AltWeeklies Wire
The Consequences of the End of the War in Iraqnew
Effectively, the U.S. war in Iraq is over. Was it worth it? There are two quite separate balance sheets of costs and benefits, one for Iraqis and the other for Americans. It's too early to give a final answer for the Iraqis, but for the United States the answer is definitely no.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-22-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
The Iranian Uprising: Tiananmen 2.0?new
It took several weeks for the demonstrations in Tianamen Square to elicit international attention in 1989. Today, as hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Iran, we are marveling at the new tools of social networking and political orchestration.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
06-18-2009 |
Commentary
What Do We See Five Months into the Obama Presidency?new
I can't accuse Obama of a lack of grit, but what I won't accept is the argument that larger issues are too pressing for Obama to divert his attention to so-called small stuff. He can walk and chew on more than one issue at a time. Human rights -- of women, gays, detainees, religious minorities -- are not small things. To borrow from his own words, if all aren't equal, none are.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
06-18-2009 |
Commentary
Did Obama’s Cairo Speech Throw Israel Under the Bus?new
After President Obama's Cairo speech, one of the more bizarre memes to emerge from the Magical Dungeon of Nonsensical Anti-Obama Talking Points was the notion that Obama's words were somehow harshly critical of Israel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-18-2009 |
Commentary
Restive Americans Form a Nascent Resistance ... But Will Anyone Notice?
Why the anger? Six months after a new chancellor came to power amid promises of dramatic change, the Reich remains at war. Between the officially unemployed and the long-term dispossessed, 20 percent of North Americans are out of work. Auschwitz is closing and torture has been banned, but dissidents say Adolf Hitler III's reforms are merely window-dressing.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-13-2009 |
Commentary
The GOP's Female Troublenew
What if a party has no women (or virtually none of national prominence) in elective office? For today's Republican Party, we've been seeing the answer unfold in the weeks since President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
06-03-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: women, Republican Party
What Does North Korea Hope to Gain by Testing Nuclear Weapons?new
Like the chubby bully girl who used to punch me in the arm in second grade, North Korea's aggression is really just a cry for help.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-03-2009 |
Commentary
A Chance for Meaningful Change in Sacramentonew
The skunking of all five special election budget measures backed by Gov. Arnold and the Can't Shoot Straight Legislature was a clear signal that voters are way beyond fed up with half-measures, marginal fixes and smoke and mirrors in Sacramento.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Phil Trounstine and Jerry Roberts |
05-29-2009 |
Commentary
Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald's Demisenew
While the final outcome is still far from a done deal, is it too soon to say, "So long, Rodney?"
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Stephen Kimber |
05-29-2009 |
Commentary
The Wolf Is at Louisiana's Doornew
The task of balancing public needs and citizens' tolerance for taxes is never easy, but Louisiana politicians seem to have a knack for making it even more difficult.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Mark Sanford's Fight for Conservatism Means Fighting the GOPnew
The state legislature that created S.C.'s current economic woes are the same leaders who are now saying Gov. Mark Sanford is the problem, as if a more cooperative gubernatorial extension of themselves would be preferable and somehow produce different, better results.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Mark Sanford, conservatism
Mr. Obama: Resign Now
While Americans were whiling away the Memorial Day weekend, President Obama snuck through a terrifying new move toward dictatorship: he wants to subject Americans to "preventive detention."
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Smoking: Whose Choice Is It?new
Smoking is a well-known health risk. But the state should not be allowed to interfere with our free will, particularly as it pertains to the personal choice to smoke.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ethan Cabral |
05-26-2009 |
Commentary
War, Wealth, Empire and the Obama Presidencynew
Karl Marx insisted that the only real source of wealth is human labor. The ruling classes may have expropriated some of that wealth with their system of paper and electronic bank statements. But at heart, the banking system turned out to be a fraud. Always has been.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
05-22-2009 |
Commentary
A Historic Stalemate Results in a Revolving Door of Crisis in Californianew
California's Democrats and the Republicans can't seem to get their minds around the solutions of paying for a state that dwarfs the economies of all but six countries in the world and that is the most populous state in the union. A new path is necessary.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
05-22-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: California, recession
