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Worse Than Vietnamnew

Bush wages a war for future presidents to end.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  03-23-2006  |  Commentary

Should We Bring Back the Draft?new

Our professional army increasingly doesn't look like America -- in turn, America doesn't pay much attention to it.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessenberry  |  03-22-2006  |  Commentary

The Three-Year Nightmarenew

At this rate, the U.S. death toll in Iraq could be in the tens of thousands by the time the nation extricates itself from this morass.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Editorial  |  03-22-2006  |  Commentary

Get Your War Wrongnew

Bush keeps his posi-attitude in the face of countless blunders in Iraq.
L.A. Alternative  |  Robert Scheer  |  03-21-2006  |  Commentary

The Kevlar Anniversarynew

If the Iraq War is so noble, why are George's kids carrying on the family tradition of keeping barstools safe for democracy?
OC Weekly  |  Jim Washburn  |  03-17-2006  |  Commentary

Patriot Actnew

Rather than discussing the legality of the wiretaps and clarifying the issue for everyone, Republican leaders have hit Russ Feingold with thinly veiled accusations of treason.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  03-17-2006  |  Commentary

Dubai Bares Allnew

For Arab-Americans, listening to the national conversation about the Dubai ports deal was a painful experience -- in large part because we were mostly excluded from the conversation
L.A. Weekly  |  Mehammed Mack  |  03-16-2006  |  Commentary

An Ill Windnew

This is looking to be an ugly political summer on the national front, with possibly an uglier fall than the one we endured two years ago.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  03-15-2006  |  Commentary

Soldier of Misfortunenew

Bush's lies dressed up Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death.
L.A. Alternative  |  Robert Scheer  |  03-15-2006  |  Commentary

Dubya’s Dubai Debaclenew

Maybe this port deal isn't really that big a threat, but neither was Hussein -- but that didn't stop Bush from turning Iraq into a showcase for religious fratricide.
L.A. Alternative  |  Robert Scheer  |  03-08-2006  |  Commentary

Downward Mobility

Washington’s 5th District tells the twisting tale of the Republican Party since 1994.
The Inlander  |  Ted S. McGregor jr.  |  03-07-2006  |  Commentary

Courting Choicenew

The denial of the right to an abortion is indentured servitude, at the very least, and thus violates the 13th Amendment.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  03-03-2006  |  Commentary

Hackett Jobnew

The Democratic Party has taken some hits for pressuring popular U.S. Senate candidate Paul Hackett to quit the Buckeye primary race in favor of party-insider Sherrod Brown -- but Hackett is just the latest victim of Democrats' disgusting desire to win.
The Athens NEWS  |  Terry Smith  |  03-01-2006  |  Commentary

The Bonfire of the Inanitiesnew

2005: there were procurement scandals, media scandals, emergency-preparedness scandals, even treason scandals. Seriously, could it have been any worse?
Boston Phoenix  |  Barry Crimmins  |  12-22-2005  |  Commentary

Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2005

Here are the 14th annual P.U.-litzer Prizes, awarded for the foulest media performances of 2005.
Random Lengths News  |  Norman Solomon  |  12-20-2005  |  Commentary

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