Congress is about to consider whether to vote for another $33 billion, not to continue but purely to escalate the level of war in Afghanistan by sending more troops and contractors. A No vote needs to be rewarded, and a Yes vote punished....
21 April 2010
James Gilligan published a book 13 years ago called "Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic," in which he diagnosed the root cause of violence as deep shame and humiliation, a desperate need for respect and status (and, fundamentally...
18 April 2010
The Climate Bill is due on Earth Day. By all accounts it will be a nuclear bomb.
It will be the ultimate challenge of the global grassroots green movement to transform it into...
It will be the ultimate challenge of the global grassroots green movement to transform it into...
17 April 2010
The Editorial Board of the only daily newspaper of a major city plays an important role in addressing the conscience of the community. Your editorial of April 15 accusing Governor Strickland and Chief Justice Eric Brown of politicizing...
16 April 2010
Congressman Dennis Kucinich said on Friday that he is working with Congressman Jim McGovern, a member of the Rules Committee, who has drafted a letter asking that the upcoming war supplemental be a clean vote not muddied by the inclusion...
16 April 2010
One faction of the Tea Party will gather on the mall in Washington, D.C., this week on Tax Day. They will rail against big government, intrusive regulations, taxes and spending.
On Monday, people across the country observed a...
On Monday, people across the country observed a...
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