lies, so little time.

'Red State America' Is No More

Posted on: Jan 28, 2009, Source: Open Left

According to a Gallup Poll, GOP plurality states have been reduced to a mere handful.

One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State: NYT Pictures Show How Things Are Changing

Posted on: Nov 6, 2008, Source: Open Left

The New York Times has a set of maps and charts that add some dramatic detail to the nature of Obama's victory.

The GOP-Terrorism Connection: It's Not 'Just' Palin

Posted on: Oct 26, 2008, Source: Open Left

Conservatives are perfectly willing to embrace terrorism -- if it's the "right" kind of terrorism.

Pew: Democrats Crushing Republicans in Party Identification Advantage

Posted on: Aug 25, 2008, Source: Open Left

The Dems have a large advantage in party identification and their image remains substantially more positive than the GOP's.

Andrew Bacevich: Hard Truths About America Gone Astray

Posted on: Aug 19, 2008, Source: Bill Moyers Journal

From Bill Moyers Journal.

"Map-Changing" Elections: A Look at Realignments Past

Posted on: Aug 3, 2008, Source: Open Left

The idea that 2008 might be a game-changer is gaining quite a bit of currency these days, but what does such a shift look like?

Vincent Bugliosi Wants to Charge Bush with Murder

Posted on: Jul 28, 2008, Source: Open Left

The man who put away Manson pens <i>The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder</i>.

2008: The Making of A Landslide -- A Progress Report

Posted on: Jun 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Signs pointing to an ever-more-likely landslide victory scenario for Democrats this November.

George McGovern Calls for Bush and Cheney's Impeachment

Posted on: Jan 6, 2008, Source: Open Left

Calling it "the only honorable course" for him to take, Former Senator George McGovern calls for impeachment in a Washington Post editorial.

Thirteen Myths About the Case for War in Iraq

Posted on: Mar 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A team of online mythbusters has created the essential fact sheet about war on Iraq.

Like Gore, Nixon Wanted Recounts in 1960

Posted on: Nov 14, 2000, Source: AlterNet

Republicans today say Al Gore should learn a lesson from Nixon, who lost an achingly close election in 1960 but stepped aside gracefully and didn't challenge the vote. But this rhetoric is based on a lie: Republicans did indeed mount a massive and prolonged challenged to the 1960 election results.