David Swanson, After Downing Street. June 16, 2010.
Obama has gone further than Bush in claiming the powers to spy without warrant, imprison without charge, torture, assassinate, occupy and operate in unprecedented secrecy.
As prisons officials struggle to reduce recidivism among ex-offenders, Chuck Colson's program steps into the breach, hoping to bring down the wall separating church and state.
Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress. March 4, 2010.
Matthew Dowd, President Bush's former political adviser, is guest-hosting ABC's Sunday-morning show. As politicos invade TV journalism, the news tilts ever rightward.
Gary Younge, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2009.
Faithful fans are flocking to see Sarah Palin on her book tour. Is the U.S. deprived of a competent political class or does it get the leadership it wants deserves?
Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2009.
When it comes to some of the worst "war on terror" excesses of the Bush era, Obama's actions are deeply at odds with the image he cultivated during his campaign.
The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.
Thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Obama administration, a bipartisan majority has approved legislation that seems to abandon hope of reining in the Patriot Act.
Seven former CIA directors are asking Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. September 15, 2009.
Muntader al-Zaidi, who says he was given "electric shocks" and "beaten by electric cables and steel rods" in prison, says he will divulge the names of those who tortured him.
