Medicare Debacle”I voted against the Medicare reform bill because it will not strengthen Medicare and does not responsibly address the need for prescription drug coverage. It will add trillions of … [Keep reading >>]
The Economy (and politics, of course)”The Bush administration has decided to repeal its 20-month-old tariffs on imported steel to head off a trade war that would have included foreign retaliation … [Keep reading >>]
To Do ListThis are some of Tony Kushner’s political preoccupations:”Debt reduction for developing nations…Bush out of the White House in 2004…Instant, free psychoanalysis for everyone who owns or is thinking … [Keep reading >>]
History as Guide”Several dozen scholars, including leading experts on Iran and Guatemala, gathered in Chicago this month to consider [the questions of the coups in Iran in 1953 and Guatemala ... [Keep reading >>]
War and CultureSpengler, an anonymous writer for the on-line Asia Times, writes deeply informed columns on the intersection of current events, history and culture. Taking Spengler as his nome … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq | Democracy”FOR seven months, the United States has tried to finesse two crucial questions about the future of Iraq: How much control will the country’s Shiite majority have over … [Keep reading >>]
IraqThe perps were warned.”In the months before the Iraq invasion, Iraqi exile leaders trooped through the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department carrying a message about the future … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq | WMD – still not”Iraqi scientists never revived their long-dead nuclear bomb program, and in fact lied to Saddam Hussein about how much progress they were making before U.S.-led … [Keep reading >>]
Economy & Politics”…the year has also brought an extraordinary expansion of government power and spending that showed Republicans were willing to deep-six their party’s traditional commitment to fiscal conservatism and … [Keep reading >>]
Economy”The government’s announcement on Tuesday that the economy grew even faster than expected makes the current ‘jobless recovery’ even more puzzling. …The reality is that we didn’t have a mild … [Keep reading >>]
American Liberties”WASHINGTON � The Justice Department’s war on terrorism has drawn intense scrutiny from the left and the right. Now, a chief architect of the USA Patriot Act and a … [Keep reading >>]
Environment | Oil”During the 20-year period [of oil pumping], Texaco pumped 1.5 billion barrels of oil from Ecuador � most of it bound for California markets. By the time the … [Keep reading >>]
