Random Lengths News

September 11 American Intolerance

The story behind the film September Dawn and the unveiling of one of the most hidden secrets of Mormon religious fanaticism -- the Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857.

Random Lengths News | James Preston Allen | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn

LA's Scandals and the Media Distractions

The Los Angeles City Attorney and the Mayor seemed to have teamed up for a back to back scandal routine that has both of them working overtime to prove that they should be judged on their public performance and not their private lives.

Random Lengths News | James Preston Allen | 07-12-2007 | Commentary

LA County Fed Forms Partnership With Shanghai Unions

It's the first formal relationship between a U.S. central labor council and their equivalent in China.

Random Lengths News | Paul Rosenberg | 07-12-2007 | International

Tags: international

Worst President Ever: Here's Why

Greenwald's thesis, simply put, is that Bush's simplistic good vs. evil dualism is fundamentally at odds with America's political traditions.

Random Lengths News | Paul Rosenberg | 07-12-2007 | Nonfiction

Tags: Glenn Greenwald, A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency, Nonfiction Reviews

Scooting On Justice: Bush Lets Loyal Crook Walk

President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI drew sharp criticisms from across the political spectrum.

Random Lengths News | Paul Rosenberg | 07-12-2007 | Commentary

Arnold Beats Up Cripples To Balance Budget

Between the governor's initial January budget and his May Revise, the document he's crafted to set California's priorities not only takes money from the elderly, blind, and disabled, it also raids money from public transit funds.

Random Lengths News | By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor | 06-01-2007 | Policy Issues

Tags: public policy issues

DOJ Attorney Admits Going Too Far

Voter suppression "guerilla war" is big picture behind the US Attorney scandal.

Random Lengths News | Paul Rosenberg | 06-01-2007 | Politics

The Tyranny of Fear Itself

Although most of us are most familiar with Roosevelt's most famous quote, "that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," I truly wish we had that kind of leadership now in the White House that understood this idea rather than the little minds running around calling for "fear of fear."

Random Lengths News | James Preston Allen | 05-30-2007 | Commentary

Democratic Candidates Speak to Faithful in San Diego

At this year's state convention in San Diego, the party faithful were buoyed by the likes of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the appearance of seven of eight presidential hopefuls.

Random Lengths News | Doug Epperhart | 05-02-2007 | Politics

Is There Really A War Going On?

Well, there's a simple and a complex answer to that, most of which has to do with how the corporate owned media reports the war, or in this case doesn't report the war.

Random Lengths News | James Preston Allen | 05-02-2007 | Commentary