Russ Baker, TruthOut.org. November 10, 2009. Americans harbor a quaint belief a new president takes charge of a govt. eagerly awaiting his orders. But there are huge power centers that have their own agendas.
Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. November 9, 2009. Forget the "debates" in Washington over Afghan War policy. Construction activity and the flow of money suggests that the Pentagon plans to be there for a long, long time.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009. Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.
Sarah Anderson, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 5, 2009. The "cow-boy" model of capitalism has failed dramatically, but corporate America still wants to roam the planet free of regulation.
Zach Carter, AlterNet. November 5, 2009. If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen Cohen, The Nation. November 4, 2009. The former Soviet leader on his push for a peaceful dissolution of the Russian empire, and his idea that the US should follow suit.
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. November 4, 2009. Can we avoid an approach to Afghanistan where impending disaster is seen as an invitation to make things even worse?
Ellen Hodgson Brown, TruthOut.org. November 4, 2009. With its populist business model, the Bank of North Dakota provides a template for sustainable fiscal policy at the state level.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2009. Black Americans have become more supportive of Obama since he's endured racially motivated attacks. So why haven't whites?
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 3, 2009. There's momentum to repair our fractured health care system -- but activism is desperately needed to keep the process honest.
Dean Baker, AlterNet. November 2, 2009. All the projections show that the unemployment rate is likely to continue to rising for the immediate future and remain high for years to come.
Roy Edroso, Alicublog AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 2, 2009. The presentation of White House visitor logs for January-July led to some humorous gun-jumping by the usual gang of idiots.
Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. October 30, 2009. Following the Bush pattern of expecting the leaders of Iran to do the bidding of Washington means placing a bet on the inconceivable.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 28, 2009. The bereaved parents of Chancellor Keesling, a US soldier who took his own life in Iraq, wonder why the death of their son is treated differently than other mortalities.
