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Why Is Bush Smiling in Iraq Photo Ops?

By Robert ScheerSeptember 5, 2007.
World: The dog and pony show continues as the Democrats, wanting Bush to hang himself with his own rope, will deny him nothing.

From the Bayou to Baghdad: Mission Not Accomplished

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 5, 2007.
Hurricane Katrina: Bush flew from the bayou to Baghdad as a People's Hurricane tribunal in New Orleans put every level of government on trial. What was the verdict?

In the Age of Terror, Isn't Busting Toe-Tappers an Insane Use of Our Law Enforcement Resources?

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. September 4, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: Isn't it the height of madness to use America's finite law enforcement resources to seek out and arrest people for tapping the foot of a cute undercover officer in a restroom?

Get the New DVD: Republicans Gone Wild 2

By Will Durst, AlterNet. September 4, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: You'll never forget this brand new, never-before-seen footage featuring their patented wide stances and narrow minds.

Fonda Should Apologize for Gutter Name Call of Hillary

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. September 4, 2007.
Jane Fonda's dig a few months ago at Hillary ranks at the top of the the worst name calling and has provided ammo for conservative yakkers and bloggers.

Winning the Class War

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. August 31, 2007.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: This year's Executive Excess 2007 report found that "top executives averaged $10.8 million in total compensation, which is 364 times the pay of the average American worker."

Craig's a Liar from the 'Hood' Too

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 31, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Why did the comparison of Craig to the guy from the 'hood' so easily roll out of arresting officer Dave Karnsnia's mouth? It didn't seem to fit. Or did it?

Abu Ghraib: One of Al's Claims to Fame

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 29, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: From torture, warrantless wiretapping and the firing of U.S. attorneys to the expansion of powers of the executive branch, Gonzales has been a dogged enforcer and defender of the most egregious policies of the Bush/Cheney administration.

A Legacy of Legitimizing Torture

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 29, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: The resignation of the torturer in chief was noted by his patron, the president, as an unfortunate day for American democracy.

After Katrina -- Poverty Is Still America's Shame

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. August 29, 2007.
Hurricane Katrina: The naked face of poverty that shocked the world two years ago remains just as naked and shameful two years later. And Bush and the Democrats are to blame for it.

Mouse Politics: To Kill or Not to Kill?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. August 28, 2007.
Mice genomes are about 85 percent similar to humans, but when the pesky creatures invade our home do we treat them as equals or shift into predator mode?

The Fear of Terrorism?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. August 27, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: The national media have fallen short on providing context in the "war on terror," aiding and abetting America's foreign policy cataracts problem.

"New Management" Team on Capitol Hill Needs to Protect Gay Workers

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. August 27, 2007.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: With few legislative workdays left before lawmakers become obsessed with the 2008 campaigns, now is the time for Democrats to produce results.

Saying Goodbye to Rove

By Will Durst, AlterNet. August 24, 2007.
The 43rd President of the United States visibly choked up saying "so long" to the man he affectionately called "Turd Blossom," as his alter ego was pried away from him for the first time in 14 years.

The Utah Mine Disaster: A Teachable Moment About Workplace Safety

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. August 23, 2007.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: During the Bush administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been more intent on providing protection to employers than workers.

America's Wildly Overblown Vick Hysteria

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 23, 2007.
Media and Technology: The moment the public got wind that the feds had their eyes on Michael Vick and that the issue was dog fighting, he was dog meat.

Let's Face It: The Warfare State Is Part of Us

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. August 23, 2007.
ForeignPolicy: The warfare state didn't suddenly arrive in 2001, and it won't disappear when the current lunatic in the Oval Office moves on.

Psychologists in Denial About Torture

By Amy Goodman, Truthdig. August 22, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Central to the debate is the question, "Are psychologists participating in torture?"

The Real Iraq Progress Report

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 22, 2007.
World: The parade of political tourists to Iraq in recent weeks probably ensures that this murderous adventure will continue well into the next presidency -- even if the Democrats win.

Subprime Loans = Primetime for Vampire Lenders

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. August 22, 2007.
How "reputable" financial firms are using an arsenal of tricks to extract high payments from homeowners, drain their equity and steal their homes.

Connect the Dots: Karl Rove's Politics Uber Alles Strategy and the Utah Mine Disaster

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. August 21, 2007.
Karl Rove may be on his way out the door, but his destructive legacy will be with us for years to come.

The Crucifixion of Michael Vick

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 21, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Michael Vick was tried, convicted and sentenced in the only court that counts in the big money world of sports and celebrity-hood -- and that's the court of public opinion.

Unravelling Wartime Myths

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. August 20, 2007.
World: Author Edward W. Wood Jr. gives a WWII veteran's take on the dangers of glorifying war.

The Trouble with Anonymity on the Web

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. August 20, 2007.
Anonymity online is on the rise, allowing people to write, lie and manipulate data without feeling responsible for it. But who's doing all this hiding? Hint: It's not angry, pajama-wearing bloggers.

Federal Ruling Protects Kids of Gay Parents

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. August 20, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Should the legal ties between parents and their adopted child unravel if the family leaves the state where the adoption decree was handed down?

Why Clinton Trumps Obama and Will Continue to Trump Him

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. August 17, 2007.
Polls show that Clinton is widening the gap over Obama. What does she have, that he doesn't?

Backspin for War: CNN Guilty of Caving to the Pentagon?

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. August 16, 2007.
World: A new film, War Made Easy, reveals how the man in charge of CNN's news operation before the Iraq War kowtowed to the Pentagon. So what does he have to say for himself now?

Should Archivists Go Paperless?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. August 16, 2007.
A digital junkie makes the case for staying with paper.

Hillary's Pro-Nuclear Stance

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 15, 2007.
ForeignPolicy: So what if Clinton is pro-choice and a woman if the price of proving her capacity to be commander in chief is that we end up with an American version of Margaret Thatcher.

Rove's Science of Dirty Tricks

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 15, 2007.
As Rove joins the ranks of discredited politicians who resign "in order to spend more time with family," a retrospective of his dirty tricks is in order.

What's Wrong With America

By Will Durst, AlterNet. August 14, 2007.
What's wrong with America is our national obsession with "me." Nobody ever thinks about "us" anymore. And the presidential primary process is the latest example.

Why Rove Likes Hillary

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. August 14, 2007.
Rove banks that though some conservative Republicans jumped the GOP's ship in 2006, they'd jump back in 2008 with Hillary as the Democratic candidate.

The Myths of World War II

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. August 13, 2007.
PBS will soon air a new documentary by Ken Burns about World War II. Let's hope it's an honest discussion of the War, without all the myths.

Candidates Turn Negative Comments into Fundraising Gold

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. August 10, 2007.
Welcome to one of the hottest new trends of Campaign 2008: raising money by being insulted. Or, at least, acting like you've been insulted.

The First Casualty of Obama is Obama

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. August 8, 2007.
Obama seems to be his own greatest enemy when it comes to his grasp of foreign policy.

The Terror America Wrought

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 8, 2007.
World: What can we learn by recalling that the week that terrorists targeted schoolchildren in Iraq, is the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. attack on Japan that killed thousands of children?

Creating Radio for the People

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 8, 2007.
Media and Technology: People are finding innovative ways to fight back against Rupert Murdoch, to demand independent, community-based media. You can join the movement to create new, full-power, noncommercial FM radio stations in the U.S.

Kids Safer Online Than Ever Before

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. August 7, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Experts estimate that 75 to 90 percent of pornography winds up in the hands of children due to novel technologies and high-speed distribution networks. If you're ready to blame the internet, you're wrong.

Let Us Now Praise an Infamous Woman -- and Our Own Possibilities

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. August 7, 2007.
World: A grand total of two people in the entire Congress were able to resist a blood-drenched blank check for the Vietnam War. Decades later, a single Congress woman stood up after September 11, 2001 and voted against the gathering madness.

None So Blind as the 'Color Blind'

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. August 6, 2007.
No matter how many times a disturbed white male shoots up a school, church or workplace, bombs an abortion clinic or is arrested for being a serial killer, nobody raises questions like: is something wrong with white suburban culture?

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