Opinion
Deficit lies
October 29, 2009The Republican attacks on extending the economic stimulus, on universal health care, on climate change legislation and financial reform all make reference to the exploding deficit and to the burden an immense debt may place on...
Read moreStill disappointed, haiku swine flu and other letters to the editor
October 29, 2009Thank you for the recent opinion article and letter to the editor regarding the left being more patient with President Obama.
Read moreA ragged process
October 29, 2009Slightly over a year ago, the American people elected a young African American to the presidency and increased the Democratic majorities in the Congress.
Read morePowerful films progressives will want to see
October 28, 2009Stunning, engrossing, loaded with political awareness, new films deal with compelling topics, from Daniel Ellsberg to Darwin, from Nanking to Haiti, from New York garment workers to the London subway bombings.
Read moreAll Americans deserve health care
October 26, 2009All Americans deserve health care. Private insurance companies are not getting the job done. Solving this serious national problem is a legitimate function of government. It requires a public solution.
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