It seems very hard for some people–especially those in high places, but also those striving for high places–to grasp a simple truth:…
I cannot get out of my mind the photo that appeared on the front page of The New York Times on December…
I suppose it is part of the corruption of contemporary language that an analysis of American foreign policy by a senior associate…
interview with Sarah Burton Howard Zinn and Thom Yorke have never done lunch, waved to each other along the red carpet, or…
It has become clear, very quickly, that Iraq is not a liberated country, but an occupied country. We became familiar with the…
The “victory†over an already devastated and disarmed Iraq led Bush, Rumsfeld and their teammates into a locker-room frenzy of exultation and…
Our government has declared a military victory in Iraq. As a patriot, I will not celebrate. I will mourn the dead –…
Forthcoming from The Progressive As I write this, it looks like war. This, in spite of the obvious lack of enthusiasm in…
Forthcoming from The ProgressiveAs I write this, it looks like war. This, in spite of the obvious lack of enthusiasm in the…
On Friday, January 10 at 9pm ET on PBS (check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html) NOW with Bill Moyers talked to author and…
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