AltWeeklies Wire
The Fear Decade
Home of the free and the brave. Live free or die. Shoot first; ask questions later. Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out. These were the mottos of a brash, impetuous, audacious-to-a-fault nation. That nation is dead.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-28-2009 |
Commentary
Obama's 'Good Enough' Revolution
In the world of ideas, President Obama has come to symbolize the triumph of Good Enough. Obama, along with his PR flacks and Congressional allies, loves to paraphrase Voltaire: "Let not the perfect be the enemy of the good." Better to move forward incrementally than not at all.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-22-2009 |
Commentary
Foreclose on the Banks
It was widely understood at the time that the federal government expected looser credit markets in exchange for the bailout. Obviously Obama should have gotten it in writing. But oral contracts are just as legally binding as written ones.
Cartoon: Al Qaeda in Afghanistannew
There are fewer than 100 members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. So why are we there?
Copenhagen: Nice Show, But We're Doomed No Matter What
It is almost certainly too late to save ourselves. Like recycling and not littering, reducing CO2 output amounts to mere politeness. It's a nice gesture. But it won't make any difference.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-07-2009 |
Environment
Cartoon: Succeeding Toward Disasternew
If we keep losing fewer jobs each month, eventually unemployment will be 100 percent.
