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
Presidential Tokenism, Part 2
Obama fooled progressives into thinking that an African-American president would be inherently liberal. Now supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton are trying to convince them that a woman president would guarantee hope and change. This time, however, there's a record to look at.
Is the GOP Doomed? Slightly Less than the Dems
Is the Republican Party doomed? Yes, probably, but Democrats shouldn't take much solace in their rivals' travails.
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
These Strange Politics
Hunter S. Thompson said: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." But what do you do when politics go from weird to completely psychedelic?
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
Liberals - Fooled Again
It didn't take long for Obama to sell out the liberal base of his party the first time. Well, here it is, December 2012: fooled again.
Tags: Barack Obama
The Leftist Republican Party of the Future
You can't roll out a new and improved Republican Party social-issues platform overnight without alienating the crazy Christian fundamentalists and other unattractive sorts who currently form the basis of the Republican Party at present. But you can start a transition to a viable future in a methodical, gradual way that prepares the Republican Party for the huge demographic shifts that will drive the politics of the country as it moves further and further to the left.
As Both Parties Celebrate Victories, We Still Hate Them
Neither party gets it. They both think they won. And they sort of did. But we still hate them.
If You Vote, You Can't Complain
Here we go again. Like Charlie Brown considering Lucy's offer to hold the football so he can kick it--and Lucy's promises not to pull it away at the last second, as she's done every time in the past--lefties are being urged to set aside their disgust over the last four years and vote Democratic.
If Romney Loses, Blame Paul Ryan
This election is/was Romney's to lose—and apparently he has. The cause can be summed up in two words: Paul Ryan.
Is America's Decline Inevitable?
Though depressing, Obama's pessimism is dwarfed by Mitt Romney's.
The Rebranding of the President, 2012
If he wants to win, Obama must articulate a new vision, relaunching and rebranding himself into something completely different—in other words, running as though the last three four years had never happened. Like this was his first term.
Tags: Barack Obama
Fear of a Right Planet
If all Democratic strategists have to do to attract progressive voters is to frighten them with greater-evil Republicans, when will people who care about the working class, who oppose wars of choice, and whose critique of government is that it isn't in our lives enough ever see their dreams become party platform planks with some chance of being incorporated into legislation?
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
