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Who is Charles Taylor and What is He on Trial For?new

If Converse could make a comfortable basketball shoe with decent ankle support, Charles Taylor believed he could sell it -- oops, wrong Charles Taylor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-30-2007  |  Commentary

The Oddest Budget Evernew

Political revenge seemed to drive Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's vetoes.
Illinois Times  |  Rich Miller  |  08-30-2007  |  Commentary

End-of-Summer Presidential Standingsnew

As summer winds down, there's been very little movement in state and national Democratic polls over the past six months -- a testament to the strength of front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  08-30-2007  |  Commentary

Alberto Gonzales' Top 10 Reasons for Leavingnew

What the Attorney General can put on his resignation.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  08-30-2007  |  Commentary

Gonzales v. United States

Critics celebrate Alberto Gonzales' resignation, but his legal legacy endures.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  08-29-2007  |  Commentary

Election 2008: Why is Interventionism Not Up for Debate?new

With the exception of Ron Paul, all of the candidates are acting on the assumption that America's interventionist foreign policy should continue -- they only differ on the details of the intervention.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Charley Reese  |  08-27-2007  |  Commentary

Bush's Crazy Talknew

Declaring Revolutionary Guards terrorists positions the U.S. for a war that would sink the global economy.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  08-24-2007  |  Commentary

Campaign 2008: Time to Draw Bloodnew

This campaign started so early that we've gotten used to saying "it's still early" -- actually, it's already getting late, and we're past due on starting to draw some real blood in these exchanges.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  08-24-2007  |  Commentary

Soul-searching with Karl Rovenew

There is endless debate about the existence of the human soul, but it does exist -- Chuck Norris and Karl Rove find it delicious.
Fairfield County Weekly  |  Cintra Wilson  |  08-24-2007  |  Commentary

Red and Blue Quandrynew

Soon, Mississippi's primaries will be completely closed -- picking a side will mean far more than a year-to-year decision to follow the close races: the label will stick.
Jackson Free Press  |  Dylan McLemore  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

Elizabeth Dole's Bad Foreign Policynew

By voting for CAFTA, Dole ignores the link between U.S. economic policy and the throngs of immigrants crossing our southern border.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

The Courageous Thing to do in Iraqnew

We broke it -- let others fix it.
Illinois Times  |  Fletcher Farrar  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

Mike Huckabee's Pulpit Politicsnew

Churches aren't given their tax breaks to spend the money on politicians, but tell that to the Baptist minister who recently used church stationery and an internet radio program to endorse a fellow Baptist minister for president. It's time for Huckabee to speak out against this.
Arkansas Times  |  Editorial  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

Jose Padilla: A Corrupted Trial

As the pundits argue over the "winner" in the case, the loser is clear: democracy.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  08-22-2007  |  Commentary

Who is Victor Bout?new

The Pentagon paid the well-known double dealer who sold tanks and guns to the Taliban to fly weapons into Iraq -- at the same time the Treasury Department was trying to shut him down.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-22-2007  |  Commentary

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