https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics en-us Copyright 2026 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:01:36 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:01:36 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.opednews.com/populum/pthemes/opednews/images/rssbanner.png https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 152 149 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-new-national-holiday--by-Michael-Lubin-090119-251.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:57:57 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-new-national-holiday--by-Michael-Lubin-090119-251.html Michael Lubin With what intention did Cheney and others fess up to their involvement in torture? Is this the criminal-liability equivalent of a Ponzi scheme? https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-America-is-Thinly-by-Michael-Lubin-081129-745.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:11:46 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-America-is-Thinly-by-Michael-Lubin-081129-745.html Michael Lubin In the wake of an historic election, we must ask: Where IS the real America these days? Can anyone still find it? Not in the countryside... https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-re-All-Americans-Now-E-by-Michael-Lubin-081106-243.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:59:19 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-re-All-Americans-Now-E-by-Michael-Lubin-081106-243.html Michael Lubin Barack Obama, prejudice, and a tongue-in-cheek stroll through electoral history https://www.opednews.com/articles/Do-Polls-Mean-Anything-in-by-Michael-Lubin-081104-931.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:13:26 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Do-Polls-Mean-Anything-in-by-Michael-Lubin-081104-931.html Michael Lubin Obama seems on the verge of a commanding victory, but what is really going to happen when they "count" the votes? https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Smart-Progressive-s-Gu-by-Michael-Lubin-081102-536.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:25:42 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Smart-Progressive-s-Gu-by-Michael-Lubin-081102-536.html Michael Lubin Although the presidential election probably won't be officially clinched until polls close in the Pacific, there's a good chance it could be all over but the shouting as much as three hours sooner. Here's how you can tell. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Mississippi-by-Michael-Lubin-080828-678.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:17:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Mississippi-by-Michael-Lubin-080828-678.html Michael Lubin Bush's ruthless ICE conducts the largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, and what do fellow workers do? Snitch and clap. The state of Mississippi has a long, dark history, and it seems its darker-skinned residents can still expect the same. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Wackadoo-nation-by-Michael-Lubin-080626-165.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:36:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Wackadoo-nation-by-Michael-Lubin-080626-165.html Michael Lubin The Supreme Court's gun ruling pastes into the Constitution a principle that has long been evident in national affairs: the wackadoos are in command. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080421_clinton_s_not_fighti.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:53:31 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080421_clinton_s_not_fighti.htm Michael Lubin Hillary will probably win in Pennsylvania, but probably not by nearly big enough of a margin to enable her to mount a comeback and win the popular vote, let alone the pledged delegates. But remember this, as the results roll in: for her, this has ceased to be primarily about winning the people's votes. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080320_did_obama_channel_li.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:39:54 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080320_did_obama_channel_li.htm Michael Lubin "If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came..." https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080219_watch_out_for_spring.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:51:16 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080219_watch_out_for_spring.htm Michael Lubin In the Democratic presidential primaries, everyone's obsessing over Ohio, Texas, and the superdelegates - more or less following Clinton's own spin. But one of the most problematic and possibly decisive features of the electoral calendar has received little comment. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080204_latest_zogby_polls_s.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:32:32 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080204_latest_zogby_polls_s.htm Michael Lubin Pundits are chanting that Obama's closing, but not fast enough. But Zogby shows he may have already eliminated Clinton's lead in two big states where she's long had a comfortable cushion. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080111_spin_squared.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:38 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__080111_spin_squared.htm Michael Lubin Us poor ignorant voters aren't allowed to decide who we like by the old-fashioned method of voting any more. Instead, the media tell us who we're GOING to vote for, enabling them to choose for us. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071122_ron_paul_s_history_o.htm Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:37:48 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071122_ron_paul_s_history_o.htm Michael Lubin 15 years ago, Ron Paul's newsletter said, "Our country is being destroyed by a group of actual and potential terrorists - and they can be identified by the color of their skin." His attempt to deny responsibility for these words is completely unconvincing. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070913_a_holy_day_in_the_em.htm Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:05:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070913_a_holy_day_in_the_em.htm Michael Lubin Unfortunately, 9/11 was nowhere close to the worst thing that ever happened. But the American Empire has transformed it into the most revered icon in the national religion--with lethal consequences. https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_michael__070804_for_once_2c_putting_de.htm Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:48:12 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_michael__070804_for_once_2c_putting_de.htm Michael Lubin California's new Secretary of State just pulled the plug on unverifiable, hackable touchscreen voting machines, setting the state on a path to paper ballots for 2008. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070730_the_insolence_of_off.htm Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:54:09 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070730_the_insolence_of_off.htm Michael Lubin What do our leaders promise when they take the oath of office? Is is to defend America against evil-doers? What does the oath say about loyalty to the president? Does it involve the Bible? Did Keith Ellison change the oath when he used the Koran instead? The people running our government and claiming all but unlimited powers don't want you to know what they actually swore to when they took office. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070725_fight_for_your_freed.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:37:04 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070725_fight_for_your_freed.htm Michael Lubin Libertarians' claim that they would keep government out of people's lives is a crock. Why do so many progressives find their ideas appealing?