Drew Westen, Huffington Post. July 10, 2007. When we are figuring out how to talk about immigration, we should listen to what Lyndon Johnson said in 1965 that convinced Congress to enact civil rights legislation.
Tom Engelhardt, Nicholas Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 18, 2007. From "mission accomplished" through those endless "turning points" and "the precipice," American officials in Baghdad and Washington haven't been sparing with the use of images or analogies. Can you pass the War of the Words quiz?
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. April 25, 2007. The administration's language for the President's plan in Baghdad creates a "new" plan out of ancient, failed strategies, ignores some of Iraq's recent horrendous past, and strips us of our responsibility for it.