Opinion

Enola Gay: the Smithsonian edits history

January 9, 2004

Opinion The Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945 – a marvel of technology? A worthy subject for a historical exhibit, rather like Disneyland’s Robot Lincoln? The...

A fairy tale

January 9, 2004

Opinion All right, children, sit still while I tell you a fairy tale, one with heroic heroes, evil villains, and an unbelievably happy ending. Our tale starts with a king (after all, he was anointed and...

Capitalism and human misery a 2003 report card

January 9, 2004

Opinion We are living in an era of highly developed means of production, high-speed communication technology and sophisticated transportation systems. Thanks to the accelerating progress in science and technology and in spite of the hindering effects...

Breakthrough and peril for the Green Party

December 19, 2003

Opinion Up against the campaign of a wealthy businessman who outspent him nearly 10-to-1, a strong progressive candidate nearly won the [Dec. 9] runoff election to become San Francisco’s mayor. Some national news stories depicted the...

Democracy crumbles under cover of darkness

December 19, 2003

Opinion Never before has the House of Representatives operated in such secrecy: At 2:54 a.m. on a Friday in March, the House cut veterans’ benefits by three votes. At 2:39 a.m. on a Friday in April,...