Michael T. Klare, The Nation. December 2, 2008. Even the government is now warning the US will face a world of greater dangers, more challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. July 2, 2008. After 9 long years, it's time to move on. One final thought: don't ever stop ruthlessly criticizing everything that exists.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. March 1, 2008. What does it say about our society when women can make more money doing sex work than in most other professions? Our readers weigh in.
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. October 23, 2007. The Constitution is being trampled and nothing less than American democracy itself is endangered -- a presidential coup is taking place. Where is Congress?
Robert Lipsyte, Tomdispatch.com. June 2, 2007. In the Bambino, America found its prototype male athlete: the arrogant, self-absorbed rowdy whose excesses, commercial greed, and tunnel vision were justified by winning. The cock-jock has since become a business, entertainment, and political role model.
Liselotte Odgaard, MIT Center for International Studies. May 7, 2007. China's so-called rise to great power status is usually taken for granted. Still, a convincing argument can be made that Beijing's post-Cold War grand strategy is based on fear of failure rather than management of success.
Sarah Katherine Lewis, AlterNet. May 4, 2007. If a woman chooses to objectify herself -- shedding her clothes to obtain power through money -- is she helping to eliminate gender inequality or simply degrading herself? A former adult entertainer shares her story.
Paul Waldman, TomPaine.com. April 10, 2007. As a group, conservative media figures are not exactly secure in their masculinity. It's no wonder they are so easily persuaded by political campaigns from alpha males and fear seeing women strip them of their power.
Katha Pollitt, The Nation. December 1, 2006. "The reason the Democrats lose elections is that they pander to female voters instead of being manly and tough. Oh, wait a minute, the Democrats won the last election. Women aren't just evil, they're powerful."
