All in one hand: corporate America, GOP and t-party
Corporate America, the GOP and their shock troops t-party, are all in the same hand.
Lurching toward the peak
While much of the talk about "peak oil" can be dismissed as hysterical catastrophizing, there is an underlying reality that humankind must come to grips with.
Ten Commandments and public square don't mix
The Supreme Court's recent hearing on the Ten Commandments, while good, still leaves the debate unsettled.
This revolutionary "Cradle" still rocks!
If you're anywhere near Los Angeles, don't miss The Cradle Will Rock, the latest addition to the tide of political plays currently flowing across Southern California stages.
Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
Richard Wright: a great peoples artist and journalist
It is time to restore Richard Wright's place fully as a major people's artist and ground breaking journalist of the 20th century.
Republicans should get their story straight
The right wing, in its assault on working people, is full of contradictory statements.
Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
The greatest recovery?
Corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front - eliminating employees, repressing wages, withholding investment and shirking federal taxes.
Capitalism sucks: more loyal to profit abroad than jobs at home
Prospects for U.S. workers in the post-recession economy are grimmer than ever.
