Stories by Stephen Pizzo

Even though anti-trust laws say cable companies can't coordinate their business plans, they do.

It's reached epidemic levels in government. Isn't wanton ignorance among those we trust with nuclear policies, war, famine, jobs, the national debt and more, a concern?

When Obama asks General Petraeus how things are going in Afghanistan, he responds, "we are making solid progress, Mr.President."

We've gotta stop doing business with the enemy.

Mr. President, take it from an ex-Marine: 'There is no fair fight. There is only the fight you win, or the fight you lose.'

In George W. Bush's America High, it was decided that the best way to deal with countries they decided were NOT cool, was to not talk to them.

Why are the very people whose actions ignited a worldwide depression still sitting pretty, at least compared to their victims?

Progressives have been dry for so long that all that Obama bubbly went straight to our heads. But Obama or not, we're in for tough times.

The government scraps an expensive prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" -- a multimillion-dollar waste of taxpayer money.

Long before the Iseman controversy, John McCain's role in the Keating Five scandal nearly ruined his Senate career.

With the fifth helicopter shot down by Iraqi insurgents in three weeks, Congress must explain to the American people why they should make the sacrifice for more of our soldiers to be killed in those "flying coffins."

The Baker-Hamilton report proposes to "beef up Iraqi military" with billions in new hardware -- the absolute last thing the war-torn country needs.

Is turning food into fuel as millions starve to death really the ethical answer to our oil addiction?

America is starved for leaders with the audacity to take genuinely bold action. To help out, I've compiled a list of brave ideas we could desperately use now.

Unless the loser on 'American Idol' pulls a gun and opens fire, that show belongs in the entertainment section and <i>not</i> on my front page.

The GOP knows their gig will be up in November, but that won't stop them from one final rush to top off their overflowing accounts with taxpayers' money.

If we could slap corporate logos on politicians, like NASCAR drivers do with their cars, we could get to the bottom of where they <i>really</i> stand on the issues.

Those who have never served in the military don't understand how extraordinary it is for career military officers to say the things they're saying.

For once, the president gave some solid advice on Iraq: If you want to know the truth about the war, read the internet. But the truth isn't as pretty as he hopes.