Stories by Toby Barlow

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Emergency Manager Wants to Sell Off City's Precious Art, While Banks Get Fatter

Posted on: Jun 29, 2013, Source: The Weeklings

Here's a modest proposal: let the banks auction their art to cover damages from blighted, foreclosed properties.

Michael Moore's Advice for the Auto Industry Is Far Too Cavalier for Such a Serious Issue

Posted on: Dec 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Moore likes to complain about Detroit's 'gas-guzzling, inferior products,' but he's ignoring the great achievements of millions of its auto workers.

The Sweetness of the Smoking Gun

Posted on: Mar 2, 2006, Source: Huffington Post

There's President Bush, on video for the world to see, offering hollow assurances that we were prepared for Hurricane Katrina.

Sunday In the Dark With George

Posted on: May 21, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Sometimes George W. Bush is like a really cool uncle who lets you do anything you want; from racking up debt to blowing stuff up. Uncle George sure is fun!

Personal Voices: An Open Letter to the President

Posted on: Mar 6, 2003, Source: AlterNet

"What I think is really funny is 3,000 cruise missiles being launched into Iraq within the first 48 hours of the war. The idea that you call that "precision bombing," boy, that's funny."