AltWeeklies Wire
Complicated? Nah. Closing Guantánamo Is Easy
There's nothing complicated about it. Guantánamo should be closed.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-03-2013 |
Commentary
The U.S. is Stuck
We haven’t had a major social or political revolution since the 1960s. It’s been too long. Like the Soviet Union, we must develop – scrapping long-held assumptions and reconsidering everything from scratch – or collapse.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-22-2013 |
Commentary
21st Century Congress Scum Meet 19th Century Ethics
People are calling the recently adjourned 112th Congress "the most dysfunctional ever" and the least productive since the infamous "do-nothing Congress" of the 1940s. There's lots of blame to go around, but one cause for congressional gridlock has gone unnoticed and unremarked upon: we no longer have a sense of honor.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-07-2013 |
Commentary
Why We're Apathetic: Obama and Romney Ignore #1 Campaign Issue
Ignoring the elephant in the room, neither Obama nor Romney have put forth credible plans for getting the unemployed back to work or getting raises for those who still have jobs—and forget about underemployment.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-19-2012 |
Commentary
Executive Privilege: Another Presidential Lie
This is Obama's first use of "executive privilege," but both by historical and current legal standards it is radically overreaching.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-29-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: executive privilege
Where's Obama's Legacy?
Is Obama a wimp? Or were liberals wrong about him—was the president an establishment conservative from the start?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-22-2012 |
Commentary
In 2012, Politics Will Be in the Streets
We who are ready to emancipate humankind, we who are challenging the monstrous hegemony of a corporate state with bottomless pockets and an endless capacity for violence can't afford to have millions of intelligent, otherwise like-minded allies distracted, sucked into the vortex of electoral BS. We need everyone—including the Obamabots.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-28-2011 |
Commentary
7-7-7: The Battle Cry
Forget Herman Cain's 9-9-9. The battle cry for every American ought to be 7-7-7. 7-7-7: for the $7.7 trillion the Bush and Obama Administrations secretly funneled to the banksters.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-01-2011 |
Commentary
Our F--- You System of Government
Got a problem? The U.S. government has an all-purpose response to whatever ails you: f--- you.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-16-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: #occupy, Occupy movement
Hey, #OWSers—Quit Whining About Your Student Loans
There is no immediate rush, nor should there be, to issue demands. The horizontal democracy format of the Occupy movement's General Assemblies is less about getting things done than giving voices to the voiceless. For most citizens, who have been shut out of politics by the fake two-party democracy and the corporate media, simply talking and being heard is an act of liberation. At some point down the road, however, the movement will come to a big ideological fork: do they try to the system? Or tear it down?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-18-2011 |
Commentary
Stop Demanding Demands
Before last week I thought this decision-making process was madness. No leaders means inefficiency, right? Well, right. It sucks. And it's great. It's great because it gets out from behind our keyboards and out into the streets and in direct contacts with our fellow human beings.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-13-2011 |
Commentary
The Young Are Revolting
Though the young are getting screwed the hardest, almost everyone else is getting screwed too. And with 80 percent unemployment, the young have a lot of free time to rise up.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-03-2011 |
Commentary
Why #OccupyWallStreet Failed
Despite the protesters' many missteps, which were inevitable due to their lack of experience and political seasoning, the Occupy Wall Streeters should be commended. Sure, they did some stupid things. But they have taken a first (tentative) step into history. They have learned lessons. Hopefully they will be smarter next time.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
09-28-2011 |
Commentary
We Learned Nothing From 9/11
They say everything changed on 9/11. No one can dispute that. But we didn't learn anything.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-29-2011 |
Commentary
What's the Matter with Obama?
As a pundit it's my job to explain why politicians do the things they do. Why isn't Obama worried about unemployment?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-18-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Economy
