AltWeeklies Wire
Animated Cartoon: Disposablenew
It's out! The second official webisode (animated cartoon) by David Essman and yours truly about the downward slide of a typical American family living during the Obama Depression.
This time: Dan and Sarah attempt to hang on to their home.
America Against the People of Egypt
President Obama is handling the Egyptian revolution with all the class and diplomacy of George W. Bush. And he's mistaking many of the same mistakes.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-09-2011 |
International
The New Face of Revolution: No Leaders or Parties Need Apply
The uprisings we are witnessing today have their roots in the decline of industrial production that began 60 years ago.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-03-2011 |
International
Cynicism and Apathy? Blame Pols Like Obama, Not Us
Christina-Taylor, says President Obama, saw politics "through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often take for granted." But cynicism isn't an inherent part of growing up. Politicians like Obama turn optimistic children into cynical adults.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-28-2011 |
Commentary
It's Mourning in America: Tacky and Weird
As witnessed again in the aftermath of the Tucson massacre, Americans don't mourn right. We turn tragedy into kitsch.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-18-2011 |
Commentary
Political Violence? Stop Violent Politics
The cognitive disconnect between reality and self-perception in American society and politics is bizarre and frightening.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-10-2011 |
Commentary
On Income Inequality, Some Weasels Are More Equal Than Others
Everyone talks about income inequality, but no one does anything about it.
In Central Asia, WikiLeaks Unmasks the Devils We Know
If Goldman Sachs executives can make $50 million a year and then run America's economy in Washington, what's so different about what Central Asian oligarchs do?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-08-2010 |
Commentary
How I Conned the Taliban
The Taliban can be fooled too -- as I learned during my own top secret mission deep in the deepest valleys between the highest mountains of the Hindu Kush.
The New Battle Cry: Don't Touch My Junk!
Will "Don't touch my junk!" be the battle cry of the next American Revolution? You can walk through one of the new "backscatter" body-image X-ray scanners, suck up 2.4 microrems of radiation, or you can choose the pat-down. But think twice. By all accounts, the pat-down procedure is thorough. Extremely thorough.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-22-2010 |
Transportation
Obama Was Bad From The Start
It was obvious from the beginning that Mr. Hopey Changey was devoid of character, deploying a toxic blend of liberal rhetoric and right-wing realpolitik. We were in denial.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-16-2010 |
Commentary
Yes, I Can (Balance the Budget)
Theoretical budget-balancing exercises help enlighten us about where our taxdollars really go. So let's roll up our sleeves and start some back-of-the-envelope slashing.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-11-2010 |
Commentary
The Obama Postmortem
Barack Obama may well be reelected in 2012. Considering that the current GOP frontrunners are Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney, the odds favor him. But the Obama experiment is effectively dead. There will be no change, and so there is no hope.
How to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis
Millions of mortgages are going to need reduced interest rates and lower principal to reflect the new reality of the housing market. So who's going to pay?
Banks: Too Pig To Fail?
It is time to stop foreclosures.
Not for a few weeks. Not temporarily.
Forever.
Tags: Housing, Foreclosures
