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Michael Corcoran is a freelance writer based in Boston who has been published by The Boston Globe, The Nation, Common Dreams, Alternet, CBSNews.com, Campus Progress, Blast Magazine, and Extra!.
His work, focusing largely on foreign policy, the media and healthcare, can be found at: www.michaelcorcoran.blogspot.com
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 How Obama Fooled the Left (5 comments)
Just a week removed from Barack Obama's much anticipated speech about healthcare reform, one can hardly deny the shrewdness of our new president's rhetorical skills. This is not a good thing.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 The Left's Public Health Option Problem (3 comments)
Obama and liberals are fighting for a psuedo "public option" to compete with private insurers. Given the failure of similar programs in states, single-payer should not be thrown aside for this battle.
Saturday, March 1, 2008 The Left & the Barack Obama phenomenon: the good, the bad and the empty. (10 comments)
There are several reasons why the left should be excited about the Obama Phenomenon -- namely the grassroots support that has enabled it to succeed -- but his policy positions are not among them.
Sunday, September 16, 2007 Forgotten History: Sabra and Chatila 25 years later (1 comments)
25 years since the massacre at Sabra and Chatilla massacre, Michael Corcoran and Stephen Maher reflect on this event and how it has been erased from history, and absent from public debate in the US.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 On the Times, Human Rights Watch and Israel. (1 comments)
Why is the New York Times downplaying the latest Human Rights Watch report that blames Israel's actions for civilian deaths in Lebanon last summer?
Saturday, March 17, 2007 The Politics of Impeachment (3 comments)
Why impeachment is not just a moral imperative for the Democrats in Congress, but also a smart political move.
Thursday, March 1, 2007 The Other Reason to Oppose Hillary Clinton (37 comments)
This article argues that Hillary Clinton's affiliation with the DLC is reason enough to oppose her candidacy.
Sunday, February 4, 2007 Hasta la vista, single-payer movement? (2 comments)
This article argues that the latest state health care proposals will fall short of universal coverage, and that progressives should push for a single-payer system while health care is in the news cycle.
