13 Articles

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Moral Turpitude and the Democrats
(3 comments) Playing Where's Waldo at the DNC. What the Democrats Aren't and Won't Talk About.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
If Donkeys and Elephants Could Fly
(5 comments) "Take it from me, elections matter," said Gore yesterday in endorsing Obama. Funny, if that were true, then why didn't Gore, and after him, Kerry, act like elections and election results mattered, especially when they both won?

Sunday, June 8, 2008
"Change We Can Believe In"?
(32 comments) Upon securing enough delegates for the Democratic nomination, Obama made crystal clear his adoption of every single prop of the White House's justifications for attacking Iran. What is the content of Obama's promises of "change?"

Monday, June 2, 2008
Storm's a Comin': Racism, Ruling Class Fights, and Assassinations
Why is Obama being threatened with assassination, including through the veiled and repeated comments of his Democratic rival? What is going on?

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
On McClellan's Memoir and Its Applicability to Iran
(7 comments) Ex-Presidential Press Secretary Scott McClellan assuages his guilt and reveals some truths about the Bush White House and its cynical manipulation of public opinion to justify the Iraq invasion. Iraq yesterday, Iran today. This essay also addresses the GI suicides epidemic and the need to instead resist these hoary imperialist wars.

Monday, May 12, 2008
The Road Ahead and the Audacity of Moral Truth
(14 comments) Many people think the only political power the people have is through the electoral process and voting in particular. This is like buying a car that you can only steer every four years. Would you buy such a car? This essay analyzes this widespread perspective and offers another road.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Avoiding the Abyss
(8 comments) The situation in this country is much worse today than the conditions provoking the American Revolution. The President has openly admitted to orchestrating torture and the mass media collectively yawns and won't even cover it. This essay focuses on the fundamental lie allowing them to get away with their crimes: the idea that American lives are more precious than other people's.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Hands Down
An American President admits to ABC News that he has approved torture! Congress is up in arms, the media are calling for his immediate resignation, the presidential candidates rush to condemn the president and say they would never countenance such monstrous behavior! Not!

Monday, April 14, 2008
Bush Warns of Another 9/11
(13 comments) Bush signals another 9/11 may be coming. This article exposes the perilous paradox of this presidency: all they need do is fail once again, and they will succeed in getting what they wanted all along.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
A Leitmotif on Legitimacy
How do we harness the mass sentiment - a task that's urgently needed - against the Bush White House in the face of the collusion of the rest of the leadership class? How do you constitute an alternative, competing, moral authority?

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Orange Ribbons Protesting Torture at the Oscars!
Directors and Actors declare their opposition to torture at the Oscars. The "Declare It Now: Wear Orange to Drive Out the Bush Regime Campaign" made its appearance with nominees, winners and attendees wearing orange ribbons and orange wristbands. Photos, interviews, and commentary.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The Op-Ed the New York Times Didn't Run
Men in White Coats: Why America under Bush and Cheney is the Milgram Experiment Writ Large.

Monday, January 7, 2008
An Elections Allegory and Some Relevant History
(6 comments) Why the Elections Campaign Is A Weapon of Mass Distraction