It is tempting, perhaps, to see the 2012 presidential election as a triumph for ordinary people over concentrated wealth. Thereās some basis…
It’s useful to step back from the dominant terms in political play to examine what’s really going on behind misleading language. An…
First published on Truthout (http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13120-the-artificial-felon-british-petroleum-bp-the-earth-and-american-justice). It’s a hell of a thing to go through life with a felony record in the United…
“Some Form of Sacrifice” You’ve got to hand it to the 1% – they’ve got chutzpah. Listen to the following…
In his November 6 re-election night speech in Chicago, Barack Obama made strong claims about āwhy [American] elections matter. Itās not small,ā…
Last week the “Public” Broadcasting System’s (PBS) Newshour broadcast an interview with Mark Bertolini, chairman and CEO of Aetna, a health insurance…
From a Keynote Address for The Rouge Form at Miami University, Oxford Ohio, June 21, 2012. The Rouge Forum is an association…
The content and character of the 2012 U.S. presidential election does not bode well for the human race and other life on…
A solid majority of Americans has long told pollsters that the wealthy few and their giant corporations and financial institutions exercise too…
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