16 July 2008
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. applauds Sen. Obama’s speech before the NAACP
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Jesse Jackson
Senator Obama, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for President, delivered a profound speech today at the NAACP Convention.

He deftly connected his campaign to the historic civil rights journey, and the leaders...
14 July 2008
Obama and the progressive base
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Norman Solomon
A reasonably evenhanded biography of Barack Obama, published last year, describes him as "an exceptionally gifted politician who, throughout his life, has been able to make people of wildly divergent vantage points see in him exactly what...
10 July 2008
Rep. Virgil Goode swears he doesn't hate immigrants
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David Swanson
Congressman Virgil Goode recently responded to a statement I'd blogged about him. Here's what I wrote and his response:

"The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's house, Monticello, in...
10 July 2008
Steel rain
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Robert Koehler
"Civilian casualties have been a continuing issue in Afghanistan, and President Karzai has rebuked American and NATO forces for what he has called carelessness in their military operations."

This is the genteel, bloodless...
01 July 2008
George W. Bush to speak at Monticello on July 4
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David Swanson
The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's house, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Va., making a speech on the morning of July 4, 2008. The event is open to the public, and is Monticello's annual...
19 June 2008
Colleges, voter registration, and a historic opportunity: a more detailed proposal
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Paul Loeb
What would be the impact if America's campuses got as many of their 17 million enrolled students as possible registered to vote and participating in the fall campaigns? My sense, from recent youth voting patterns, is that it would make a...

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