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“My family comes from Oconomowoc and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my dad from the tradition of Joseph McCarthy and my mom from that of Robert La…
Tom Hayden
After forty years of activism, politics and writing, Tom Hayden still is a leading voice for ending the war in Iraq, erasing sweatshops, saving the environment, and reforming politics through greater citizen participation. Currently he is writing and advocating for US Congressional hearings on exiting Iraq. This year he drafted and lobbied successfully for Los Angeles and San Francisco ordinances to end all taxpayer subsidies for sweatshops. He recently has taught at Pitzer College, Occidental College, and Harvard's Institute of Politics. He has written eyewitness accounts for The Nation , where he serves on the editorial board, about the global justice movements in Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Chiapas, and India. He is the author or editor of thirteen books.
It is extremely dangerous to pronounce conclusions about a Libyan war, which may not even be over, just entering a different phase.…
Drew Westen’s brilliant and strategically-placed essay on “What Happened to Obama?” in the New York Times on August 7 leaves out an all-important factor…
The underlying U.S. military doctrine is that of the Long War (see Kilcullen, Bacevich, Long War Journal). The war itself is about…
Julian Assange has chosen a new legal team to represent him in his quest to prevent extradition from London to Sweden, where…
Sixty-four percent of Americans think the number of troops in Afghanistan should be decreased (CBS News). The New York Times finally acknowledged…
Another initiative to reform California’s “three strikes” law is being considered by a spectrum of advocates ranging from family members to Republican…
It is becoming almost certain that the U.S. succeed in forcing Iraq to “invite” thousands of American troops to stay indefinitely in…
I personally believe our attention should focus on the huge opportunity to pressure President Obama to responsibly withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq.…
In a noteworthy political breakthrough, Gerry Adams has been elected to the parliament of the Irish Republic and the party he leads,…