Why an Afghan surge will fail
Before buying into an escalataion strategy, the Obama administration should spend some time examining the August 12 battle of Dananeh.
Are we left behind in the ‘green production’ revolution?
Institute for America's Future experts: China has a national industrial strategy. We do not. And we better come up with one soon.
Rock and roll, the BBC and dictatorship: a movie review
Governments, especially repressive ones that are worried about their people getting out of hand, tend to repress art, especially that which may be considered "subversive."
Children go hungry in America
Children go hungry throughout the United States, the richest country in the world. What is it about capitalism - or the so-called "free enterprise" system - that it does not fulfill such a basic need: adequate food?
Thanks for fighting, more nuance needed and other letters to the editor
Thanks for fighting. Here is a photo of Leo Munoz of Congressman Charlie Gonzales' office accepting boxing gloves to keep on fighting for health care.
Next steps in Afghanistan
One of the Obama administration's most important actions has been its decision to thoroughly review U.S. objectives, goals and strategy in Afghanistan.
Yip Harburg, ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist
There is much to be told about the message of the holiday classic, "Wizard of Oz," beginning with its Oscar-winning lyricist Edgar Yipsel Harburg.
Obama, the Karzai brothers & the ghost of Najibullah
In 1992 Afghan President Najibullah issued a warning. Unfortunately, it was rejected.
Weekly jobless claims and the ‘Jobs Summit’
President Obama announced that he will convene a "Jobs Summit" in December to explore the means for tackling this seemingly intractable problem of mounting unemployment even in the face of positive GDP (Gross Domestic Product) numbers from the third quarter of 2009.
16 workers killed per day, thoughts on Ft. Hood, ‘Precious’ and other letters to the editor
It is time to change the feeble and antiquated rules that fail to protect workers on the job. Sixteen workers are killed a day in the United States because of reckless negligence on the part of their employers.
