Obama

Debt-ceiling showdown: a test of sanity

July 7, 2011 By John Case

The so-called "debt ceiling" crisis is upon us and it's becoming a test of sanity how long it will take all reasonable people to conclude that the Republican Party has painted its teeth orange, and jumped...

Letter to Washington: Don’t cut deficits on backs of poor

June 30, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Negotiations on deficit reductions in the past 30 years have been guided by a bipartisan agreement that the spending cuts should not increase poverty.

Real peace and fake doves

June 24, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Public pressure will be essential to bring all the troops home, but another big struggle will be to ensure that the war dollars are used to create jobs and fund human needs.

Barack Obama and the FBI

June 23, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Proposed new FBI rules pose a threat to civil libeties and the democratic movement for change.

Peace leader: Obama pullout speech a beginning to build on

June 23, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Judith LeBlanc, field director of Peace Action, said President Obama reflected the views of a majority when he called for "nation-building here at home" in his June 22 speech announcing troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.