Howard Zinn, the people’s historian, died today at age 87.
This extended meditation on the idea of a “just war” was one of the last talks he gave.
He titled his autobiography: … [Keep reading >>]

Chris Matthews, the loud mouthed commentator on MSNBC, is one of the reasons watching TV is so unpleasant, and even dangerous. An enormous bubble should be permanently drawn over his … [Keep reading >>]

The Swiss government on Wednesday backed off an agreement with the United States that required it to hand over the names of wealthy American clients of the Swiss bank UBS … [Keep reading >>]

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The climate change deniers are standing on ground with increasingly smaller territory. Today the SEC issued “guidance” that publicly owned companies had to be forthcoming about any concerns they … [Keep reading >>]

Our old foe, the Connecticut Yankee nuclear power plant in Vermont is once again showing signs of age.

Levels of radioactive tritium have risen rapidly in recent weeks in the groundwater … [Keep reading >>]

What a curious sense of humor the transit authorities have, to allow Howard Zinn and J.D. Salinger to pass through on the same day.

With its cynical, slangy vernacular voice (Holden’s … [Keep reading >>]

Phil Knight, founder and chairman of Oregon headquartered Nike, was one of the big, public, big spending opponents of two ballot measures he had hoped would stop previously passed legislation … [Keep reading >>]

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There are many calls for Democratic heads these days.  Well and good.  But here’s a reminder of who the real enemy is, and what will be in store if those … [Keep reading >>]

Where’s the Movement?
by George Lakoff

In forming his administration, President Obama abandoned the movement that had begun during his campaign for deal-making and a pragmatism that hasn’t worked. That movement is … [Keep reading >>]