Bush Library: Brazen attempt to rewrite history
With a price tag of $250 million, the George W. Bush library is the biggest and most expensive of the 13 that have been opened to recognize the former presidents.
Chaos, then inspiration after bombing
The bravery of the first responders, whether public workers, runners, fans or race volunteers, in rushing toward those who were hurt and towards the explosion, smoke and chaos is to be saluted and recognized.
10 years later, Iraq war holds big lessons
President Bush launched a war that directly killed nearly 4,500 U.S. troops and at least 121,000 Iraqis, and wounded over 33,000 U.S. soldiers and countless Iraqis.
Cancel sequester now!
The term "sequester" hides from Americans the damage being wrought by a GOP-led Congress bent on slashing programs that help poor and working-class people.
Obama, coalition politics, and the struggle for reforms
Coalition politics and reform struggles are anything but pure; they are, by nature, a polyglot; an uneasy amalgamation of disparate forces.
Recess appointments are welcome start to 2012
President Barack Obama sent a clear and welcome message this week when he made the recess appointments.
The Strauss-Kahn dismissal: Blaming the victim, again
For a while, it looked like the victim might have her day in court, and win justice.
Eric Cantor's ugly ransom
There can be no political or moral justification for holding ransom disaster relief money for the people of Joplin, Mo.
150 years later, a new battle over labor
Our country today, April 12, marks the 150th anniversary of the official start of the Civil War with the firing on Fort Sumter.
Mergers harm democracy
AT&T announced its intentions to buy T-Mobile. What is to be expected from such a mega-merger?
