AltWeeklies Wire
Why We Fight: To Defend Rapists
The next time you watch a flag-draped coffin return from Afghanistan, remember why that young man died: to defend Afghan rapists.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-04-2009 |
The War on Women
Barack Obama, Torture Enabler
Why does it take a Spanish prosecutor to enforce American laws against torture?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
What Obama and Hitler Have in Common
Billions to kill Muslims in Afghanistan; not one red cent to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that killing Muslims is Barack Obama's top priority.
Why We Hate Banks
For years, banks and insurance companies have insulted, exploited and gouged their customers. Now they want us to bail them out?
How Top Dailies Are Killing Cartooning
This is the golden age of editorial cartooning — but you'd never know it to read the daily newspaper.
Obama Gets it Wrong on Afghanistan
The president's recent interview with Canada's CBC television network demonstrates that he doesn't know much about Afghanistan. But that isn't stopping him from talking about it -- even while he escalates America's war there.
Only One Solution: Eat the Rich
Three decades of income inequality have allowed a small group of corporations and individuals to aggregate our national wealth. The question now is when, and how, they'll be forced to share it with everyone else.
Obama's Weasel Words on Iraq
Obama promises to redeploy "combat troops" from Iraq. In practice, however, there's no difference between "combat troops" and "advisers." Four years from now, Americans will still be fighting, killing and dying in Iraq.
Why Aren't We Attacking Somalia's Pirates?
We bomb Afghan wedding parties like they're going out of style. Why aren't we going after Somalia's pirates?
Obama Wusses Out on Gitmo
He promised to shut down Gitmo. But now President-Elect Obama wants to ratify Bush's torture trials.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
President Obama: Shut Down This Camp!
Both Obama and McCain have promised to shut down Gitmo. But neither will commit to a timeline. Now, before the election, both men should pledge to shut down America's Devil's Island on January 20, 2009.
Stop the Bleeding: A Plan to Bail Out Scared Homeowners
Governments are bailout banks in exchange for equity stakes in their ownership. Why not offer the same deal to troubled homeowners -- let them stay in their homes in exchange for a piece of their deeds?
Save People, Not Bankers
Bailouts go to bankers. Why not help homeowners facing foreclosure instead?
Why Political Cartoons Matter
Editorial cartoons have never been better, more relevant or more popular. But daily newspapers are phasing them out -- because editors don't understand them.
For Bristol Palin, Abortion Should Be Mandatory
Teen parenthood and marriage have disastrous consequences. Why are even liberals saying that Bristol Palin is doing the right thing?
