Analysis
How the Iraq war will end
February 28, 2009“I have come to speak to you about how the war in Iraq will end,” President Obama told Marines gathered at Fort Lejeune, N.C., on Friday. Obama told the military audience and the nation he will...
Read moreNationalize that! Why should Alice and Mike give a damn about failing banks?
February 28, 2009Alice is 31 years old. She and her husband Mike both have jobs but are worried about losing them given the economic decline. They would like to buy a house but are afraid to now, and...
Read moreA woman loved by millions: Rosa Luxemburg
February 28, 2009The remains of the small middle-aged woman were found in June; her brutalized body had been dumped into the Berlin canal in January. That was in 1919. Ninety years later many Germans and people on every...
Read moreThe gender card
February 28, 2009Once again, we see that there are no boundaries when it comes to making outrageously sexist remarks with impunity. The latest example can be found in a nationally televised interview involving former Republican Congressman Dick Armey.
Read moreLetters to the Editor
February 27, 2009Lessons from Massachusetts Flávio Casoy’s recent article on differences within the health care reform movement and within labor misconstrues the facts. There is strong and growing support within labor, and among the people in general, for...
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